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In a recent conversation with a friend, I was told something really profound. I don’t think I’ll forget it: “Treat your life like a business”. I was confused at first and then my friend explained: “Depending on how you live your life, it can grow. It can flourish. Other people invest in it. It can be used to meet other people’s needs or for your own profits”
I stopped and thought about it and it struck me on how many interesting parallels there are between business and our own lives. Then my friend asked another question: “Are you living like an employee or an owner?” That made me think. I’ve met lots of people who don’t really own their lives. They live like their lives are someone else’s responsibility. They live with an ’employee’ mindset. When things aren’t going well, they blame and they complain. They don’t do anything to change the situation because in their minds, their lives aren’t really theirs. They’re just employees.
Then there are owners. These people are different. When their lives are going downhill, they take responsibility. They look for ways to improve. They change and solve the problem because they know that it’s their life.
So, what about you? Are you owning your life or are you just accepting the things you hate about your life? It could be:
- The long commute
- The lousy work
- The rat race
- The financial difficulties
It’s up to you to change things. What are you waiting for? You’re the owner. Take charge and make a change.