A buddy was telling me
she has been constantly sick
for the past six months or so.
I asked her
if that was working well for her.
She looked at me
as though I’d lost my mind
and said
no, it wasn’t working well
for her
at all.
I then asked her
what she’s changing.
She said she wasn’t changing
anything.
I shrugged
and told her
she will continue
being ill
until something changes.
And the only something
she is in control of
is herself.
We might think
that’s obvious.
But I know
there’s at least one business situation
I’ve been tolerating
that I haven’t tried to change.
And I should try something,
anything to do that.
We all have one
of those.
If a situation isn’t working
for you,
change something.
The issue won’t fix itself.