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Jul 04, 2016
Written by
Mellissah Smith
Life is one rollercoaster ride that just keeps going round and round. If you ever stop and get off, and wait a few moments, you either wonder whether you enjoyed it better being on the roller coast or whether or not standing still was and is a better option.
A catalyst for many things in life is change. Do we want change, or do we want to keep doing the same things we've always done. You know that saying "If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten." Tony Robbins nailed it with that one and I hear it over and over again, only to be reminded of how true this saying really is.
A catalyst for many things in life is change. Do we want change, or do we want to keep doing the same things we've always done. You know that saying "If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten." Tony Robbins nailed it with that one and I hear it over and over again, only to be reminded of how true this saying really is.
Don't be afraid to give up the good for the great. Kenny Rogers.
Often in life, we are so afraid of what might be, and this is the biggest obstacle anyone who wants the most out of life has to deal with. What if? Why? Why not? I lay down sometimes and think about things in no particular order, but in general about life and the people who impact mine personally.
They often give me praise and build me up, and sometimes, a little criticism only aimed at personal growth and development. Today, I spoke with my mentor and we talked about this guy I met. He gave me some advice to the effect that it is passing, don't get too caught up in it as that's not the one for you. He isn't as clever as you or as sharp. Someone who spends too much time second guessing isn't on your page. "We" don't make decisions like that.
It was funny as I too thought the same, but being reminded of such can be taken in too ways; I could ignore it or I could take the advice on board.
Never give up on what is possible.
On the same token, you have to look at the big picture in life and what you really are trying to achieve, with whom and with what instruments or tools at your disposal. I look at my glass half full. I dream of an amazing life, much of which I already live. I believe that anything is possible, you just have to put in the hard yards, roll up your sleeve, be prepared for a few knocks and never lose sight of what is possible. If you fail, find another way. Don't give up ever.
If it doesn't challenge you, it won't change you.
Do you want to stay the same? Are you looking to be socially with the exact same people ever single time you socialise? Are you even open to being put out of your comfort zone? Would you take a risk, that possibly may end in failure but if it doesn't, it's your very own pot of gold at the end? Challenges are there for us every day. When we are not challenged, we are perhaps not really living. We are existing. Is it wrong to dream big? Am I really that much of a day dreamer that I have not faced what reality really is? Did that one man that touched my face, and that was all it needed to be, make the biggest impression on my being of anyone before?
I'm not giving up. I'm just starting over.
Today, I am starting over afresh. What that means is that I am looking at the world differently. I am looking at people differently. I am re-writing my values, vision, hopes, dreams and aspirations. My bucket list I had yesterday has been binned. Today, it will be a new one, full of things that I may not have imagined ever before, but now find possible.
I am a new born, ready to explore, learn, play, fantasise and absorb every essence of what life has to give me. Every person I touch from this moment forward, no matter how long I have known them will be new. I will see them differently. My lens will be cleared and I will see them for who they are today, not who I thought they were or want them to be.
This is exciting. This will be challenging. This will be game changing and this is now my life.
Mellissah Smith
Mellissah Smith is a marketing expert with more than 20 years experience. Having founded and built two successful marketing companies internationally, she is well recognized as a industry thought leader and innovator. Mellissah started her career working with technology and professional services firms, primarily in marketing, public relations and investor relations, positioning a number of successful companies to list on the various Stock Exchanges around the world. She is a writer, technology developer and entrepreneur who shares her thoughts and experiences through blogs and written articles published in various media outlets. Brag sheet: #2 marketer to follow on Twitter (2003), Top 150 Marketers to Follow (2015), Top 10 innovative marketers (2014), 60K+ followers on Twitter with 97% authentic.
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