OK, so here I am on my soap box again talking about choices and the part they play in our lives. Please note that the following is one of my life experiences and is used for reference only. I am not trying to promote my religion or any other so please do not be offended.
I am only using this to further our look into decision making and the impact our choices make on our lives. So anyway today the topic of our church service was "Your destiny will unfold according to the choices you make." "Life's Most Difficult Decision." Now I'm not very religious, nor do I attend church on a regular basis but my sudden decision to start going again has had an impact on my life as well as my way of thinking. Many people say that everything happens for a reason and maybe they do but since I started going again it is as though the sermon was for me. The relevance to what the Pastor was saying and the events that are currently taking place in my life are uncanny. My choice to start attending church services along with the fact that the next few weeks will be solely on choices and the effect they have on our lives, is just not conceivable.
Almost every culture believes that it is necessary for you to strive and do for yourself to reach your goals. Things are not just given to you because when they are nothing good comes of free rewards. If they are not earned, there will be no sense of accomplishment. We begin to expect it which in a way is what we do to manifest our desires but we still need to work towards our goals if we wish to succeed. If we only expect rewards without the effort to get it then all is lost when we don't. Our ambitions, wants, desires and dreams just fade away. We become stagnant, complacent and bitter towards those that are getting rewards from their own efforts. That is why our choices are so important. We can chose to keep moving forward or we can wish that things will go our way and die waiting, alone, depressed and broken.
I have made many choices that should have been thought out but instead I just went and did it. Sometimes this impulsive action works out for the best and sometimes not. For instance I was working in New Jersey, I drove an hour and a half one way, 75 miles. I had been doing this for a couple of years when I came across an opportunity with another company in sales. Well I'm not much of a salesman and went a week with no pay but the New Jersey company offered me more money and a better position to stay with them. So by impulsively leaving, it turned out to be the best thing I did. I nearly doubled my income by doing something that could have been financially disastrous. Sometimes desperation leads us to do things that we never would have imagined ourselves ever doing. I'm still not much of a salesman but I have done fairly well on eBay at times and that is only selling things that I've collected over the years. Things that I figured would turn a profit at some point by reselling. Much of it was acquired long before eBay became popular. My choice to sell came unexpectedly as well. I had been buying for a while when I decided to try my hand at selling. I'm far from an eBay success but it has funded a few vacations as well as other needed things. Could I turn it into a success? Sure I can, if I focus on it and consolidate my resources I could have a thriving eBay business.
Although many people make a successful living off of eBay, it's not for me. It's great as a hobby but as far as the success that I'm looking for I'm just not passionate enough to go full scale sales. It much harder to realize success if you are not passionate about it. This is what Rich German conveys in his book "Monetize Your Passion". I was fortunate enough to get a signed copy which was delivered just this past week. If you would like to obtain your own copy Click Here for Monetize Your Passion Free Book Offer! I will be exploring his approach to achieving your dreams as I delve into his book myself.
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