Y.I. Wednesday: Why I Choose to Live Without This...

Opportunities only come once...

Or at least most times they do.

And...we often hem and haw so long about making a decision that we reach a complete stand still.

Being there stinks....

But, sometimes, it's not easy to know which is the right choice until it's already picked...lived and experienced.

(Hence why there's a phrase which states: Hind site is 20/20.)

I really hate that phrase, and something I hate even more is regret.

So, I've refused to live with it...

Here's how I do that:

1. Take my time listing pros and cons of any big decision
2. Make only the types of decisions which resonate with my own personal goals/values
3. Do my homework before jumping in (or out) of something
4. Not be a people pleaser
5. Take my time making big decisions; and only after 1-4 has been considered, which will generally not
    be  done quickly.
6. Promise myself that I will not beat myself up over it if it goes South....(or blame someone else) but
    just accept it, learn from it, make the best of it, move on and make a better decision next time.

   (And, maybe double check to see if I have applied 1-5 this time around.)

Recognize that your life is too short to:

                                                            A) Live for Someone Else

                                                            B) Feel Pressured

                                                            C) Be Miserable with Your Choices

                                                            

                                                                    Live with Regret

So, don't do it.

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."  (Mark Twain)

Y.I. Wednesday: Why I Ditched Twitter

Well, it's not exactly like it sounds...

Or maybe it is.

Last summer I jumped on the Birdy-Bandwagon... and since fall, I've been thinking that the only reason I like Twitter is because it's the quickest, coolest way to get News and Sports.

For the most part, I still think think this way.

But, you see, I'd been contemplating killing the bird a while back, when every time I clicked on a Tweet, I was then linked to another place to 'click'...to which sometimes the link was good, sometimes not...sometimes info was cool, other times not so much..

BOOOOOOORRRRINNNNNNNGGGG.....

It just seemed like a waste of time.

So, I stopped using Twitter to reach out for info...but kept it wondering, 'What if people want to reach ME!?' Well, I had a very quick (and easy) answer to that...

Anyone who wants to read my work can Google or visit any one of my websites to access just about any part of my work.

Sometimes when we just can't make a decision, the decision is occasionally made for us.

I kind of like it when this happens.

It saves me time... (And I need as much as I can get!)

Since I am writing a book, working, running a business, and busy being a parent, I recognized that something had to go but hadn't yet decided if I ought to oust the blue bird...

So, when I recently, accidentally, fowled up my password, and had to hit 'reset'… 

I decided against following through with the reset email....

Now, my life is a tad less cluttered and I have a wee bit more time.

Nighty-Night Twitter...

Hmmm, let's see what else can I ditch.

Facebook anyone?