I have a bit of a ritual. On my way to work, I stop at the Tim Hortons across from where I work. It’s in an industrial area, so there really isn’t much around. But I’m a regular now, and the staff ‘know’ me and my mobile order. And as I returned to work after a couple of days off, I picked up my coffee and spent my usual fifteen minutes writing. It was clear, as I wrote and counted down the minutes to when I’d have to cross the street and enter that building, how essential it is to own your life.
The Struggle
Something that I’ve struggled with my whole life has been asking for help. In a lot of areas of my life, I’ve been able to handle things on my own. So that’s how I’ve operated for most of my adult life. It wasn’t that I saw asking for help as a sign of weakness, but that I’ve always been better as an independent learner. Let me read, digest, and then apply what I’ve learned…and then I’m good to go.
But when you’re trying to own your life, sometimes all you can see are the problems and challenges before you. What you really need is someone who is outside of it all, who can be honest and offer suggestions that you can’t necessarily see. And just like when I was in my early twenties and struggling with depression (and not knowing what it was), it took months for me to ask for help. But recently I finally understood that to change my life I had to own it, and that asking for help.
Own Your Life
Roy T. Bennett’s wise counsel to us is to “be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others.” To make my vision a reality—to shift my mindset and own my life—I realized that I needed help. So, I joined a coaching program.
Because I’m tired of feeling stuck, tired of making some progress but never enough to take me to the next level. Because twelve months from now, I don’t what to be in the same place, doing the same thing, and getting the same results. When you decide to own your life, you understand that don’t have to wait for things to be perfect. You don’t have to ask anyone for permission. You simply take the action that will move the needle forward.
Own your life today…before it’s too late.
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