We all seem to have a difficult time accepting responsibility on occasion, some of more than others. Responsibility covers a lot of territory, but taking complete responsibility for your present life and all that entails can make people feel stress and nervous.
It’s not easy to look yourself in the mirror and say; “Okay, your life may suck right now but guess who made all the decisions that got you here?” And the answer is….YOU! It’s uncomfortable, it’s icky and sometimes it makes us feel as if like pretty much sucks.
If you feel your life sucks then can you figure out who is going to get you out of the muck and mire? Again, that would be you and you alone. If you have a mentor or someone to give you some sage advice you’re a lucky guy or gal. Most folks are meandering around out in the world without a clue.
It’s simply that many if not most Americans didn’t come from wealth, didn’t have parents who were genius rocket scientists, didn’t go to Ivy League Universities and most of us don’t look like Supermodels. On the other hand, most Supermodels are usually starving themselves to stay stick-thin so even with their fame and fortune, who wants to intentionally withhold food from yourself just to look good in some goofy designer clothes?
Okay, perhaps that last one wasn’t a very good example, but I’m sure you understand the point I’m trying to make. We all make our decisions from what we were taught by our parents, teachers and other adults who had an impact on our lives.
Now that we’re all grown up it’s time to take a close-up, down and dirty look at what we have created, who we are as adults, what we’ve accomplished (or not) and if we’re not completely happy, what we can do about it.
The first thing to do is get yourself off the sofa, get out of your “comfort zone” and start learning new things. Read positive and informational books, listen to CDs on self-improvement, attend some workshops in that genre’ and perhaps even purchase some DVDs done by some of our recent Thought Leaders on how to take charge of your life and make the changes that will get you where you want to go.
So get on with it, spread your wings and fly. Do an “extreme makeover” on your life and make up your mind to “keep on keepin on” until you WIN!