“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.” ~Nelson Mandela
Hello Friend,
It's Coach Eddie, Studio Manager here at our Premier Boxing for Fitness, South Houston studio location.
The beauty of your life is that you get to create it in any way you want. But in order to create the sort of life that feels truly fulfilling and deeply aligned in every way, life will always require you to let go of something before the next thing is in sight.
If you find yourself stepping out onto that cliff edge right now, or making a decision to take that step, not knowing what the outcome will be or where you’ll end up, these are things I hope will help:
Sometimes you have to close a door before another will open.
I remember back in 2010 when I left my job to “figure out what I wanted to do with my life,” there was some confusion amongst the people I knew at how I could leave a well-paid, respectable job behind.
I didn’t have an answer for them.
The only thing I knew at the time was, “this isn’t it.”
Stepping into that uncertainty paid off. I wound up starting my own business, which I’m grateful for each and every day. And I know, without a shred of doubt, I wouldn’t be here today, doing work I love on my own terms, if I hadn’t made that leap.
Sometimes there are ways to build a bridge between the life you have now and the life you want in the future. But even when that’s possible, at some point, you’re always going to have to make a final leap. And it’s that leap and the final letting go of what was, that opens the way for what will be.
To be reborn, you first have to die. To rise from the ashes, you first have to burn.
Closing doors is scary, yes. But I comfort myself with the knowledge that there are few doors in life that can’t be re-opened in some way, shape, or form. And the likelihood is you’ll never actually want to do that when you see all the new ones that open to you.
Other people’s fear is just that, theirs. Don’t take it with you.
Other people’s fear has nothing to do with you. Do not take it with you. People see life through the lens of their own experience and sometimes they find it difficult to see that their experience might not be the same as yours.
Don’t let other people’s fear hold you back.
Have courage and trust.
Like most people, I’ve lived through some significant, and often tough, life events in my thirty-six years on the planet.
In each of those moments it’s felt like I might not come through. Like the world might end, even.
But every time I’ve come through, and I’m beginning to realize I can always handle it. That no matter what life brings, I will, in fact, always be okay.
As you leave the comfort of what you know, whether that’s a relationship, a job, a place or something else, know that you have the strength inside you to cope with every situation life might conjure up.
What happens if you remain where you are?
At the end of the day, I ask myself, what happens if I stay?
My own answer to this question right now is stagnation. And since I believe my ultimate purpose is to grow, I don’t really have much of a choice.
When faced with the fear of stepping into an unknown future, ask yourself, what happens if I don’t? And is that something I’m willing to accept?
Your answer might just give you that final little nudge you need to step into the void and find out what life has in store for you next.
And if all that fails? Well, just remember Oprah, who said there are no wrong paths in life. And Oprah never gets it wrong, right?
Committed to Your Health and Success,
Coach Eddie Akan Studio Manager Premier Boxing for Fitness 510 Wisconsin St. South Houston, TX 77587 Studio Number: 713-794-6454 www.premierboxingforfitness.com coacheddie@premierboxingforfitness.com |
