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Life is a Choice....Choose Well!

Written by: Debbie Ruston

Article Overview: Stop setting for mediocricy and start creating a life on purpose.

Life is a Choice....Choose Well!

Years ago I used to drive all over the country, get stuck in traffic, drive through snowstorms, freezing rain and literally put myself at risk on the highway....I dreaded it, but really didn't know what to do about it....I was stuck in the "survival" mentality....thought this is how I had to make a living....

It's interesting what we do when we are frozen in limiting beliefs....we usually keep doing the same things, working harder, thinking that is the answer to creating financial freedom. Most of society runs their life that way...working for the great "benefits" they have, settling for the income their employers decide to grant them, putting in long hours, sacrificing their time with their families, commuting in stressful traffic....for what? To make $30, 40, 80, $100,000 per year? Is it really worth the sacrifice to just survive, to just get by, to be able to just pay the bills?

Four years ago I had had enough....I decided I couldn't work any harder than I was working and decided there had to be a better way. It's interesting how we sometimes have to get to that point....the point where we are so fed up that we are WILLING to look at different options. One of things that became crystal clear to me was that my very best thinking had brought me to the point I was at in my life....and I wanted better results, more time freedom....I wanted to be home more and to have total freedom in my life.....to be able to work from the beach, go for more walks, take more vacations.........both time freedom and financial freedom. I am very grateful I got to this point, because I finally learned that Life is a Choice, and I could choose the life I truly wanted....and now I am living it and teaching other people how to do this as well.

In your service,
Debbie:)

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