October 2022,

Dear Grandchildren,
 
Jim Rohn stated, “You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change your circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself.”
 
One of the most pervasive myths in the American culture today is that we are “entitled” to a great life-that somehow, somewhere, someone, is responsible for filling our lives with continual happiness, exciting career options, nurturing family time, and great personal relationships simply because they exist.
 
But the truth is, only one person is responsible for the quality of the life you live. And that person is “you.”
 
If you want to be successful, you must take 100% responsibility for everything you experience in life. This includes the level of your achievements, the results you produce, the quality of your relationships, the state of your health and physical fitness, your income, your debts, your feelings-everything. This is difficult, but it’s the truth.
 
In fact, most of us have been conditioned to blame someone outside ourselves for aspects of our life we don’t like. We blame our parents, our bosses, our friends, the media, our coworkers, our clients, our spouse, the weather, the economy, our lack of money-anyone or anything we can pin the blame on. We never want to look at where the real problem is-ourselves.
 
To achieve major success in your life-to achieve things most important to you-you must assume 100% responsibility. Nothing less will do.
 
“Give up all your excuses.”
 
Grandpa C. Glen Catt is an example of someone who used what he had to accomplish much in business. He believed in hard work and personal responsibility. His integrity- to do what was right -defined his character. And he believed there was no free lunch. From humble beginnings- living through the Great Depression- he dreamed big and achieved much. He believed in people and empowered his employees to accomplish their personal goals within Glen’s Market.
 
If you want to create the life of your dreams, you’re going to have to take 100% responsibility for your life as well. This means giving up all your excuses, all your victim stories, all the reasons you can’t and why you haven’t up till now, and all your blaming of external circumstances. Give them up forever.
 
Take the position: you’ve always had the power to make it different, to get it right, to produce the desired result. You might’ve chosen to not exercise this power for whatever reason such as ignorance, lack of awareness, fear, pride, the need to feel safe. Who knows why? It doesn’t matter. The past is the past.
 
It’s time to move on and believe you are 100% responsible for everything that does and doesn’t happen to you.
 
You only have control over three things in your life:

• Your thoughts-what you think.
•  The images you visualize-what you see.
• The actions you take-how you behave.

How you use these three qualities determines everything you experience.

So, Grandchildren, start paying attention to what’s happening in your life and to those around you.

• Are you and they happy?
• Is there balance, beauty, comfort, and ease?
• Do your systems work?
• Are you getting what you want?
• Is your net worth increasing?
• Are your grades satisfactory?
• Are you healthy, fit, and pain free?
• Are you getting better in all areas of your life?

 
If not, then something needs to happen, and only “you” can make it happen.
 
Always remember how much I love you.
 
Grandpa
 

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