Hostage
Published: Sat, 12/31/16
I don't want you to be held hostage.
For the last week or so lots of people have
been saying 2016 has been a certain kind of
year. Most were saying it's a bad one, but a
few said it was good.
Here's the thing...
2016 was nothing more than 366 days strung together.
(Yes, 366. It was a leap year.)
And 2017 is going to be 365 strung together.
If you want to look back and say it was a "good year"
or a "bad year," that's your choice.
But if you blame a number that's just 366 days strung
together for any bad thing that happened - or even if
you're grateful for any good thing - you're missing the point.
There is no outside force that decides what is good
or what is bad, unless you allow it.
And that brings me to the subject line of this note...
Hostage.
Almost all of us are held hostage to a certain extent by
outside forces that we don't control.
Worrying about what other people think is the biggest one.
You'll fail to do what's right for you because of what "they"
will think.
You'll let important opportunities pass you by.
You'll let circumstances make your decisions, instead of
living the one life you were given.
And you'll blame others for how crappy it turned out.
Newsflash...no matter how bad your career is, your business
is, your relationships are, your health is, etc....
Someone has it a lot worse than you do.
And someone who had it a lot worse dug in and figured out
how to make it better.
While someone complained, blamed, and manipulated others
into giving them pity and sympathy, someone else decided to
fix their mindset.
They learned to honor and respect themselves, no matter what
others were saying and doing.
They changed their choices and their behavior.
They didn't just write Facebook statuses and emails about it.
They lived it.
I genuinely want what's best for you.
And sometimes that means confronting harsh truth.
You don't have to be a hostage to your bad habits,
or worry about what anyone else will think.
It's timeless wisdom...
When you live your truth, the right people take the
ride with you.
And the others jump off. Sometimes graciously.
Sometimes not so much.
You can learn to make that their problem, not yours.
You can free yourself from being a hostage.
2017 is the start of a new year.
And if you decide that has meaning, then use it
to celebrate what went right.
And bless what went wrong.
And fix it.
If you like, I've got your back.
Happy New Year,
Larry
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