Believe

Today I was asked by a friend where I thought I would be in ten years? Now this question has always given me problems and the fact that I have never been able to answer it I believe is the root of all my issues. I mean don’t you have to know who you are and where you want to go in order to get there. I am afraid of failure in every sense of the word. I am so afraid that I will fall flat on my face that I never get up and even try.

Growing up I never felt challenged about where I wanted to go and who I wanted to be. I don’t recall being asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. My parents were hard working individuals who were busy building successful businesses that in turn have allowed me to have certain privileges in life, but I gave up an immense amount of hands on, show me that you love me kind of time. In the end I think the latter was the most important. You are a product of your environment and if you aren’t challenged as a child it will haunt you as an adult.

I know now that at this point in my life I am the only person that can get me to where I need to go next. I may not have been pushed when I was younger, but I know that I need to sit down and finally answer that question. Map out a plan, because once you see it, you can believe it and once you can believe it, you can achieve it. I