I know I've said this about every single Monday mindset in March , but like this is just , it's so good , I love it so much . So this is the song we're talking about that you didn't miss your boat .
I can't remember where this quote came from , but it was something to the effect of you know , people get to the dock and they think they missed their boat , but there's always another one coming . And what I love about that quote , what I love about that perspective , it's a perspective of abundance .
It's a perspective of abundance of love , right when we live and operate from that place and not from scarcity . There's always going to be more , there's always going to be enough for everyone and more to go around , as opposed to living in this mindset of scarcity that there aren't enough opportunities , that there isn't enough for everybody .
I don't like that way of thinking because it very much is that victim mentality , that scarcity that , oh , it's just not for me , or I'm not the person , or I'm not the one , or I'm not good enough , or whatever it might be , or there isn't enough for me . Well , yes , there is .
We live in this world , this universe , this life that wants to give you what you want . We've just got to be willing to become the person to have that thing that we want . So often we think we want something but we are not ready for it . And I will give you a perfect example of this that you didn't miss your boat .
Maybe you just weren't ready for your boat , the boat that you want , right , I think about .
I was 20 , man I must have been 22 , 23 , 24 years old , somewhere in that range and I applied for a director of development position at Loyola Marymount University at my college that I went to , where I got my master's in undergrad degrees , and I had no business being in that role at all .
I was not ready , I was not skilled enough , I was not emotionally intelligent enough . Thank God they did not offer me the position .
That was one of a few jobs that I did not get that I interviewed for , and I think it's so interesting because I thought I really , really , really wanted that job and if I had gotten that job it wouldn't have been the boat for me , I would have failed epically .
And I think sometimes we really , really want something and we don't get it because we're not ready , we're not able to hold the energy , the responsibility , what it takes to have that thing , we got to change first .
We still have a lot of lessons and growth and understanding and self-awareness that we've got to go through in order to be prepared to have that thing or that relationship or whatever it is . It doesn't matter what . It is that thing right .
And I think what happens sometimes is we give up too quickly because we don't think that we are worthy , we don't think it's possible for us , we don't believe that more is coming later , and so we give up and so we stop , and what we're doing is we're only hindering our own ability to grow as people , to change and become the best frickin' version of ourself
that possibly exists in this life . Like , isn't that the goal ? To be happy , to feel good , to operate from love , as my dad would always say ? Just , I operate from peace , and to come from that perspective comes from a place of abundance , not a place of scarcity . So I don't want you to think that like you've missed the boat . That ain't true .
That's not even a thing . There's always another boat . I think about some of the greats who didn't become famous or whatever , understand , really identify their purpose in this life until they were 50 , 60 , 70 , 80 years old . Anything is possible for you .
I think what's most important is understanding what we really really want , what's really aligned to who we are , what we care about , what we feel our purpose is , and just doing an understanding that everything happens for us , that that just wasn't your boat . Your boat's coming a little bit later .
You still got some more growth to do in order to be ready for your boat , because it's always coming . Life is full of abundance . All right , you guys . Here's to another great week of living intentionally .