“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” ~ Stephen CoveyI used to be a zombie. I don’t mean that I died and was brought back to life; I mean I used to live on autopilot. Diligently doing the right thing.Following one opportunity to the next, onward and upward.Until I found myself boxed into a cubicle, earning a six-figure income while my soul slowly died.I didn’t even realize it. I just thought this was what people did. Everyone around me was the same. They weren’t happy, but like me, they stayed because of the money and conditions. I didn’t grasp it at the time, but we were all taking the easy path. We were all bottling up our dreams, too scared to change.We were all selling ourselves short and living our lives on autopilot.Many of my previous colleagues still do. But not me. For years, I’d ached to do something different. I envied those who made a living by helping others. But I thought that life hadn’t chosen me, that it wasn’t my path.I didn’t comprehend that I was choosing my path every day. I didn’t realize that by not making a conscious choice to do something better, to be something better, I was following a path to unhappiness. Every day you choose how you live your life, whether you’re conscious of it or not. And choosing to live an amazing life doesn’t have to be complicated.Today I live more consciously. I’ve chosen a new path, and I’m working doggedly toward it.
Source: Stop Living on Autopilot: 5 Ways to Live an Amazing Life
