“There is no disgrace to start over and begin anew. 

       Bebe Moore Campbell, Journalist & Writer

I was watching Dr. Phil and he said two profound statements that when I first heard them, I said “This is deep.” So I thought I would share with you.

• Profound statement 1: Dr. Phil was talking to a father who had lost control of his kids and his family. There were many reasons but a key reason was that he was focused on giving things vs. giving time because he thought this would bring his family happiness. Dr. Phil sensed the frustration of the father and said to him “You are not a bad person. I know that you are willing to die for your family but are you willing to live for them.” This is when I had my first “this is deep moment.” I thought about what I value most and asked myself, am I fully present? Am I showing right now in my daily interactions and communications that I’m here for those people who mean the most to me vs thinking that I will have plenty of time in the future to show that I care.

• Profound statement 2: “There are moments in life where all things wrong can be turned around.” As I reflect on the past 8 months of 2014, like many people I think about what went well, what went wrong, and what I want to be better moving forward. However, to truly have the life that we want, we have to decide to not let what happens to us in life make us become a passenger along for the ride. Rather, as motivational speaker Les Brown would say, we have to be the driver and say to ourselves “I got this. I am happening to life.” We all know that rough times will befall us but it is our reaction to it that impacts our success.  So when life happens and you fall down: GET BACK UPAND START OVER.  KNOW THAT YOUR DREAMS CAN BE YOUR REALITY – YOU JUST HAVE TO CLAIM YOUR DESTINY!!!

Think about from a professional and personal level, what do you want to change for the better; what can you start over and begin anew? What’s in your control? Who are your resources that can help you achieve your goals?