Thread: 12 Things You Can Do in the Next 12 Days...

Ruts are dangerous to your personal growth.

Some things to help you escape the rut.

12 Things You Can Do in the Next 12 Days That Could Change Your Life Forever.

Originally Posted by theBiz

This has so many meanings to it. I feel so bad for people when i see them "escape" after work.... donuts, tv, girlfriend or boyfriend.. kind of, going to a bar and not even wanting to truly be there.

One of your best articles.... reminds me of James Altch. style writing.

that is the exact spot im in tonight. Just had my last class for the semester and my boy wants to go out to the bar. He always convinces me but once I get there Im like shit, I have 1000 other things I could be working out.

Excellent post MJ, I am going try to mix a few things up and start kicking ass again.

MJ, thanks for that. Exactly what I needed to hear. It just brought me back to the basics. And by the basics I mean a few things that I, and I think a lot of people, take for granted. We can take life for granted. You get into a rut. It's not anyone's fault but our own but it still, just happens. It doesn't have to just happen. I need to practice what I preach, just being honest. I am in my own rut of sorts right now. I was laid off from a pretty good paying job at the end of June and the job market is slow at best. It was a job that I realize now, I hated. The summer off was fun and thankfully I am safe for now financially. But, fear can enter my mind quite easily. Fear of "How am I going to take care of my wife and start a family". All of these fears are financial fears. I will tell everyone from recent experience that there is nothing better, more rewarding than helping someone out a little less fortunate than I am. Like you said, a little bit of charity help can go a long way.

I don't want to sound overly dramatic here but life is about taking Action. Action to help some one else. Action to eat better. Action to excersise. Action to follow our heart. Action to follow your dreams. Everything we do is an Action. I'm going to start my day, everyday, with the mantra of, "today I am going to take positive action."

By the way, being laid off is going to be a blessing in disguise. I read TMF and it is a life changer but it is up to me to take the necessary Action and calculated risks to achieve what I want out of his life. And for now, to keep things simple, I want to control my own destiny. Not bust my arse for 12 months and hope that I am on the right side of the political fence to get paid in the form of a bonus. My eyes are wide open and as scary the future looks right now, I am thankful that I am not sitting at that desk, miserable. In my heart of hearts, from the bottom of my GUT, I knew that I wanted to be an entrepreneur. And I am going to be just that. I do not know what that is going to be right now, but there is a fire lit in my belly and under my butt for that matter. I am the master of my own destiny...It is all in the Actions that I take.