77Bad LiesBad Lies

Your Mind Your Mind Tells You!!!Tells You!!!

By Sompong YusoontornBy Sompong Yusoontorn

1. I can’t do it1. I can’t do it

The only person who The only person who can tell you “I can’t” can tell you “I can’t” is you.  If you hear is you.  If you hear those words echoing those words echoing in the back of your in the back of your mind, tune them out.mind, tune them out. Both doubts and Both doubts and faith ask you to faith ask you to believe in something believe in something you can’t see. You you can’t see. You simply have to simply have to decide which one decide which one you believe.you believe.

2. I don’t have time to make changes2. I don’t have time to make changes

You write your own destiny through You write your own destiny through the choices you make every day.  You the choices you make every day.  You become what you repeatedly do.become what you repeatedly do.

1) Think about the difference 1) Think about the difference between what is urgent and between what is urgent and what is important.  2) Review what is important.  2) Review all the obligations on your list.  all the obligations on your list.  3) Do what’s important first.3) Do what’s important first.

3. Life is easier and enjoyed more. 3. Life is easier and enjoyed more. 

The idea that life should ALWAYS The idea that life should ALWAYS be easy and enjoyable is used to be easy and enjoyable is used to justify all kinds of lazy behavior. justify all kinds of lazy behavior.

As Einstein once said, “Genius is As Einstein once said, “Genius is 1% talent and 99% percent hard 1% talent and 99% percent hard work.”  So meditate on this every work.”  So meditate on this every day: “I will do the work. It won’t be day: “I will do the work. It won’t be easy.  It will be worth it!”easy.  It will be worth it!”

4. I can do it later4. I can do it later

So today, stop making excuses for So today, stop making excuses for why you can’t get it done and start why you can’t get it done and start focusing on all the reasons why focusing on all the reasons why you must make it happen. you must make it happen.

Most great things in life don’t Most great things in life don’t happen by chance, they happen by happen by chance, they happen by choice.  You never know what’s choice.  You never know what’s possible until you risk finding possible until you risk finding out. Go forward and make your out. Go forward and make your dreams a working reality.  dreams a working reality.  

5. One time won’t hurt5. One time won’t hurt

One time means your brain now One time means your brain now knows it can get away with this knows it can get away with this excuse next time too, and the next excuse next time too, and the next “one time” leads to another, until “one time” leads to another, until you’ve completely fallen off the you’ve completely fallen off the wagon.wagon.Stick to your Stick to your plan, rather plan, rather than deciding than deciding on the fly on the fly when your when your conscience is conscience is weak.weak.

6. It’s better to quit now and cut 6. It’s better to quit now and cut losseslosses

In the heat of the moment when In the heat of the moment when you feel like quitting, think you feel like quitting, think about how far you have come about how far you have come and why you started in the first and why you started in the first place. place.

Once you learn Once you learn to quit, it to quit, it becomes a becomes a habit!!! So habit!!! So KEEP GOING! KEEP GOING!

7. It’s already too late7. It’s already too late

Things can change if you want Things can change if you want them to at any age.  Right now you them to at any age.  Right now you can choose differently and make can choose differently and make something new happen.  something new happen.  Your future is immediate.  Grab on Your future is immediate.  Grab on to it with both hands and keep on to it with both hands and keep on moving on. Think, work, and climb if moving on. Think, work, and climb if you have to.  Move your life you have to.  Move your life forward.  Today!forward.  Today!

Thank You Very MuchThank You Very MuchSompong YusoontornSompong Yusoontorn