You don’t want to make your date stare at their Ramen noodles while you finish cooking yours do you?
It’s good to have people to go to for advice. Sometimes they will reassure you by saying what you want them to say and sometimes they will tell you exactly what you don’t want to hear, but remember you were the one who asked.
Even the person with the best advice is going to have their opinions, experiences, and values mixed in with what they tell you. Don’t ever forget that.
Don’t be afraid to make your own decisions. Listen to the advice of others, evaluate it, but remember the decision remains in your hands. You will reap the benefits or learn from your own dismay. But you will own it either way.
You should be the most knowledgable about your situation. Knowledge breeds confidence.
So take the job, book the ticket, make the purchase, pop the question – you know what’s best for you. Trust your judgement.
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
RELAX…. Breeeeath… You can charge your phone …
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.
I could have used this one over the holiday weekend!
GrowingUpGuy 