So yesterday I started the day is a really down mood. Truly
deep and dark and sad. It happens to everyone one in a while and the past few
weeks I was slogging through a cold, slow business and a deepening depression.
Today I feel more hopeful, happier and confident. What was the difference?
Well, I listened to my own words. I looked at my survivor
speech from 2012. My sermon so to speak to other survivors to proudly be who
they are and let the world know they had indeed survived. That the very act of
doing that gives other people hope.
I thought for a minute and realized, I can say that to
others, but can I say it to myself. The talk was about hope and belief. It
culminates with the thought hope leads to optimism and what follows optimism is
belief. And we if believe there will be a cure for Breast Cancer there will be
a cure. I can believe there will be an end to Breast Cancer, but there are
times I don't believe in myself. When I don't believe in myself, I become
pessimistic, and when I am pessimistic I lose hope. It is a mirror image of
what I really have chosen to live when I participate in the 3 day. It is the
polar opposite. And it isn't me.
When I walk in the 3 day my life hums. It is one of my sweet
spots. There are moments in my business life when things hum...when I find a
client a new home. When I help people reach their goals and guide them on their
way. I know I am good at what I do. I am one of the best. I know I have a
reputation that others envy for integrity and creativity and common sense. I
also know the slow times will pass. But I am looking at what I do and want to
find a way to tweak what I do to be more present and positive. To focus less on
competition and more on what I enjoy and do well.
I have to say thank you to the 3 day for allowing me to make
that speech. I wrote the words for others, but no one needed to hear the words
more than me.
http://youtu.be/ezeBouoCXhA
