Messages come when you’re ready for them.

In spite of my gruff exterior, there really aren’t too many things that get me irritated. Reason being, about 15 years ago I was in a client’s office one day and I noticed a plaque hanging on his wall.

He was a recovering alcoholic and the plaque had part of The Serenity Prayer inscribed on it. The prayer goes something like this:

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.

Ever since then, I’ve been able to “let go” of most things that have come my way, that I didn’t particularly want — or ask for — no matter how horrible they were.

I don’t know why I’ve been able to do this, or why this simple poem had such a profound impact on my life, but I’m glad it did, because it’s allowed me to focus on the things I CAN control, and THAT is what makes you successful. In fact, I’d actually go so far as to say perhaps I wouldn’t be where I am today, had I not stumbled across this treasure.

We all have shit dumped in our laps we don’t want… obstacles placed in front of us we either need to jump over, crawl around, or shove out of the way in order to move forward, but… when you focus on the problem instead of the solution, nothing happens.

And “nothing”… IS something… that does irritate me.

Now go sell something, Craig

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