What you did or did not do in the past is not an indicator of what you will or will not do in future. Your potential is not represented by your past.
What your future holds is a matter of what you do right now.
Success is cumulative, and so is failure. Which means that whatever path you are currently on, you can change direction, and change the result.
Action – So what becomes apparent, then, is to stay focused on your goals and desired outcomes. Keep adjusting your attitudes and actions to keep yourself on the path that you really want to be on.
Sure, you may have goofed up in the past. We’ve all made errors and done things that didn’t work out as planned. But by simply pausing to refocus and re-adjust, you can choose to make your future as you want it to be.
Yesterday is gone, so don’t drag it up as any kind of gauge of tomorrow.
So true! And so good to keep remembering this..
Forgiving yourself of past wrongs sets you free to be focused in your current and future endeavors. It’s nice to be reminded to let go and live for today, which in turn sets you up for success tomorrow.
I summarize with two words: here and now.
Life is full of surprises. You never know what will you be in the future. But you may redirect yourself to what you want to be if you focus right now. There are many challenges, ups and down, but they are just part of your life. It does not mean that if you fall now, you will fall forever. You can learn from your mistakes in the past but you do not live with your past.
Oh, I like that line – “it does not mean that if you fall now you will fall forever”!
My inner dialogue says “I’ve gone off track, I’m never going to get my goal, I give up”. This reminder that every moment I have the choice to refocus and get back on track makes that negative voice in my head no longer deciding my future.
Nancy, great coaching about staying focused. Thank you!
These are all such inspiring words. I love it.
Negative talk can fill our heads when we see the goals we did not reach this year and can also effect the way we work in the coming months. I have a path in mind and I have the ability to make it happen, I just need to keep on track and not fall into old habits that kept me from making my goals this year.
Learning from the past is one thing. Using it to beat ourselves up is another (and a completely useless one at that!). And one way to ‘break’ old habits is to create a new one to replace it.