A few years ago a dear friend said to me – ‘Don’t do anything in your life that you don’t want to do.’ His words caught me so deeply and the more I thought about it I saw it made perfect sense and I made up my mind to live this way. If I don’t want to do something I don’t. There is no… ”You have to go to their house and be friendly. You have to work with them.” I went after doing things I liked and wanted to do.

Certainly you want to be kind and unselfish when you’re going after living your life but it is your life so why not enjoy it thoroughly. Learn to say yes and no for you.

For me the shift took time and it was challenging but I wanted it because too often I was worried about what people would think if I spoke my mind; afraid they wouldn’t like me so I was silent and went along with the crowd. I was a people pleaser. On the outside I had a different story from what I really thought and felt. I was being untrue to who I really was so I consciously chose to work on finding myself – stepping into ME. Not backing away. Not hiding. Being sincere.

The choice – don’t do anything you don’t want to do – works very well for me. It’s who I am. I choose where I want to go and how to live and work. I choose the people I want to spend time with — happy, positive people who care about themselves and others and the world.

I’m not perfect. I make mistakes but I can always start fresh. I’m always growing and changing and learning who I am and I’m grateful to say I’ve made some solid and true decisions on how I’m going to live and how
I’ll be true to myself.

Why not set that same intention for yourself right now.

•       Build a plan to be your true self.
•        Say what you think and feel.
•       Do what makes you happy, strong and proud.
•       Do work you love and be with people that matter to you. People you respect and who respect you.

This is your life and you can make the choice to live as you want.

You’re with yourself all day long. Why not be true to your self.
True to the person you are and like being for the rest of your life.

Thanks – Michael

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