Be The Change…

Coming into this year a little hot, I was ready for some serious change. Mentally, physically, emotionally, professionally, all over re-evaluation, assessment, and rebuilding of this oh so rad life. I decided I wanted to become an expert at something, that I was tired of arguing with people for money, and that it was time for me to be more like the character I wanted to be. Decision was made, new job started, classes were enrolled, and my attitude started changing.

I’m not trying to pat myself on the back, although I am very pleased with my transformation thus far, but rather trying to use my story to help someone else out there. I didn’t do anything revolutionary in and of itself, I just took some steps in the right direction. I didn’t uproot my life, burn all my clothes, and start over either. I simply found a job that sounded like fun and applied. Just so happens, it has turned into a great experience. I wanted some medical knowledge, so I signed up for a Wilderness First Responder course. Now I’ve got some licensing and feel confident in my medical knowledge. I wanted to be a better character, so I started being a better character. And the results have been amazing. I feel more capable, content, and hungry for life than I have in quite a while. Find something you want to be good at, and start trying to be good at it! There’s the whole Outliers philosophy that it takes ten thousand hours to be awesome, but that’s a bit daunting for most. Try throwing a few days, weeks, or months at the new life and see what happens. No one else is going to make you want you want to be, so take control.

However resistant to change we may be, the life we want is entirely possible. We just have to start moving that direction instead of talking about it, and see what happens. Dig in, take a chance on being happy, and make the life you want. Create EVERY day.