Waiting Around for Things to Happen?
Facebook has this new On This Day memories thing, where it tells you what you posted on that day in previous years. The other day a memory from 2011 left me in shock. Have you ever read something that you wrote in the past and wondered who that person was? Wondered what on earth you were thinking? This was that moment for me. In the post I was going on about how I was tired of waiting for things to come together. In the comments someone told me to make them happen by myself, I then told him that I didn't know how to and that someone would have to come and tell me how to do it. I sat there in disbelief because I was acting so helpless. I looked as if I couldn't even think for myself, that I couldn't do anything unless someone came and showed me how to do it.
How many of us are like that on a daily basis? We play the victim role so well, we act as if we are helpless, even worse we believe that we are helpless. How many of us have dreams, projects and aspirations but they are not taking off the ground like we thought they would? You are not going anywhere because you're waiting for someone to help you, you're waiting for resources and you're waiting to be connected to the right people. Nothing is happening, and you're getting impatient.
But sometimes you are all the resources that you need. Sometimes you are all the expertise that you need. Why is it that you can't do it by yourself, why is it that you need someone else to come and hold your hand for YOUR DREAM? Is it that you don't believe in yourself? Is it that you don't trust your own abilities? Is it that you don't think that you have it in you? Don't get me wrong, sometimes it's wise to hold off and ask for support but do you want it enough for yourself? Even when everyone doesn't believe in you. Do you want it enough, do you have enough passion. Or are you content playing the victim?
Make a list of your talents, skills and abilities. Then write down your dream or project. Take those two lists and see if they are in alignment. Because sometimes we grab onto someone else's dream but we are not equipped for it, and that's why we feel stuck. There is power in putting things on paper. It not only helps you gather your thoughts but it also helps you to see where the gaps are. Let us stop acting like victims because I believe that each of us have the ability to be excellent.
How many of us are like that on a daily basis? We play the victim role so well, we act as if we are helpless, even worse we believe that we are helpless. How many of us have dreams, projects and aspirations but they are not taking off the ground like we thought they would? You are not going anywhere because you're waiting for someone to help you, you're waiting for resources and you're waiting to be connected to the right people. Nothing is happening, and you're getting impatient.
But sometimes you are all the resources that you need. Sometimes you are all the expertise that you need. Why is it that you can't do it by yourself, why is it that you need someone else to come and hold your hand for YOUR DREAM? Is it that you don't believe in yourself? Is it that you don't trust your own abilities? Is it that you don't think that you have it in you? Don't get me wrong, sometimes it's wise to hold off and ask for support but do you want it enough for yourself? Even when everyone doesn't believe in you. Do you want it enough, do you have enough passion. Or are you content playing the victim?
Make a list of your talents, skills and abilities. Then write down your dream or project. Take those two lists and see if they are in alignment. Because sometimes we grab onto someone else's dream but we are not equipped for it, and that's why we feel stuck. There is power in putting things on paper. It not only helps you gather your thoughts but it also helps you to see where the gaps are. Let us stop acting like victims because I believe that each of us have the ability to be excellent.