IT IS OK TO CHANGE YOUR MIND

I gave up. To be completely transparent, I recently decided to end my real estate career. I may resume my real estate career in the future but for now, I am not feeling it. In fact, real estate is not the first endeavor that I have quit. For example, I earned my Bachelor of Science in computer science. I could not find a job, so I got discouraged and stopped looking. I once created a trucking company but realized without a truck of my own, I could not earn enough profit to keep the business operational. I have sold essential oils. I have created T-shirt designs. None of these ideas came to full fruition.

I have switched my plan to be wealthy so many times. Too many times some may say. To those people, I would say, “At least I tried something.” Many of my critics never dare to do anything out of the normal or take any risk. My logic is to try and try again. If that does not work. Try something else. Without taking risks, how will I ever figure out what works or what I like?

Why not build slowly in one thing? You may have heard, success likes speed. Most of my endeavors would leave me broke if I continued at the pace I was going. Sometimes the price of goods and services are so high that they require speed to execute to make a decent living wage. If the thing I am doing is fun but not profitable or producing a thing requires too much time, I must find something else that is faster and less expensive to produce.

This principle applies to relationships as well. Why be with a person that makes you unhappy. Two people may fight like cats and dogs then say, “we have been through so much together.” This is an excuse to cling to something that does not work out of fear. I hear, “he/she loves me.” Love should not be hurtful. Love should not be miserable. We all must make the decision to do what is best for ourselves by getting out of relationships that are not conducive to our success in life. There are just too many other humans out there to endure one person that brings us down emotionally. It is ok to change your mind about a person you thought was what you wanted. People change. Our ambitions change. Circumstances change.

Some of you may have demanding situations to deal with. If you are currently in a very long-term relationship and are not sure what to do because there are children involved, remember that you are not trapped. I do not condone breaking up a family unit if you can help it, especially between two married people. However, if two people together is more traumatic for everyone involved than walking away, leave!

To conclude, make wise decisions by looking at how your life will play out over the long term at its current pace. If you are not satisfied with your living situation, significant other, or career, do not let your emotions, pride, opinions of others keep you from taking a different route. That may look like leaving a job by studying for another career path. That may look like having hard conversations with loved ones. It may look like cutting off some people entirely. Keep seeking what you desire. Do not settle. It is ok to change your mind.