In the Past…

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Do you think about success and say “I can’t be successful, because in the past I was unable to make it.” Phooey! Stop living in the past. The past is done, it’s over.

Sure, the things you’ve done in the past may still carry consequences today and tomorrow, but you cannot change them. Let them go.

The Past is not a lasso around you, it’s a rope that on one end is anchored in the things you’ve done and the other end is in your hand. You grasp it for fear of letting go will allow you to spin out of control. Just let it go.

Your future success depends on what you do NOW. Most things don’t go right the first time you try it. The classic example is learning to ride a bicycle. You fall and you have to get back up and go again. Once your mind learns the “rules” for keeping your balance you’ll never forget them.

The same is true for success. Sure you might wreck from time to time, but you just have to jump up and climb back on. You won’t forget how to be successful; you just need to find a new trail to follow.

Education is the key.

Learn all you can and practice what you learn. For by learning you’ll be prepared to swerve around the potholes and stay out of the ruts.

Bumps will come and go, but my favorite thing to do with a bump is to fly off of it. A bump can bring you down and skin your knees, OR if you approach it just right you can ride up it and sail off the other side free as a bird.

Learning what the bumps are and how to handle them takes knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge can be learned from a book, but Wisdom is learning how to use that knowledge.

Let go of the rope, you’re only holding yourself back.

You can do it!
Zack