A loved one,
whenever he gets close
to a comfortable place
in life,
does his d@mnedest
to f*ck it up
and, because he’s intelligent,
he always succeeds.
He insists he doesn’t do this,
that it is just bad luck
or fate
or the world aligned against him,
but, having known him
for decades,
I see he’s responsible.
Currently, he’s in the best job
he has ever had.
He was doing well
until management talked
about giving him a promotion.
Now, he’s fighting with his boss,
making silly yet damaging mistakes,
doing all he can to self-sabotage
himself.
It’s a unionized job
so it will be difficult
to get fired from
but I suspect he’ll manage
to do that.
His belief about himself,
about success,
creates his failures.
Seth Godin
shares
“The world is real,
and opportunities
and pain
are unfairly
and unevenly distributed.
At the same time,
our narrative
and our habits
are real as well,
and they work to prove themselves
right.”
Your beliefs are powerful.
Ensure they are aligned
with your goals.
And if the same result
happens
over and over
in different situations,
examine your beliefs
or have someone you trust
look at your situation.
The issue is likely
to be
your thinking.