Your needs matter too. Don’t ignore them. Sometimes you have to do what’s best for you and your life, not what’s best for everyone else.
– everydaylifelessons.com
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Don’t be the guy that lives in a box; one that only does what he’s told to do, only what he is assigned, just the bare minimum.
Life doesn’t occur in a box with set parameters. Sometimes you will have to stay late. Sometimes you will have to do more than your fair share. Sometimes you will find yourself doing things that “aren’t in your job description.”
Have a work ethic to get the job done. Don’t be afraid to go above and beyond. Take some personal leadership and do what you do well.
We all have a guy we work with who doesn’t carry his own weight, never can stay late, and is incredibly mediocre. Don’t be that guy.
Anyone can be a robot and complete tasks as they are dished out, but few people can be the go-to-guy where people know the job will get done and get done well.
“You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.”
– Henry Ford
You have heard quips and quotes about everyone having the same amount of hours in a day/week/month/ year and how they use them. But more and more I see people utilizing all their hours/ days/ weeks/ months and still being stressed out about wanting more. This is a good thing – the wanting more, but do not stress out about it. It’s call priority, and it’s up to you to organize yourself.
I find myself hearing people “complain” in these situations. I always tell them that something’s gotta give !
As long as you are following your passions and living your heart, don’t stress.
I am a man with no patience, zero patience. When my mind gets stuck on something I want it now, immediately, all of it. But I have to remind myself that life doesn’t work that way – unless you are a lottery winner.
Things happen in stages. You have to stair-step your way up to your goal. I look at everything I have in life and have to constantly remind myself that it took all the years of my life to get here.
As long as you are using your time wisely – to whatever you determine is wisely, then you can relax!
People will judge you. People will disagree with you. People will seem to be ahead of you with your goals and you will feel discouraged. Don’t!
Continue to take the steps on your path, one at a time. You won’t even realize how far you have gone until you have reached your goal.
If (Enter your problem here) is the worst thing you have to deal with, then life isn’t that bad.
Don’t forget to think about:
– the homeless
– the sick
– the disfigured
– the victimized
– the fact that you are on the internet and able to read through this at your leisure.
“When you blame others, you give up your power to change.”
— Douglas Noel Adams
Think of the ebb and flows of life. You have been happy, but you have been sad. You have been energized, but you have been tired. You have succeeded and some things, and surely you have failed once or twice. These ups and downs is the essence of the world.
One doesn’t exist without the other and I don’t think we would want it to. No one enjoys sadness, but we wouldn’t be able to appreciate and know happiness without it. We couldn’t remain productive and motivated without the occasionally bout of procrastination and laziness.
So the next time you are at a low point, know it will get better. Compare it to your good times and cherish those memories. Use them as motivation to pick yourself back up. And the next time you on a high of life, embrace it. Appreciate it and really be grateful of where your at. Remind yourself how you know what good feels like- because of the trials and tribulations that got you there.
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