One of the worst feelings is regret.
I’m going through a moment of regret right now. All my life I have always wanted to travel the world. I have an entire bucket list of places I want to see and experiences I hope to have. And year after year, I find myself saying, “It’s not the right time. I don’t have enough money saved up for all these trips. I’m only 26, I have plenty of time to travel. I can’t miss school. I can’t take off that much time from work. blah blah blah.”
I keep procrastinating my dream.
I’m now going through a bit of regret and trying to change this. I’m trying to create a business that will allow me to work from anywhere my heart desires and reducing my expenses to nothing so I can fund this dream lifestyle.
Regret is looking back on life and saying, “what if I had..” or “if I had only…”
If I had only applied for that new job.
If I had only spent more time with my mom.
If I had only started that business I always wanted open.
If I had only..
These four words will haunt you.
They will break you down, kill your confidence, and make life extremely painful.
With 2015 peeking around the corner, now is the best time to chase your dreams. Channel your motivation. Use your feelings and change your life. Turn your pissocity level to 10.
Get fired up!
The best and most effective changes come from being sick and tired. If you aren’t pissed off at your life, you are not likely going to make a big life change.
Anger trumps fear.
Fear stops us from taking steps to change our life.
Maybe you told yourself that 2014 was your year. You were finally going to lose those last 10 pounds so you can look hot in a bikini. Maybe you swore to yourself this was the year you were going to take control of your finances.
But you didn’t succeed.
Why?
Fear.*
You were afraid of looking dumb. You were afraid of what people will say if you start a business and it flops. Maybe you are afraid you aren’t good enough. Or worse, you might be afraid you don’t deserve success. You are afraid of trying and failing.
*I also recognize that laziness is a key reason you may not be succeeding.
Your fear was greater than your anger.
You see, when you get so disgusted and embarrassed with how much money you spent on eating out and how little you have to show for working a full time job and being in your 20s, you will start making changes.
When you see a high school friend crushing it in life while you are still raving about “Thirsty Thursday” and who so and so hooked up with you start to feel a bit of regret, a little bit of anger.
Waiting for the right time is procrastination.
Look, life is going to move forward. It’s linear. There’s no getting more time.The question is, are you using your time to your advantage, or are you wasting it?
We all have the same amount of time. We all have overbooked schedules, sh*t we need to do, and social lives to uphold. We wait our lives away. We procrastinate on our futures, because we are waiting for the right time. We lie to ourselves.
Our brains are programmed to like routine. And anytime we do something out of the normal routine, our emergency break is pulled. Our brain stops us in our tracks saying, “WOAH! This doesn’t feel right.” Your brain, is a freaking liar. If we stopped doing something because it didn’t feel right- then why the hell did you wake up early to go to work? Getting out of bed certainly doesn’t “feel right.” We can change our internal “watch out” voice by recognizing that it can sometimes mislead us.
Next time your brain says “uuuurch. This doesn’t feel right.” Politely tell it to shut the front door and say out loud, “the greatest rewards come from taking risks.”
Words are powerful.
When it comes to life changes… You are never going to feel like it.
Stop waiting for the right time. Start living life on your own terms.
I want you to be mad. Because only then will you start changing your life. On your journey to creating your own success watch out for your mind. It’s a powerful and dangerous tool.
I want you to be mad. Because only then will you start changing your life. On your journey to creating your own success watch out for your mind. It’s a powerful and dangerous tool.
I’m on a journey to creating my dream life.
I know it’s a constant work in progress, and it isn’t always easy. I would like to invite you to take this journey with me. Amazing things happen when people support each other. Together we can create an incredible, profitable, and fulfilling 2015.
Love you all,
