When is your "right" time?

“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.”
- Napolean Hill

I don’t know about you…but for me, I usually take action, especially on the important stuff, when I feel it’s the “right” time for me to do it.  

 
A great example of this is when I was struggling with money and up to my arse in debt. 

 
I mean yeah, at first it didn’t seem so bad…things were tight but I was keeping the wolves from the door. I kind of had a life…nothing to be excited about, that’s for sure and the bills were being paid on time. Although I was only making minimum payments on credit cards….. but at least I was making ends meet…sort of.

 
If I had taken the time to really look at my situation, earlier in the game. I would have clearly seen something I was refusing to acknowledge…my expenses far outweighed my income and I was using credit to fill the gaps. Not a good idea….

 
I was working three jobs…I was miserable…I was stressed out…I was exhausted mentally and physically but I was hanging in there…until I couldn’t hang in there anymore. 

 
Only then, did I see it as being the “right” time to do something about the state I had gotten myself into. 
 

I guess I was a bit of a sucker for punishment. I mean seriously, when I look back at it, what the heck did I even gain by letting things go that long? Short answer, f**k all!

 
At the time I was more concerned about not ruining my credit score and feeling embarrassed to admit that I didn’t know how to manage my money, I had screwed up, got myself into a mess I couldn't get myself out of… even though I was doing the things I thought I needed to do. 
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I’ve matured a lot since then…I mean after all I was just a kid, not quite 40 years old ….what did I even know?  
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One thing I've learned is that we only know what we know…knowledge and skills don’t magically pop into our heads…we have to make it a priority to learn these things. Investing our time, our energy, and maybe even our money.
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We have to realize that we deserve better. We have to get over ourselves, reach out and ask for help.
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What about you? What does your "right" time look like?
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Here’s a question to ask yourself: How much pain do you have to be in, financially, before you take action to change things around?
 
There’s no right or wrong answer…just be honest with yourself…

​Have yourself a totally fantabulous day and let your awesomeness shine!
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Until next time.....
 
​Glenda 

 
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