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Good Morning MOJO,
They are stuck in infancy, remaining in diapers and booties. The reason is that they never INTENDED to grow up. You have to WANT to grow, DECIDE to grow, MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO GROW, and be PERSISTENT in growing.
Nothing shapes our life more than the commitments we choose to make. Our commitments develop us or they destroy us, but either way, they define us. Tell me what you are committed to, and I will tell you what you will be in twenty years. We become whatever we are committed to. Unfortunately, many are afraid to commit to anything and just drift through life. Others make half-hearted commitments, which leads to frustration and mediocrity. There is a difference between commitment to something and just doing it.
To change our life, we must change the way we think. Behind everything we do is a thought. Every behavior is motivated by a belief, and every action is prompted by an attitude. So, be careful how you think…our life is shaped by our thoughts. Here is an example of that:
- Imagine riding in a speedboat on a lake with an automatic pilot set to go a specific direction. If you decide to change direction and go the other way, you have two possible ways to change the boat’s direction. One way is to grab the steering wheel and physically force it to head in the opposite direction from where the autopilot is programmed to go. By sheer willpower you could overcome the autopilot, but you would feel constant resistance. Your arms would eventually tire of stress, you’d let go of the steering wheel and the boat would instantly head back the way it was programmed to go.
This is what happens when we try to change our life with willpower…we say “I’ll force myself to eat less…exercise more…quit being disorganized and late.” Yes, willpower can produce short-term change, but it creates constant internal stress because we haven’t dealt with the root cause. The change doesn’t feel natural, so eventually we give up…go off your diet, quit exercising, stop showing up on time and stop keeping organized. There is a better and easier way than forcing the change…change the way we think. Change always starts first in our mind. The way we think determines the way we feel and the way we feel influences the way we act.
So, how do we change the way we think? There are two parts to doing this. The first half of this mental shift is to stop thinking immature thoughts, which are self-centered and self-seeking. Babies by nature are completely selfish. They think only of themselves and their own needs. They are in capable of giving…they can only receive. That is immature thinking. Unfortunately, many of us never grow beyond that kind of thinking. The second part is to start thinking maturely…which focuses on others, not ourselves. Thinking of others is a sign of maturity.
Make it a GREAT week!!!!
"Things will come to those who wait, but only those things left over by those who hustle" Abraham Lincoln
Tom Tognoli
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