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I just returned from an overnight trip with my girlfriend Therese. It was her birthday and we decided to head out of town, stay overnight in a nice hotel, order room service and spend the next day shopping. During the 3-hour drive we talked and shared our insights into events in our lives and of the world.
It never ceases to amaze me what our friends can teach us. This “blitz-trip” reminded me that we all have wisdom to share, lessons to learn and lessons to teach, and that along this journey we call life, we MUST take time to enjoy the ride and include lots of laughter. We did all that.
I wanted to share with you something that my very dear friend said…
People generally do the best they can with what they know, what they learn and what they choose to disregard.
Whoa! When Therese said that, I had to get her to repeat it and I wrote it down. Read that last part again…“what they choose to disregard.”
Now that was bait for my inquisitive mind. Explain!
Therese said the everyone is always doing the best they can - in the good and bad times. That comes from what they know - which is what they’ve learned from experience and from others, part of their personal growth - and what they are currently learning. Take all that knowledge of what a person “knows” but doesn’t do - especially when they know it the right thing, or the best thing - and that’s what they’re choosing to disregard.
So this is personal responsibility, right?!
You betcha!
Why do we not do the things we know we must? There are many reasons - insecurity, uncertainty, worry, adversity, fear of failure, fear of success - but it all boils down to fear.
Here’s the amazing part …
If we take just one tiny step towards doing what we know we must, the fear falls away as we take another tiny step, and another, and another. Pretty soon, we wonder what we were afraid of after all!
Here’s a question (or two) to ask yourself…
What arm I choosing to disregard right now? What action can I take to overcome the fear that holds me back?
