Attribution for this simple yet amazing quote goes to the one and only Oprah via my friend and colleague Denise Dorman of Write Brain Media.
I have been burned lately, both in business and personally, and you know what?
It’s all my fault.
I take full responsibility and after I pay for it, I will move on, better, stronger and greater than I was before.
People show us who they are and what they’re all about. When we move forward with the ones who aren’t the best clients or the most honest friends or the most upstanding citizens, we almost always know it going in. That little voice inside tells us to set them free, cut them loose, kick ‘em to the curb — but sometimes — actually often times for many of us — we don’t listen.
Sometimes in business we don’t listen because we see dollar signs and want to ignore the other parts of the picture. Sometimes in life we don’t listen because we feel a false sense of good or love and want to believe this is right. We hear the voice and make un-smart (I didn’t want to say stupid but they are stupid) decisions, say stupid things, even lie to ourselves and others all in the name of following these feelings. But we know. Deep down we know. And everyone who knows us knows. But we still do stupid things sometimes…but that’s OK, we’re HUMAN, every last one of us.
Don’t beat yourself up about it, don’t think about it in the middle of the night, don’t blame the other person and please don’t blame yourself — just keep moving on and be all the more wiser, stronger and more amazing for it. I know that’s what I am going to do. Keep moving forward. One foot after another. Be happy and embrace all of the amazing people in your life and the other ones (we all have them) will fall off. And always remember that when people show you who they are, BELIEVE THEM!
