“If you live in the past then you have no future.” – Beverly”ism”
I was a business women’s round table meeting, recently, and a friend of mine was presenting and she shared many nuggets of wisdom however, the one that “spoke” to me was “if you live in the past then you have no future.”
Think on that for a moment. How many times do we chastise ourselves for past behavior? Oh, I SHOULD OF done this. Or, oh I SHOULD OF done that. Or, HE SHOULD OF done this? Or, she SHOULD OF done that. Or, THEY SHOULD OF done it this way. What would someone pay if we could change the PAST??
However, if you stay STUCK in the past you will have no future because you won’t be able to see past the SCENERY of the past. In order to have a clear vision, you must be in the NOW to see where you’re at and where you are heading.
Are you in the NOW? Or, do you live in the PAST?
A professional man speaks of “how his RACE was wronged and how they’re still being held down”. He speaks of how the government conspires to do things against us since the beginning of time. When I ask him, what are you going to do about it? He rationalizes (“rational” “LIES”) that there’s nothing that makes a difference now – not voting; not taking office; not leading a team of people with a purpose – nothing! Yet, he expends every energy studying and living in the past for the answer. I wish I had, had this statement when I last met with him because it rings true for LIFE and for BUSINESS – “If you live in the past, you have no future.”
Are you LIVING IN THE PAST?
1. Do you SHOULD OR, COULD OF, WOULD OF yourself and everyone else around you? If you do, you might be living in the past.
2. Do you BLAME (blame makes you LAME!) your past circumstances; where you live; who you run with; who your parent’s ran with; society as a whole; the government; etc. for all your troubles or the “troubles of your people”? If you do, you might be living in the past.
3. Do you NOT vote; NOT take office; NOT lead a group; NOT do anything because you think “what can one person do” or worse yet, “will it make a difference?”. Then, you ARE living in the past and you have no future. So, you might as well find a 6′ x 6′ hole and climb into it because your done. Move on and holler “next” – because your “life” is over.
Spend time with people who live in the NOW who know that this great life is about EXPANSION and CONTRACTION. If you want to LIVE, then be a part of the living!
Is your goal to “make a living” or create a life?
Coach Maria Elena a/k/a THE Champion of Connection
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