The other day I was watching this weird animated flick about a lizard who attempts to walk out on his own story.
The more I watched, the weirder it got, but I couldn't help but think about...
The one line that got my attention...
"No Man Can Walk Out On His Own Story"
The situation the lizard had gotten himself into was more than he could handle, so he wanted to give up and walk away.
Sometimes we can find ourselves starting something that seems like a really good idea in the beginning only to find ourselves getting overwhelmed when things don't quite go the way we want them to.
The natural reaction is to just throw up our hands and say "forget it."
But what that really signifies is a weakness in our own ability to take responsibility for ourselves and getting the job done.
You're not the only one...
Shucks, I know I've done it a million times. It's so easy to blame our circumstances or lack of success in an endeavor on external factors.
It's so much easier to point at someone or something as the reason why things ain't working out.
But the fact of the matter is that we are the ones who make the decisions as to how we're going to do things and if we choose to stand up and take responsibility for that, we'll find a way to make it work.
The key is not to give up and try to walk out on your own story.
All great stories have a measure of adversity, sadness, mystery, hope and triumph in them.
Where are you in your story?
Now it's only fair that I tell you this...
If you don't want to write your story, someone else will write it for you.
But it might not have an ending you like.
So buck up and take responsibility for yourself, knowing that as you do you'll find that the triumph you have yet to experience in your story is within your power to write.
What have you got to lose?
You know the old saying: "No pain, no gain."
I'm not saying that I enjoy experiencing unnecessary pain, because I'll definitely avoid it all costs, but the fact is that anything in life worth having is worth working for.
Yeah, that last line came from Napoleon Hill, but it's true when you think about it.
Why not do a search for successful people, that went through hard times before they made it.
A little bit of inspiration can help you to get over the hump and keep pressing on when things get tough.
But you know what they say about tough times right?
"Tough times don't last, but tough people do."
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