That saying
– Pull yourself up
by the bootstraps?
That originally refers
to an impossible feat.
A person literally CAN’T
pull themselves up
by the bootstraps.
That isn’t possible.
We can’t pull
ourselves up
by our bootstraps
figuratively either.
We need help.
We all need help.
All successful people
have had help,
whether they admit
that truth
or not.
So ask for help.
ACCEPT help.
There’s no shame
in it.
And it is the ONLY way
we’ll be successful.
I try to get
one more use
out of just about everything
– packaging,
clothing,
computers,
space in my home,
etc.
I use the empty potato chip bag
as a garbage bag.
I plant some radishes
in an unused corner of my yard.
I convert torn clothing
to cleaning rags.
On their own,
these one more uses
don’t save much money
or other resources.
Collectively,
however,
they have funded business start ups
in the past.
Try to get
one more use
out of everything around you.