Taking Action in 2017: It’s your year!!

 “If you want your life to be a magnificent story, then begin by realizing that you are the author and everyday you have the opportunity to write a new page.” ~ Mark Houlahan

As 2016 comes to a close, I need you to start thinking about what you really want to achieve in 2017. What is inside you that you truly believe you are really supposed to do? I believe that we are all born with a Purpose. That we are destined to do something Great with our lives. I believe that we have a responsibility to figure out what we have been called to do and to share it with the world. You have to stretch yourself, push yourself, and challenge yourself to get your destiny. It is possible and necessary that you work hard on your Dreams and Goals. Go for what is yours in this world, you deserve more than what you have right now, but you can’t settle and you can’t get comfortable.

What I have come to understand and even appreciate, is when you’re working on your life, working on your dreams and goals, or trying to make a difference in this World, is that it’s hard. Even though it’s hard and at times giving up crosses your mind, you have to understand, that in order for you to go to the next level in life, this is one of the hurdles you have to jump over. You must believe in yourself and have Faith that you will get through it. It is very necessary for you to Never Give Up and no matter how hard it is, Keep Going.That is one of the Key ingredients to your success. 

I need you to Dream Big in 2017. Set your goals high, so that you have to push yourself to reach them. Dream so Big that it scares the small mind.Grind so hard, that being overlooked will never be in the cards. Once again, Easy is not an option. People won’t be able to see why you have set high goals, others won’t even believe that you’re going to do it, you will be attacked and criticized, but you have to keep doing it. You will break through one day, if you continue to believe in yourself, take full responsibility to make it happen, and keep doing the necessary things to bring it into reality. You are an unstoppable force in this world, you just have to BELIEVE.

This is your year! We at D&J Empowerment Group want you to know that you are not alone through this journey. If you have any questions or want to go more in depth, please feel free to email us at straightupmindset@gmail.com.

2016 Finale

“When bad things happen, resist the urge to blame others. Instead, find something you can do yourself to fix the problem.”

-Dave Ramsey

As 2016 is coming to a close I have noticed a lot of memes and heard folks say (Insert 4 Letter Word) 2016. I see that many people view 2016 as a bad year, so they just want to forget about it and hope that 2017 has better things in store for them. What those people fail to realize is 2017 will not be any better unless they embrace what 2016 has offered them. It has offered them the opportunity to learn, grow and take the necessary steps to get to the next level in their life.

See the one thing a lot of people want to do is blame external sources for the cause of their bad year, when in reality you need to check yourself before you start placing blame. Look to yourself as the main source of your problem. Write down the things that happened to you that you feel are the reasons why 2016 didn't go right for you. Then I want you to ask yourself these few simple questions:

1)Were these things in my control to change? 

2)Was it someone who was causing me frustration or pain?

3)Was it a situation that was causing me hurt and self doubt? 

Now all those questions have simple answers to them.........

• If it was someone who was causing you frustrations and pain then YOU remove them from your inner circle, even if it is family. Sometimes family can cause the most pain. Now I'm not saying cut them completely out cause they are family, but you don't have to deal with them in your day to day either. 

• If it was a situation that was making you hurt and start to doubt yourself in any aspect of your life......well remove YOUrself from the situation. Sometimes you have to back up and reevaluate your life and start making adjustments to realign yourself back to your goals and happiness. Everyone has a comfort zone, whether it be good or bad, its a place of familiarity. When you take that away from people they freak out more about that then the actually situation itself that is causing the problem. YOU have to be mentally strong and self aware to see that and change it.

• Last, if its something that is completely out of your control, then why are YOU worrying about it?? You will drive yourself crazy constantly thinking about things you can not change.

Just doing these simple things will help change your life drastically but it all starts with YOU. See, it's a defense mechanism for a person to displace blame and not take accountability for their actions. It was YOU who decided to deal with that person and allow them to get close without very close examination. If you did and that person con their way into your life then you need to take that as a life lesson to ensure this doesn't happen again. Everything is a lesson if you are able to get passed your emotions and self pitty.

So to make sure that 2017 becomes a better year than 2016 do a self assessment of the things in your life that didn't go as planned. The situations that came out of left field and caught you off guard. Start thinking about the things YOU can do to make it better. Not what your friend can do, or your momma, or your daddy, NO, WHAT YOU can do to make it better. It starts with YOU and it ends with YOU. How you execute will determine how next year goes.

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