Change begins with Choice

I was reading a GREAT article that really struck home the other day.. so wanted to share a little Jim Rohn. Being human, I find myself blaming circumstances, husband, kids, weather or even the economy for not accomplishing what I want... this helps me stop playing the victim.. :-)

Change begins with Choice - by Jim Rohn

Any day we wish, we can discipline ourselves to change it all. Any day we wish, we can open the book that will open our mind to new knowledge. Any day we wish, we can start a new activity. Any day we wish, we can start the process of life change. We can do it immediately, or next week, or next month, or next year.

We can also do nothing. We can pretend rather than perform. And if the idea of having to change ourselves makes us uncomfortable, we can remain as we are. We can choose rest over labor, entertainment over education, delusion over truth, and doubt over confidence. The choices are ours to make. But while we curse the effect, we continue to nourish the cause. As Shakespeare uniquely observed, “The fault is not in the stars, but in ourselves.” We created our circumstances by our past choices. We have both the ability and the responsibility to make better choices beginning today. Those who are in search of the good life do not need more answers or more time to think things over to reach better conclusions. They need the truth. They need the whole truth. And they need nothing but the truth.

We cannot allow our errors in judgment, repeated every day, to lead us down the wrong path. We must keep coming back to those basics that make the biggest difference in how our life works out. And then we must make the very choices that will bring life, happiness and joy into our daily lives.

And if I may be so bold to offer my last piece of advice for someone seeking and needing to make changes in their life: If you don’t like how things are, change it! You’re not a tree. You have the ability to totally transform every area in your life. And it all begins with your very own power of choice.

My Story

When I had my daughter Sydney at the age of 35, I had every intention of working my massage practice around being with her full time. My mom was a SAHM for all seven of her kids.. and I wanted to do the same for mine. Well, like any first time mom I had my grand plan and that involved having my baby girl in my office while I worked on my patients and having the best of both worlds: helping people with their pain and stress to make an income AND being with my daughter. Well, it didn’t work out as I planned. Sydney was a ‘new parents’ nightmare.. colicky, which did not exactly lend a calm, quiet, relaxing atmosphere to my massage office. We adjusted, and compromised, and I was able to work part time from home.

Fast forward five years.. we had just moved our little family an hour north to be closer to the grandparents. Sydney would be starting kindergarten and I would be back to work, when along came Max. With this awesome and unexpected blessing, came the dilemma. A tough economy, a second child and unexpected medical bills made me staying home full time, NOT an option. For a year I searched, researched and talked to everybody I knew about options to work from home. What I found was pretty disheartening. A friend wanted me to join her in doing ‘jewelry’. My mom had found a little success with surveys and was enjoying being a ‘secret shopper’. That was great for a retired person enjoying a free lunch or a tank of gas here and there, but was not going to help us pay our mortgage. Two years ago, something wonderful happened. My sister-in-law shared with me what she had found and I was introduced to Internet CEO Moms. When she shared that I could REALLY work AT HOME and that this did not involve parties, handling people’s products or money and I did not have to hand out catalogs, I was hooked. In the past two years I have been able to take some of the financial burden off my husband. I’ve surpassed what I made in my massage practice, and see the potential for this to create true financial freedom for my family. Most importantly, it has allowed me to do all that WHILE being here for both of my children, weaving it around my family’s schedule AND having fun doing it! The support, energy and passion of our team of moms has been such a blessing and I love being able to share that on a daily basis with other moms and families. If you want to love what you do and be rewarded for it, come check out our TEAM!