At this point one may think that he learned a lesson or maybe had a
coming-to-the-lord moment. Not quite. In fact John quickly met up with several past
guests of the state and embarked on a new venture—robbing banks. Short story even shorter, he was caught and
sent away, this time his room was reserved at the federal level. Twenty years of living in a cage for less than
$10,000 earned during his so-called bank robbery spree.
Again he served the entire term. When he was released John was placed on five
years of supervised probation. Even
though he wasn’t any longer in a prison of bars, he was still in captivity
albeit on the ‘outside.’
I met John based on an introduction made by one of my life coaching
clients. He had just completed his final
year of probation. For a grown adult
male, he didn’t have a clue how to live a productive life. His greatest fear centered on going back to
prison. And I thought that was a great
thing, because if he used that fear as fuel, I believed he was well on his way
to beginning to truly live.
He figured that the process would be arduous, long and involve methods
that would make his prison stay seem like a walk on the beach during sunset.
Listed below are the seven simple ways I provided John to assist him in
not giving up:
1.
Sunday
2.
Monday
3.
Tuesday
4.
Wednesday
5.
Thursday
6.
Friday
7.
Saturday
Yep…that’s it, nothing mystical or magical about it. Every day is a new day full of potential. Even though yesterday may have been rough and
today is tough, one of the greatest blessings in life is tomorrow. Never give
up, never give out and never quit. You
never know where life can lead you, just keep living.
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