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May 23, 2005

TIP #29: Be In Charge

Winning at working begins with accountability. It's like the story Wayne Dyer tells in Wisdom of the Ages of a woman who, when asked to write an autobiography on a 5 x 7 card, wrote:

"Chapter 1 of my life: I walked down the street -there's a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. It's not my fault. It took forever for me to find my way out.

Chapter 2 of my life: I walked down the street -there's a deep hole in the sidewalk. I don't see it. I fall in again. I'm in the same place and it still takes a long time to get out.

Chapter 3 of my life: I walk down the street -there's a deep hole in the sidewalk. I see it there. I still fall in. It's a habit. I know where I am. It is my fault. I get out immediately.

Chapter 4 of my life: I walk down the same street - there's a hole in the sidewalk. I walk around it.

Chapter 5 of my life: I walk down another street."

Want to be winning at working? Stop falling in the same holes. Realize you're in charge of your future. You can't change your past, but the choices you make from now on can change your future.

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Posted by Nan Russell at May 23, 2005 09:29 PM