Stop Playing Victim

"Let go of playing the victim. You can be a victim or you can be rich, but you can't be both. Every time you blame, justify, or complain, you're "slitting" your financial throat." T. Harv Eker. "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind."

"If you want to create the life of your dreams, then you are going to have to take 100% responsibility for your life as well. That means giving up on all your excuses, all your victim stories..............You have to take the position that you have always had the power to make it different, to get it right, to produce the desired result." Jack Canfield "The Success Principles."

Some days, I read these statements and think: "Yes! I can do this, I can build my dream." Other days, I read the same statements and think: "But it is so hard! How can I take 100% responsibility for my life?? So many other people have impact that I can't control! It's not my fault!!!!!"

I am realizing that the bottom line is: What I focus on expands. If I am focusing on statements of fear, worry, or "I can't"; then that is what I get. The other part I have to realize is that the things that are happening now in my life are a result of the things I was focused on in the past. I choose to change my focus today. I choose to focus on what I want to happen, not what is currently happening. Then I am choosing to say: "What can I do next to help bring my dream into reality? What is the next step??"

What is the next step for you? How can you stop playing the victim role and start moving toward your dream?