Motivational

I was watching The Great Gatsby last night and a few things got me thinking. Aside from the fact that in the end, he indeed desperately tried to change the past which inevitably lead to his demise (spoiler alert), what I personally love about this story is how he refused to accept where he came from as his reality. He ran away from his poverty, changed his name, met a man who’s life he wanted to adopt as his own, and never forgot it.

I too many times hear the ongoing excuses of the masses who claim one man was lucky or that another was born into wealth.

According to the book The Millionaire Next Door, only 20% of millionaires inherited their wealth. The other 80% earned their cash on their own.

The first rich man was once poor.

Every minute you have an opportunity to become a new person. Your identity is merely a collection of characteristics that have been assembled by your past actions. But what if you were to redefine who you are by what you decide to do – TODAY?

If you want to decide today that you’re Miss Sass USA, a woman who knows what she’s about, where she’s going, and doesn’t take no for an answer, you can be that gal!

If you want to be that person who demands the attention of everyone the moment you walk into a room, be that person.

Make your own story, be the creator of your own adventure. The very moment you’ve opened your eyes till the moment you close them are full of blank pages waiting to be written by you. You may not be able to pick where you started off in this story, but you’re the only one who decides how you finish, so finish STRONG.

While we’re on the topic, you might enjoy following one of my favorite accounts @gatsbyisms – he can speak more about this mindset way better than I can!

It certainly is. Pay no attention to those who may have already achieved what you want. You too are on your way to great things!

I’ve received this question a few times regarding jealousy and how to deal with it. But, I gotta give it to you straight here.

The ONLY reasons why one would feel jealous toward someone else’s achievements are:

#1 Being too insecure to go after the things they want.

#2 Feeling like they will NEVER have the same type of success as another.

#3 Not doing everything in their power to get where they want to be.

That’s it.

I’m sorry, but it’s the truth. I can’t fluff it around for you. Jealousy is the cousin of excuses that manifests itself in the form of an automatic sentiment.

Think about it, I mean really think about it. If you’ve set a goal for yourself, felt happiness at the thought of achieving that, and started putting in work everyday, you would understand that achieving anything worthwhile takes work. It takes vision, passion, dedication, and discipline. So if it is understood that those same elements were required for someone else to reach their happiness, you would have RESPECT for that person and give them a round of applause.

Everyone has their own individual timeline to get from A to WIN. The speed to get there is determined by your daily drive and work ethic. The length of that timeline is determined by the goal. The goal destination is determined by you. So the quicker YOU figure out what you want, the sooner you can lay out your road map. The more you work, the faster you can get to that destination.

So, when you know you’re doing everything in your power on a DAILY to get to your happily ever after, and TRUST that you WILL get there, there should be no reason to look to your neighbor and be upset that their grass is greener when you haven’t even installed your sprinkler system.

Instead, cheer them on! Their progress should motivate you not make you feel inferior. Inferiority is for those who feel they are on a different level that success does not reach.

We ALL have the same 24 hours.

So one guy made a million in his teens, another did in his 40’s. One figured out what they wanted early on in life, the other took some time. BUT THE GOAL WAS STILL REACHED.

You have every opportunity RIGHT now to get started – no excuses.

Just incase you didn’t already know

It’s difficult to ask for the things that make you happy if you don’t feel you’re awesome enough to receive them.

The moment you begin to see how great you are, the easier it will be for you to aim for the best.

It’s time for a vibrational reboot!

If there are any grudges you’ve been holding, let it go now.

If there are any people in your life that you need to forgive, forgive them now.

If there is anything you might have done that upsets you, drop it now.

Your energy is far too valuable to be put toward focus on things that don’t bring you happiness.

Start your week with a clear mind and clear heart so you can perform your tasks in a positive frame of mind. Let the past be left where it resides.

Your future is depending on your positivity.