Hey its Eric McMillan here,
just got back from Dallas at an event we were speaking at for several hundred eager entrepreneurs.
wanted to drop you a quick line to tell you a story i heard from one of my good friends there about sharing his story, the whole thing, from stage (brace yourself as it will get right to the core of what’s important and not):
a group of us were eating a brunch this past Sunday afternoon, and we got onto the topic of telling our stories from stage and how all of us may not have revealed everything.
then my buddy John (john isn’t his real name, but for the sake anonymity, I’m not going to tell you his real name, as I don’t know that he’d want me telling the story and letting everyone know this personal thing about him) piped up and said, ‘we owe it to the people at these events to reveal everything about our pasts and here’s why’…
so John proceeds to tell us his story of growing up in an abusive home, finally having the opportunity to get out and go live with his mother, but also revealed that he held a grudge against his dad (mom and dad were divorced) for over 16 years and had hardly spoken to him.
John was speaking at an event last year, and had NEVER shared that story publicly before until that event. he gets through his story, gets off stage, and walks to the back of the room where he meets a man in his mid 60s, with ‘tears streaming down his face’, and the man greets him and says, you don’t know how right you are about making amends….
‘I haven’t seen or spoken to my dad in 16 years and I leave here tomorrow and fly to his funeral..’
(pausing to gain my composure after typing this)
okay, so what’s my point in telling you this heart wrenching story?
first off I would say I think there’s a couple things that you should draw from this story.
1. Mend fences now, life is way to short to hold grudges, be bitter. Forgive and forget, maybe a very tough thing to swallow, but just do it, then you won’t have regrets about that.
2. if you’re in a position that you financially can’t right wrongs, or do the things you want, what are you doing to change that?
i talk to/ coach countless people from all walks of life who are waiting on something to happen to them to change their situations.
**news flash**
the only thing that’s going to change your situation is YOU, no one else, not the government, not the lottery, nothing, but YOU making the conscious decision that from this point forward your life will be different.
and don’t just think that, cause thinking the best thoughts in the world won’t get you out of anything.
getting off your ass, taking daily action towards your goals will.
here’s to living life with less bitterness, regret and in a manner that moves your towards your ideal lifestyle, daily!!
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