Les Brown has always stated that a person’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality, but in some instances you have to borrow someone else’s opinion of your greatness until you can envision it for yourself. Your words carry great power whether someone is talking about you either negatively or positively and you can build someone up or tear them down by your words. Always keep in mind that whatever you dish out, your surely will get back. There are always two sides to every coin.
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In order to give you have to be also willing to receive. For many people the question might be, do you think you’re worthy to receive all of your good? For almost two years, I worked harder on myself then I did on any job I ever had. Why…because of the way I talked to myself, I was my own worst enemy.
In life as you work to reconcile the past and move forward, there will come a time when you have to walk away from toxic people. Choosing to walk away does not mean you no longer care. It may mean that in order to continue your journey to becoming the best version of yourself, you have to leave people where THEY are. There is something we can learn from each of our situations in life, and this one is called “letting go.”
In order to move forward we have to be willing to reconcile the past. Carrying around your past can get quite heavy if you never sit down to sort through it. Once I realized that the past is just that, the past, I was able to come to grips that no matter how often it replayed in my mind, I can’t do anything about it. It is over. You only have NOW to make the necessary changes that you want to see. Forgive yourself as well as others and know that each day brings a new beginning.
“Success is something you attract by the person you become ” ― 
During basic training, the instructors emphasized the need for having a “battle buddy”. They were essentially your accountability partner throughout our eight weeks of training. Your battle buddy was the one who help keep you motivated and focused. I have found that a “battle buddy” is not only necessary in the military but also throughout our journey called life. Your “battle buddy” may or may not be your best friend but they will always be the one to go the extra distance with you.
The hardest thing to do is to simply get started in whatever you want to do. Often we feel like we have to do everything “just right” in order to start, but that’s not often the case. The more you work on whatever you do, the better it gets over time. Remember that most of us learned to ride a bike with training wheels and as we got better, the wheels eventually came off. When you wish to start something new, it’s okay to use training wheels.
Life will offer up an answer to our prayers but not send it the way we expect it. Here is another way to look at it, we ask for a ride to our desired destination but because we don’t like the vehicle choice to get there, we turn down the ride. Keep in mind, the main objective is to get from point A to point B.
It takes courage and a bit of risk to step outside your comfort zone. That is why a strong “why” is so important to have. The “why” is what will make the most daunting tasks worth doing. A strong “why” is what will give you the gas to keep going on days when you feel empty. A strong “why” is what makes the struggles worth while. Make sure you write down your “why” and review it as often as possible. Why? Because it’s important to know.
Creating a new habit is simply taking a wish, writing it down, committing action to accomplish it over and over again. Once it takes root, you develop a “craving”. These cravings are what pulls you towards your future. The power to choose your future is in your hands. Habits are nondiscriminatory so they can work for you or against you. So choose wisely.
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