Posted by Karen Demmery on January 13, 2009 at 5:01am
I know we have started a new year, and while it is always wonderful to start the year off with a list of goals or new year resolutions that will never last more than 4 days, i think it is important to realize that unless something changes, nothing changes.It is my absolute belief that we must take full and utter responsibility for our lives and our actions if we want to improve the quality at all.Now before everyone starts jumping up and down and sending me hate mail, im not saying its easy, or without challenges. But when has something that has been easy been rewarding?So many wonderful opportunities await you when you step up and decide to take control of the big ship we call "our lives". So much power comes from that decision alone. Everything shifts. Thats the good news.The less than good news is that if you change and you have been doing the same things over and over for so long, you may upset the balance of other peoples lives, and they may not know how to take it. For example, imagine that you are the "yes" person, so you have been saying yes to everyone for so long its just taken for granted that when asked you will say yes. Now imagine that you have decided to take control of your life and you start to say "NO" to some people. They may not know how to handle that. Because you have changed, you will force them to change as well, and some wont like that, but thats their stuff not yours.If you have been enabling someone for so long it becomes normal, when you change, it forces their lives to change and that may be difficult for them and you may cop some slack for it. Luckily us women have strong shoulders and so do our sisters we lean on for support.I guarantee you that your life will improve because you are the one that gets to make the decisions and that can only work in your favor.Life is a work in progress so be kind to yourself. Tomorrow is a new day.
"Your Response is Your Responsibility" is very intersting and as you stated may not be easy. Actually, the may not be easy is an understatement!! :) I have been someone for so long who is not me. The good news is that I have already started to change and I love it. Now, I am in "Persistence 101" regarding my business. Thank you for those encouraging words. Godspeed.
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