Shut up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life: A Kick-Butt Approach to a Better Life, Second Edition, Revised & Updated

CHAPTER FOUR

LIVE BY DESIGN, NOT BY DEFAULT

Source: Larry Winget, “Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life,” SmarterComics.

You don't get what you want out of life until you know what you want out of life. Otherwise you get what is left over after you spend all of your time living the life someone else has planned for you. You are surviving on leftovers. I hate leftovers. I want to create something new and perfect just for me.

Most people spend more time planning their weekend than planning their life. They don't think past the end of their nose, as my Mom always said. They look at their lives and have no idea how they got in the mess they are in. If that's you, know this: You have created everything that has happened in your life, both the good and the bad. I had a complete business failure and both a business and personal bankruptcy that were my own fault. I created those things. I created every single problem I ever had. I also created my business success and the happiness I am experiencing now. You created your situation, too. It was easy. All you and I did was think, speak, and do.

It's your thoughts, words, and actions that will either move you closer to where you want to be or further away from where you want to be. Those three things are the keys to creating the life you want and have been the keys to the life you are currently living.

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