Don’t let somebody else live your life
Posted in Philosophy by Lpspider on December 15th, 2006 Too many times in our life we let someone else live it; we let someone else make the decisions contrary to what we really want or believe. Advice from such people is perfectly fine, but when they begin to call the shots we loose control.
I see this daily. Things such as school, work and hobbies are things that should be pursued, but not when one no longer desires to pursue them. We shouldn’t make these priorities to the extreme. If we don’t want to take a certain class at school then we simply should not take it. If we don’t want to work 30 hours a week, then we simply must take a stand and speak for ourself and get better hours. If someone pushes us to pursue something we don’t want to, then simply don’t.
The first thing you need to be able to take such a stance is to simply know what you want. Make a plan. Know what you want in life. Know what you want to do, who you want to be with, where you want to go. If you know you don’t want to work 18 hour days at work when your 30, then don’t start by working 12 as a student. Likewise, pursue what you love. Don’t hold back. Find security. If you want to be a famous singer then don’t let someone else tell you you can’t. You can.
Don’t hold back.
