Life is your Career

Hey, where have I gone?
I used to be the one
Looking for the hero
In some far off place
Blindly ever forward
Never knowing all along
The truth was right here
In my own song
–Kids and Heroes by The Bouncing Souls

A wise man once told me that we should be vocal in sharing our failures with others and modest when describing our accomplishments. So in that vain I’ll tell you a little bit about myself… not about a particular failure per say, but rather about a personality flaw that I have been working hard towards rectifying.

There is nothing in life that is quite as important to me as my freedom. As you’ve seen in my articles about entrepreneurship and travel I love the idea that I’m the master of my own destiny and that I’m free to be anything I want to be. My happiness belongs solely to me and I love that.

With that in mind let me tell you about one of my greatest fears: Closing doors. I hate the thought of making a choice that means I will never be able to do something in the future and that some future options might no longer exist. Now on the whole I think that it’s a good thing to keep options open and value freedom. However eventually everyone is going to have make choices on what is most important to them and in doing so close some other doors. The only other alternative is inaction and missing out on opportunities. What’s the use of open doors if you never see whats inside?

And there is always time… If we’re not closing the doors then we can be sure that eventually time will close them for us.

It has been an interesting balancing act as I try and change that aspect of my personality, and I hope that in your path to making your own happiness (the work MAKE is important. its never given but must be created) that you will be able to escape the pitfall of wanting choices to the exclusion of many wonderful experiences. The trick? The trick is finding what you’re truly passionate about and passing through those doors. If you close the doors on things that are just minor curiosities then it’s no big deal as long as you’ll have your true desires met. It’s OK if you’ll never be a famous for rafting around the world in a bath tub… that’s a door you can safely close and not feel too much regret.

So when you’re busy making your own happiness don’t dwell on the could have been or should have beens. If it’s something you can’t go back and change then there is no need to let the past control your future. “We’ll never be as young as we are tonight.” Go out there and pick the right doors and see what your new future has in store.

Tags: change, happiness, Lifestyle, personal development, taking chances

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