Now

Today I struggled with my morning routine. It threw me off. But I did not let it take my day. I did not let it ruin what I knew was going to be a magnificent day in my life. Mind over matter. Today is all we have. Not yesterday. Not tomorrow. Today. Right now. What we choose to do here and now will set us on a path that will unfold. A path we can either embrace or resist.

     Are you doing what makes you happy in life? Or are you following blindly down a path that somewhere along the line you set for yourself? The question now becomes: Are you doing what you can, by the choices you make, to follow a path that you feel is worth following? Worth living? Are you making a conscious effort to create a better future for yourself?

     I mentioned that we have no tomorrow. I’m not saying that tomorrow doesn’t exist or will never come. What I AM saying is that tomorrow is never guaranteed. It isn’t for us to take for granted. So I ask you this: Is what you’re doing today, right now, something that the you of tomorrow would be happy about? Something your future self would be proud of? Think about that a moment.

     Now think of your dreams and ask yourself: Is what you’re doing right now in life, where you’re at, is it truly where you want to be? If you could do anything in life, be anywhere, without worry of circumstance or money, what would you do? Where would you be? Be brutally honest with yourself.

     If you say, “Yes, what I’m doing is where I want to be” then great! I’m genuinely happy for you. If on the other hand you say “No, I’d rather be doing something else” my question then becomes: So why aren’t you? Why aren’t you aligning what you’re doing with what you achieve?

     “It’s too much work,” “I don’t have the resources,” “It’s too big of a dream.”

     Bullshit.

     People’s problem is that we look at our dreams from an outsider’s perspective. An outsider looking in. Do you think that the people doing the things you want to do started out that way?

     Hell no.

     They put in the work. They found the resources. They got back up when they fell. They achieved the dream. The question now is: How much do you want your dream? Enough to get over the fear of failure? Enough to get over any obstacle that comes your way no matter what? I can promise you that you’re not the only one that’s dreaming the dream you have. You’re not the only one that wants what you want. What do you do when countless other people are gunning for the same thing? Well you have 1 of 2 options: 1) You can make excuses and talk yourself out of working toward and getting what you truly want, or 2) You can work harder than anyone else out there.

     Achieving your dream is an endurance test. You’re going to fail climbing up that mountain before you reach the top. Do you want your dream bad enough to dust yourself off and get back up? There are going to be days when you question what you want. If what you’re working toward is really worth the effort you’re putting in. Let me be the one to tell you that more often times, it is. Just because the day is dark, and you can’t see the light, doesn’t mean it’s not there.

     All you have to do is keep on moving. You will fail, but at least you’re giving yourself the opportunity to fail. Success is a fleeting thing that hides among failure. Remember, there is no yesterday. No tomorrow. Just here and now. The question now becomes:

     What will you do?