Day 68 of 100 Days of 100 Ways To Rule Your World

COMPARE YOURSELF TO YOU

Everyday people are out there comparing themselves to others. Saying things like “why can’t I be skinny like her”, “If I had the money he does, I could…”, “She has it all and I got squat.” and so on.

Really? Yes, they really are doing that. Heck, you probably compared yourself to someone else no more than 10 minutes ago.

Does it get you anywhere? Does it make you any thinner? Does it make you any richer? Does comparing yourself to others give you everything they have and you want?

Probably not. It probably makes you angry at yourself. It creates emotions and feeling that will fester and eventually sabotage everything beneficial that you do eventually try to do.

You know fully well that comparing yourself to others is NOT BENEFICIAL, it is NOT POSITIVE; it is NOT GOOD FOR YOUR PEACE OF MIND. Why not STOP? You can’t! We can’t!

Seeing as how you are going to compare yourself to others NO MATTER WHAT why not compare yourself to you.

Yes, pick yourself from some time in the past and compare you, now, to the “you” of then. Are you better off now or then? If you are better off now; then GOOD FOR YOU!!! If you were better off in the past, then it’s time to get yourself back on track and get to work!

Now that’s a comparison that can do you a world of GOOD.

Thank you,
David Guerra
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Day 67 of 100 Days of 100 Ways To Rule Your World

PICK YOUR FRIENDS WISELY

They say you become like the 5 people you spend the most time with. Well, then I am in VERY GOOD company. What about you?

Do those 5 share your values? or do they tell you that taking the shortcut is the ONLY way to go?

Do they honestly and genuinely want to hear and listen to YOU talk about YOUR goals, hopes, and dreams? or are they ONLY concerned about themselves and what you can DO FOR THEM?

Do they ENCOURAGE you to shoot for the moon? or do they tell you that you can’t do it so why bother?

Seriously, if the path you want to take for your life is paved with those individuals that only care about the next party, who will be buying the next round, or how to get over on others then you might just be on the wrong path.

If you keep veering off that path and into a dark alley way that you will call REGRET come Sunday morning then it’s time to seriously consider removing those who ARE NOT there for you and who ARE ONLY there when you have a ride to offer or a drink to buy.  Even if you know fully well that the behavior may have been somewhat expected of an individual in her early 20s, rest assured it is NOT tolerated NOR expected of a PROFESSIONAL in her late 30s.

However, if you like being dragged into negative behavior like those around you, then I say “good luck to you.”

You have to make a choice and YOU have to know that it will be a difficult journey when it comes to picking the right people to have in your life. The path to getting to those friends that will only make your LIFE BETTER may be a lonely path, an uphill climb but eventually you will clear the way for those individuals that will PUSH you up the hill and brace you for that fast downhill course.

Lastly, when it comes to PICKING YOUR FRIENDS don’t think of tomorrow or of next week, this friendship is a vacancy you mean to PERMANENTLY FILL.

Thank you,
David Guerra
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Day 66 of 100 Days of 100 Ways To Rule Your World

ABOUT BURNING BRIDGES (Don’t Do It)

You’ve heard the old saying: “Don’t burn bridges”

While many people may be tempted to throw gasoline and fire a flare on that bridge that connects us to the past (past jobs, past relationships, past experiences, you name it).

Like Cortez did when he came to the new world, scuttled his boats (he actually sank them) and making a new life with no turning back. Well, we know how that turned out for Cortez. While there may be a need for “burning bridges” as in Cortez’s case, he was trying to prevent further mutiny among the crew.

However, for the most part when you quit your job or end a relationship (within limits) there is absolutely no real need to burn the bridge with that organization or individual(s). Who knows what happens in the future and you might need some kind of assistance from someone in your past. It would be best to keep things civil because the one person that could possibly help you the most might just be the one person you wanted to tell off the most but didn’t.

Thank you,
David Guerra
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