Thursday, September 27, 2012

Making it Happen.

 At any moment in time, you can stop in your tracks and decide you want change. You may not be happy with where you are. You may not be satisfied with what you're doing. You may not feel like you've reached your maximum potential.
 Good news is, you can change that... but only if you really want to.

A couple things to dig into and think about..

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First, how much do you honestly love yourself? Seems like a simple question, but it's really not. Ask yourself this question and answer it honestly. Do you absolutely love, appreciate and cherish your mind, body, and spirit? What do you value about youself? Before you can change anything about your life, you got to love yourself first. And if you don't, this is the very first step you need to acheive before moving on to anything else.
Make a list of every single thing you love about yourself, and keep this list on you at all times.
 --- Humbly own the characteristics you love about yourself ---

Second,  what do you dislike about yourself? What do you want to work on? What are things you want to master to become a better person? Loyalty, passion towards something, honesty, communication skills, leadership.
Make a list of every thing you want to become.
--- You must know what you want in order to truly strive for it--

Third, make a plan with who you want to be as your end goal, create deadlines for yourself to get there, and....execute. Making things happen, aka execution, is tough. It's not easy - it takes work. It takes dedication, commitment, discipline and a whole lot of accountability. But if you want true change in your life, you will make it happen.
 --- You're the only one that can Make it Happen ---

Fourth, what brings you down? Unhealthy friendships, drugs, alcohol, procrastination, drama.... Get rid of all the things that are getting in your way. These things must go... this is a non-negotiable. Don't allow anything to get in your way... and if there are things getting in your way, hold yourself accountable to making those things disappear. Put your foot down and take control of your life by making the decision and acting on it to not be involved with negative energy. This is hard to do, especially if you've been living through negativity your whole life. Letting go of the negativity may be the most difficult thing you'll ever do, but it is the most necessary... if you want true change, that is. --- Surround yourself with positive energy... Make this one of your non-negotiables ---

Fifth, find mentors: one to nurture and cheer you on, one to smack the heck out of you when you're taking big steps backwards, one to advise you, and the most important one of all....
--- one you want to be like --- 

Sixth, hold yourself accountable to your plan.
 --- Don't let yourself, the most important person in your life, down ---

Seventh: Be proactively patient.
--- Enjoy every minute of this journey of becoming the person you want to be --- (See blog entitled "proactive patience")

 

Last but not least....
watch yourself become the best damn person you can be.



You got to make it happen.
You're the only one that can.