To Be or Not to Be

Becoming a millionaire, a successful human being on any level of your life is a choice. That's right, I said it, it is a choice. Perhaps you don't want to hear that and you don't have to. You can close this blog entry and just forget I ever said it! However, that is also making my point very clearly and that is, we all have a choice.

To be or not to be may have gained most of it's notarity from Shakespeare's Hamlet, however the truth of these words is so utterly simple that they often fall upon deaf ears. To become anything starts with a decision. To "be". A decision is a choice which can be made simply, or after much complication. Hopefully the reality of this will set in after a time and you will choose to have your choices come simply and easily to you. However, that said, without making a choice there is no target and you do not move towards anything other than what you already know. So, in essence, by not choosing anything you have made a choice and that is; not to "be"!

Could it be this simple? I say yes. You can choose to agree or disagree with me, that's OK, that is your right and I welcome you to have an opinion in this and every matter of your life. When you are involved to the degree that you are engaged in making choices, you are in the drivers seat of life.

Why would anyone choose not to be?

Well, being comfortable - which does not imply happy - is something many folks strive for. To know what they know seems to them to be the smart choice. To limit their experiences to reflect this continued safety net around what they understand their life to be about is the box they construct and place themselves in. No kicking and screaming involved, just compliance with the status quo. Hey, if that's what someone chooses than more power to them. Happiness means many things to many people, what creates happiness for someone else may be the extreme opposite for what creates happiness for me or you. Judge not lest ye be judged. Anothers future is nothing you can do anything about, so rest assured the only true choice you have will be over what you want to be or not to become in your life.

To choose not to be is a decision that will be supported by those who know you. They want things to remain as they are, it would not serve their purpose to have you go and make changes in their reality. In truth they may be well intentioned however the road to failure is paved with well intentions. To choose to be / create waves, make changes will stir the pot for everyone who knows you, they may not want this for themselves so they will attempt to convince you it's a bad idea and they will preface all of this with the concept that what they are doing is for your own good. Keep in mind they may be the ones who love you, however that doesn't mean they want you to change, even if it is for the better.

So.. Why make the choice to be, if it could mean judgement and alienation? Well, if you are anything like me, and if you still reading this than you are (!) to make a choice that does not support change and growth is just not a possibility. Oh, you may be able to put it off for awhile, keep it at bay, but at some point change will be inevitable just like eating and sleeping. Putting it off will not suffice, taking the plunge will be the only choice left if it comes down to that.

To be isn't hard, it's just a commitment. A lot of folks have issues with commitment however so taking a good hard look at where you fall on that scale may be a good idea. To be means to walk your talk, keep your word and show up when you say your going to and I don't mean just for other people either, I mean showing up for yourself.

To become a millioniare is to be thinking and behaving like a millionaire right now! You must first embody who you are becoming before you can hope to succeed. Now, no one is telling you that this is just plain easy, however no one is telling you it is hard either. You decide. To be or not to be... That is the question.