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July 25, 2005
Forging Ahead
I have a friend who has the potential to make a huge difference in the world, but he's not getting anywhere because one of his feet is trapped in the quicksand of his past. He keeps on making the same bad choices over and over again.
When he pulls himself free he will be incredibly successful.
I remember my dad discussing this with me when I was a teenager. Using a drawing like the one above, my dad explained that the difference between people who are successful and those who struggle is whether they look into the past or the present to create their future. If you continually look to the past you will always feel attached to the anchor that keeps you tethered to the past; if you look to the present, you will find a new springboard to launch you into the future.
Posted by trevor at July 25, 2005 06:00 PM
Comments
Excellent advice, I couldn't agree more. Everyone has things in their past that will hold them back if they let them, you just have to choose to let go.
Posted by: Mac at July 25, 2005 06:14 PM
sometimes other people need to keep the same image of you for their own sense of security, creating situations to keep you fixed to the past. It can really keep you stuck.
Posted by: gladys at July 26, 2005 09:08 AM
It's true that I've known a few people who can't succeed simply because they've become fixated with the past, but they've been fairly few and far between. IME, by far the much more common problem is failing to learn from the past or ignoring it altogether. This is what I've seen most often with people who seem to make the same bad choices over and over.
Posted by: Craig at July 29, 2005 01:25 AM
ack! how true is that.
(unfortunately elephants are very clingy and hard to put aside...)
Posted by: stosova at July 29, 2005 06:03 AM
hey trevor.
something is wrong with the commenting tool thing on you "the pitch" blog. i have tried to post a comment on it three times, but it never shows up. you might want to find out what is wrong.
just a thought....
kristiana
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Thanks for the heads up. I was away and couldn't post comments until I got back. But, here I am and here we go... Trevor
Posted by: kristiana at July 29, 2005 09:25 AM