In the end: there is YOU

Will today be the day you decide that who you are as a person is much more than you've demonstrated?

Hold yourself to high standards.

So often people talk about wanting to make a change in their lives. To be a better person, avoid people or things that are bad for them, change their job or circumstance, help others... The list goes on. And so often we see people struggle with following through. They feel frustrated or overwhelmed, alone or insecure. We know we need to take action but can't seem to do it! There is a simple reason for this: they keep trying to change their behavior or outside circumstances, which is the effect, instead of dealing with the cause behind it. A person needs to explore the root of the problem before trying to fix the outside influences.

You really need to look within to know why you are hurting, or why you feel happy. Or just why things are the way they are. Life is not projected on you, you project life on life. It all comes from within. Learn to be honest with yourself and an honest life will be created. Your path will unfold. When you truly commit to making something happen, the "how" will reveal itself.

Make your life consistent with the quality of your spirit. Say to yourself: "This is who I am. This is what my life is about. This is what I am going to do. Nothing will stop me from achieving my destiny."

Don't just go with the flow of where others and your environment will take you. It is easy to float and just pass along... But let me pose this question for you: Are you really living the life you want to be living? Are you proud of your own existence, your own impression you are making on your world? When you come to a fork in the river (of life), consciously decide which way you will go.

There are no failures in life, only results. If you didn't get the results you wanted, learn from this experience so that you have references about how to make better decisions in life.
No mistakes. No regrets. Just a series of decisions that lead to the experiences you've been exposed to.

The human spirit truly is unconquerable. But the will to win, the will to succeed, to shape one's life, to take control, can only be harnessed when you decide what you want and believe that no challenge, no problem, no obstacle can keep you from it.
When you decide that, your life will ultimately be shaped not by your conditions but by your decisions. Then, in that moment, your life will change forever.

Why is it that people can experience pain yet fail to change? They haven't experienced enough pain yet; they haven't hit the emotional threshold. You have to hit a level of pain you aren't willing to settle for anymore before you can stop and say, "that's it, I've had it with this!" This is the magical moment when pain becomes our friend. It drives us to take new action and produce new results.

Life is a series of events, emotions and experiences that have come from the decisions you have made. Take nothing for granted and know that you are your only constant. Life is hard but life is good. Know in your heart that you are capable of anything. Make decisions that will produce the results you want to be a part of. Learn from the ones that don't turn out the way you thought they might. Let your pain in, so that you can eventually let it out. You must feel and truly understand the source of your pain before you can work through it. Know your emotional threshold and learn when to ask for help.

And in the end, just know this: God's delays are not God's denials.


(This post may seem a bit random. It all came from notes I'd taken while reading a particularly inspiring chapter in Tony Robbins' book 'Awaken the Giant Within.' Most are my own words, some are taken straight from the pages. Tony Robbins is an incredible teacher and inspiration in my life and the lives of many others.)