ONE QUESTION

If you have a vision of the person you want to become, what part of your old/current self has to die to allow that person to come forward?

ONE THING TO PONDER

Life would look very different for us if we asked ourselves one meaningful question every morning….and then thoughtfully answered it.

ONE PERSPECTIVE

I believe that every person wants to grow. Every person has an idea of the person they want to grow into. For each one of us, that picture is different.

You can’t stay the same and expect change. You can’t expect things to change if you’re not willing to change.

People talk about being more healthy, making more money, building stronger relationships, building a business, but that’s just talk. There is far too much talking in this world about what other people should do, what they should think, how life is unfair….the list goes on and on.

There is one theme with all of those things, you don’t control any of it. It’s become far too easy for us to deflect our own responsibilities to improve and just focus on what is wrong with other people and the world.

The truth is you’re not going to change anyone else. You know how you change your household, your community, your world? It’s very simple, you become more what you want to see in the world. You start with YOU rather than all the external stuff that protects your ego.

The truth is kind, because it can help you move forward. It also can be hard and painful, that doesn’t make it wrong.

We judge others based on their actions.

We judge ourselves based on our intent.

We criticize others.

We justify ourselves.

Judging others harshly while justifying our own faults creates narcissism. We all have this tendency, it’s ok.

There is a significantly special place when we take 100% responsibility for our own lives and allow others to live theirs without judgment. It’s where your soul’s freedom rests.

The truth is that when you truly gain a sense of self-awareness, you realize you’re nowhere near perfect. There is peace knowing that. Once you realize that and offer yourself compassion, you’re more likely to be compassionate towards others.

You can continue to point your fingers at others in an effort to protect your ego, yet your internal truths know you’re deflecting. I just don’t believe that most people will be proud of that at the end of their time.

The better choice is to take your thumbs and point them back at you knowing the power and responsibility you hold to first make the changes are within yourself.

Onward and Upward,

PODCAST

 John Maxwell on High Road Leadership

The Ed Mylett Show

BOOK RECOMMENDATION

The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing
by Bonnie Ware