Have you ever felt like your safety net just dropped out from under you? You know, your husband, wife, parent, child, best friend, or other person close to you just RIDICULED or PUT DOWN or -- worse yet -- WITHDREW SUPPORT in YOUR DREAM!
I'm sorry. That's just not right. But, it happens.
Okay, so you're going along as (a) executive, (b) entrepreneur, (c) employee, or something like that, and for some crazy reason, or a set of reasons, your business or success is taking longer than you thought it would. So, you've drained more money than you thought you would. You have SOME signs of success. Money, customers, web traffic, phone calls. You know, the little signs of success.
But you're not getting rich (yet).
And, they've run out of patience. They think you're crazy. Perhaps, you've been called one of these names:
- Crazy
- Foolish
- Stupid
- Wasteful
- Stubborn
Now what? What can you do?
Do you feel like a failure? (yes/no)
If YES, WHY?
Before we go on. Let me ask you this? ARE THEY RIGHT?
YES? ____ NO? _____.
If the answer is YES, then follow their advice, and stop reading, because you already agree with THEM and don't need this article to help you make up your mind.
HOWEVER, IF the answer to this question is NO, then read on, baby!
Are you determining your success based upon someone else's barometer of success or on your own scale?
Personally, I would really be upset if I missed the answer to the following question:
Scott: "Did you live the life you wanted to live while on Planet Earth?"
Yes? __________ No? __________
There's only one way I want to answer that question: YES.
1. Notice, I didn't give myself a SCALE... on a scale of 1 - 10, to what degree would you say..NOPE. Just Yes, or No.
2. Notice, I also didn't say, "Scott: did you live the life your parents wanted you to live?" or "Did you make your spouse happy with you in your purpose?" or "Did you live the life your brother/sister/friend wanted you to live while on Planet Earth?"
See, because, although these people love us and mean well, sometimes they really don't know what it best for us. Sometimes, only we know that.
If it is an issue that is running between the first question and the latter, I vote in favor of the first. As William Shakespeare said, "to Thine Own Self Be True."
So, what is my advice?
KEEP YOUR FAITH. Have no doubt. BELIEVE in YOU.
Because, apparently, you're the most important person needed right now to believe in you.
How do I know this? Because you already said that the advice was wrong when you answered the first question, above. You already said they DON'T know best for you. In other words, you already know that YOU know best, you just needed me, as a messenger from God or the Universe or just the blogosphere space of the Internet, to remind you of it.
Now, get back focused on what is most important now, and go do it! Remember, as Lou Holtz, former pro coach of Notre Dame said, "to WIN is to do What is Important Now."
Post by Scott Andrews, author of "The Keys To Discovering Your Purpose" e-workbook and audio program. Copyright © 2007 AspireNow. All Rights Reserved.
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