Who is making decisions for you?

I have a big dream. But it depends upon me being seen. It means putting myself out there on social media. It means opening myself up to ugly comments from no-profile-face trolls.

I’ve been telling. myself that I’m not ready to face those faceless meanies. So I wait. Until I have more capacity. Until my message is stronger. Until I’ve lost more weight. Until I have more clout.

By doing that, by waiting until… I have allowed strangers to derail my purpose.

And that just pisses me off.

In “How Intelligent People Can Create a Powerful Purpose for Their Lives,” author Isaiah Hankel, Ph.D. writes:

“Determining your ultimate purpose in life is the toughest decision you will ever make, which is why so few people actively decide on one. Instead, most people let life make this critical decision for them. These people fritter their lives away in an endless stream of tiny, meaningless decisions that elicit no great change and leave no real impact. They spend all their time and resources putting out day-to-day fires and focusing on short-term objectives.”

Focusing on short-term goals.

Instead of.

Your Personal Everest. Whatever that is for you.

It’s time to take back your purpose. Reclaim your path. Rewrite your impossible.

When we become the ones making decisions for our lives, instead of family, friends, society, even online trolls, we gain the ability to focus on what needs to happen to reach our summit.

Nothing can stand in the way.
No excuse can withstand the fire.
Nobody can question your beleif (not even yourself).

You make decisions for you.

You’re the only one who can.

The only one.

How empowering is that?