Something to Think About

Consider it your gem  for the Day

We tend to become like the people we hang around with …

You CAN  choose your friends ….. (So choose wisely)

I remember making the choice to change my friends. It was VERY difficult. Slowly, I made myself unavailable to those that were holding me back …

I knew that I didn’t grow when I was around them.

I looked for those who would lift me up - It was an extremely deliberate action. It required focus and determination.

I watched people and eventually found the ones that would challenge me to reach higher. Sometimes they were the ones that were smarter than me … I refused to be intimidated by them. I learned to become better at skiing I needed to ski with others that challenged me to do things I would never done in my own. I was afraid that they would laugh at me - I was afraid that I wasn’t as good as them. Sometimes my attempts didn’t work. Eventually I learned that everyone is as insecure as me. Some are really lonely. Some have terrible home lives … on and on ….

Always remember that everyone brings something to the table. You have something that they don’t. Figure out what that is and SERVE THEM  with it.  My Dad taught “Want a friend … be a friend”

Eventually we unlock the combination. We find our place in life. We have to chose to push through the failures until we eventually arrive where we belong. The mark of a successful person is not their successes but rather how they recover from their failures.

It’s Fear that keeps us from the best things  in life. Take hold of your destiny and rather than let others decide it for you. If you don’t know where you are going then you will never get there. You have so much to bring to the table. Believe in yourself and carry on … !!!