Authenticity
Lesley Osborn
Canine Consultant ? Author ? Dog Lover | Providing practical solutions for dog parents, including Adoption Guidance Service | Writer of stories about the dogs of GREYSETT...like Tia! #TiaTalksBook
What does the word Stand Out mean to you? It means to be easily noticeable; unmistakable. It seems that it is very easy to become mistakable.
“How quickly we can be swept up in a current heading in a direction that’s opposite of who we are and what we are truly about.” I think many times this happens by accident. “We dress the part in order to get the part and then realize too late it was not a part intended for us to begin with. Then we just never make our way back, or it’s simply too late.” It is safer to remain faithful to our own uniqueness. “Buying into some lesser truth somehow requires our resignation – a willingness to surrender from living out this one purpose we were born to fulfill.”
“If we allow ourselves to be molded and remade based on what other people think we should be, then what we’re really doing is handing them the pen and letting them determine who our character is and what our outcome will be. If we do that, there’s a good chance we might never get that pen back.”
We each have the right to narrate our own lives. My story belongs to me and I will no longer allow anyone else to write it.
BY: Lesley Osborn - 7/5/2019
Notes: The content within quotation marks belongs to CHIP GAINES. He is the other half of the HGTV show THE FIXER UPPER. (Waco Texas)
“See deeply the oneness of all life, then think, speak and act from what you see.” maggie s davis ~ Author/Videographer/Caregiving Advisor
1 年a little late:), just came across this, Lesley. so true . . . and beautifully written.??
Career Coach ? Top 1% Resume Writer ? Executive Coach ? Interview Coach ? Job Search Strategist?? 4530+ hours of coaching imparted to clients from 13 countries??Enabling high impact, high growth, high income?? careers
5 年True that we often realise much later that it's not even the part we want forever. I hope your post opens eyes of those stuck in a rut and yes, to anyone reading this - it's NEVER too late to change. Go out and rock on ??
Executive Assistant to the President and Vice Chancellor Project Management | Administration | Micro-Enterprise Management | Entrepreneur
5 年An empowering post Lesley! Ps. I love Fixer Upper and I absolutely love Chip and Jo!!
Freelance Writer for Coaches / Consultants
5 年Glad to hear you're going to write your own story of your life, Lesley Osborn. And since you are a good writer, I think you are going to write a great one! ????? I like the Chip Gaines quotes you added in. Did you know I live and work in Waco Texas? Small world, huh? ??
Behavioral Health Training and Credentialing Coordinator
5 年Lesley, I like your attitude in {???? ?????????? ?????????????? ???? ???? ?????? ?? ???????? ???? ???????????? ?????????? ???????????? ???????? ???? ?????????? ????.} ?? That reminded me of Jim Rohn's words, "If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much."