We are our decisions. Who we are today is because of the decisions we made yesterday and last year. There is no turning back. You can only move forward.
Life is like a runaway train with no breaks. You can not stop it, but you can change the rails and make it go in a different direction. Where do you want it to go?
Most people choose the easiest path. When faced with a tough decision, they do what will cause them the least pain at that moment. We are faced with decisions like this everyday. The difference between successful people and the rest of the world is that they make the tough decisions consistently. Notice I didn't say the right decisions. Successful people will be happy to share with you how many times they failed when they made the wrong decisions in their life. They will also tell you that they would do it all again. The difference is they did what most people would not and they moved forward, over and over again.
They said no to the pushers in their school or neighborhood. The worked a few more hours each day to make their dream come true. They chose not to listen to their critics.
When you are faced with a tough decision in your life, there are two questions to ask yourself. Depending on the situation, there are only these two questions:
"Why not?"
or
"What if?"
If the question is if something is possible or not and others are telling you that it cannot be done, ask yourself, "Why not?". Why can't I do that? What would happen if I tried?
If the question is whether or not you are going to do the right thing, such as not taking a hit of that joint when your friend asks or getting out of bed an hour early to go work out, ask yourself, "What if?" What if I made the right choice here? What would happen? What would the out come be?
History is filled with people who did just that. And because they made the tough decision...they became great. Are you going to be one of those people?
Here are a few examples of people who made the right decisions:
- Michael Jordan - He was cut from his high school basketball team
- Abraham Lincoln - He failed in business and politics a total of 9 times
- Albert Einstein - He failed his math exams in school
- Dr Seuss - He was turned down by 23 publishers
- Nelson Mandela - Was imprisoned for 27 years
There are hundreds of stories like this in history. Will you be one of them?
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