Bet On Yourself

 

 

Take a chance on the one thing you can control in life yourself. 

When it comes to making tough decisions, too many people limit themselves to considering just external factors. 

They consider the financial and relationship consequences of a situation. 

But they fail to consider the effects their decision will have on their personal happiness and sense of self worth. 

As a result, they take chances on other people when they should be taking chances on themselves. 

Then they wonder why they're miserable. 

When you only take chances on external people and things, you place yourself at the mercy of those people and things. 

This makes you vulnerable and ripe for manipulation.

Instead, you should be taking chances on yourself. 

In any difficult situation you're faced with, don't ask questions like, "Who is the better person to side with?" or "Which option is more likely to be successful?" Instead, ask, "What do I want to do most?" and then go out and do it. 

If, for example, you're faced with an opportunity to start your own business or stay working at the same dead end job, don't stay at the job just because the pay is only slightly pathetic. 

Don't stay just because the relationships are only slightly miserable. 

When you do this, you're betting on external factors, This is always a mistake. 

A better strategy is to bet on yourself. 

You'll never regret betting on yourself. 

Sure, you'll have to take full responsibility for any mistakes you commit. 

Sure, you'll have to hold yourself to a higher standard. 

But you'll also be fully responsible for your own victories too. 

You'll continue to grow and achieve greater and greater levels of success.