Hi Friend,<\/p>\r\n
\r\nI\u2019ve heard this odd and sad illustration about a frog \ud83d\udc38 . If you drop a frog in boiling water it will jump out immediately. If you put it in cool water and slowly heat it up to boiling the frog will STAY and boil to death. Poor frog. Sadly, in a lot of ways we can be the frog that never jumps. We start feeling the heat from life but it regresses slowly enough to not make a change. It\u2019s so gradual you miss it until your life is in flames.<\/p>\r\n
\r\nThere are many stories of dramatic events leading to dramatic changes. A big moment that forces a person awake to start living with purpose. I\u2019ve experienced this firsthand with my spinal cord injury. It spurred me to make major changes and enlightened me to the strength of the human will and how to live a significant life. For others it\u2019s a cancer diagnosis, car accident, sports injury, being fired, the loss of a loved one, and much more. But\u2026 What if you never have some life altering event that shakes you awake?<\/p>\r\n
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There\u2019s a less recognizable adversity that can be even more destructive. It\u2019s a silent adversity that\u2019s creeps in. The kind that slowly infects you without realizing it. Until finally one day you realize how deep of a mess you are in. You scratch your head wondering, \u201cHow did I get here?\u201d Or \u201cThis wasn\u2019t how my life was supposed to go.\u201d It\u2019s death by a million papercuts.<\/p>\r\n
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This adversity looks like a marriage that slowly drifts apart to the brink of a divorce, weight gain, financial debt, staying too long in a job you don\u2019t like, mental illness, and unmet dreams & goals from waiting for the \u201cright time\u201d. What happens is we gradually make minor compromises, slightly dropping our standards and expectations, and then numbing our hurt and disappointment with gratitude or past accomplishments. Telling ourselves that \u201cWhen ___ happens THEN ___.\u201d<\/p>\r\n
\r\nToday and for the rest of 2023, I want you to stop waiting and start working towards a tangible solution. Waiting without working a plan is simply wishful thinking. It\u2019s blind faith. If you want a breakthrough then it\u2019s on you to break through. It\u2019s time to stop the bleeding. Draw a line in the sand and tell yourself enough is enough! Change starts NOW, not tomorrow, or after the weekend. Make a plan then work the plan. Lean on others for support. Know you didn\u2019t get into this situation overnight and you certainly aren\u2019t getting out of it overnight. What I constantly remind myself is that \ud83d\udc49 your future will take care of itself when you take care of today.<\/p>\r\n
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Get to work,<\/p>\r\n
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Chris<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hi Friend, I\u2019ve heard this odd and sad illustration about a frog \ud83d\udc38 . If you drop a frog in boiling water it will jump out immediately. If you put it in cool water and slowly heat it up to boiling the frog will STAY and boil to death. Poor frog. Sadly, in a lot […]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1965,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"\n