Its None of My Business...

What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think. This rule, equally arduous in actual and in intellectual life, may serve for the whole distinction between greatness and meanness. It is the harder, because you will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know I. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Its none of my business what you think of me."  I had to hear this only once to get it.  Success in my early years was evaluated by the opinion of others.  I found myself seeking others to let me know that I had done well. The moment we were born, those around us began pushing their interpretation of life on us as it was the 'absolute truth'.  I soon discovered there was less stress and life needs were more easily met through compliance and imitation.  These interpretations and beliefs soon became my own and relegated to the unconscious to become a part of my 'operating system'.

The opinion of others continues to have a loud voice today, but I know I have a choice.  Daily I choose what I will do and what evaluation to give of that choice.  So often, it is easy to verbalize my wishes, wants, my abilities - what matters most are the actions.  Talking about what I am going to do can seem as if it has already been accomplished.  The phrase, "the universe rewards action" is a truth.  Change and transformation occurs only as a result of action.

Some projects receive a lot more talk than walk.  Starting is the most important aspect of something that I have decided isn't a 'feel good' deal.  Talk or 'self talk' is no substitute for action.