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Tired of Settling?
It's Time to Sing a New Tune!

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Original Publication Date:
September 2007

What do you expect from your life? Are you getting out of it what you deserve or are you settling for less? Maybe you're unhappy with your job. Maybe your relationship isn't fulfilling. Maybe your health and your body aren't in the greatest condition. Maybe your spirit isn't being fed and is missing joy. Maybe you feel small in the grand scheme and your voice isn't being heard. Maybe you don't see yourself as worthy of having it all. Maybe, just maybe, you're settling.

I look around and can't help but feel blessed. I'm living in the most magnificent country on earth where I'm free to think and do and say whatever I please because those who came before me made it so. I was born a woman at a time in history when women are encouraged to soar and become whatever they choose—including President—because those who came before me made it so. I do what I love and love what I do and there are no limits except those I place on myself. That's the beauty of it. That's the beauty of what we've been given.

Think of it. Think of the majesty of life. Think of its vastness and of all that is possible. It's almost too much to fathom, too good to be true. Some of us aren't seeing it for all that it is. Some of us have a vision that falls short of the true picture. Some of us don't think we can expect more than we currently have. Some of us are acting out of fear or anger or negativity or disdain. Some of us are too busy hating or judging. Consequently, some of us are shortchanging ourselves and missing out. Some of us are just plain settling.

Say it isn't so—well, it is.

That doesn't mean it has to stay that way. The wonderful thing about human beings is their capacity to grow and evolve and, therefore, become an effective instrument of constructive change. If you expect more you can purposefully decide to have more. Maybe you've been singing the wrong tune. Maybe it's time for a new one.

Pz's Pointers on Expecting More From Your Life

1. Do the work and reap the reward

A successful life requires action. It doesn't automatically happen. Sit back and wait and you'll be sorely disappointed. No matter what aspect of life we are nurturing it is up to us to take responsibility. We have to participate in order to affect the outcome. Most relationships fail because the partners didn't do the work necessary to sustain each other and allow it to grow. Most careers falter because the dreamer dropped the ball on the 50-yard line and never picked it back up to travel the rest of the way down field. Look at Oprah or Gates or Mandela or Bono. Their lives are significant on the world stage because their work is equivalent to their reward. They fashioned and formed what they wished to achieve through conscious dedication and perseverance. They expected an outcome of greatness. They prepared for it. They wouldn't settle for anything less. The same holds true for each of us. Each, in our own way, can strive for the greatness we were meant to realize. It is written in the stars. It is there for the seeing, for the believing, for the asking, and for the taking.

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