A formula for living
“There are three types of people in this world: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened. We all have a choice. You can decide which type of person you want to be. I have always chosen to be in the first group.”—Mary Kay Ash
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have always loved the wisdom of entrepreneur and visionary Mary Kay Ash. Today I thought I would give you a little quiz in conjunction with her quote. Mary Kay lists three types of people.
- Those who make things happen
- Those who watch things happen
- Those who wonder what happened
Which of these three groups do you think is the happiest? Which do you think is the most unhappy, often feeling they are one of life’s “victims?” Which group do you think goes through life without experiencing much joy or sadness?
Now, try this one. Which of these groups do you think is the most successful? Which do you think is most resentful? Which do you think never realizes their potential because they never explore it?
While I am sure you guessed right, here are the answers:
- Those who make things happen—happiest and most successful
- Those who watch things happen—most unhappy and resentful
- Those who wonder what happened—don’t experience much joy or sadness or realize potential
Those who watch things happen or wonder what happened haven’t taken the wheel to steer their life. Instead, their days are left to be blown around by external winds.
Those in group one, like Mary Kay Ash, are subject to the same external winds, but they make things happen in spite of them. Those in group one have a vision bigger than any obstacle, and that vision will always get them through the storm.
Your Turn: Which group do you fall into? Think about your last month and what category the majority of your actions (or non-actions) fell into. If you aren’t in group A, why not join? Great things are happening there!
Today’s Affirmation: I make things happen.
November 24th, 2008 at 7:11 am
I make things happen… for a while now I have been bullied by a boss that has moved up the corporate ladder and is now micromanaging everyone. At first I let it happen, and of course complained. Then I decided that my new project was going to be ME driven. I planned the meeting, assigned tasks, including some for her, set the date and time. Guess what it worked! not only did she not take over, I felt that for once in the past 4 months I will still an asset to the company, and could still do a great job…. It works!!!
November 24th, 2008 at 7:27 am
Wow. This one really hit home. Growing up I watched my mother and discovered in my late teen years that she lost herself somewhere along the way after she got married and had me and my sister. I vowed I would never be that person but here I am, at 40 years old, realizing for years I have watched things happen and now I am indeed wondering what happened. As the mother of 3 (2 of them being girls), I never want that to happen to them. They are 6 and 5 right now. Today is the day I start to live consciously in EVERY area of my life. Thank you for your wisdom and courage.