This advice is pointed at me, just as much as you.  So the economy sucks, so what, so consumers are demanding more from you. . .suck it up and get out of your own way. Its hard. . . so what!  Stop being a whiny gurl and cowboy the fuck up!. . .this market aint for the weak knee’d nor the lilly livered. . . and if you are a fat couch potato, drink in this video, and again. . . get off your lazy ass, eat right, and cowboy the fuck up!

. . and if you are being downsized, lateralized, middlicated. . . this is war, so cowboy on!

What if…?

You lived everyday like it was all that mattered.

You put your passion to work 24/7.

You changed everything.

The structure around you was just an illusion.

Things were infinite in all directions.

Nothing was as out of reach as it seems.

You stopped overthinking and started acting.

You focused on the small things to achieve big.

You learned one new thing every day.

You decided to stand out.

You showed your true personality.

You considered your mistakes beautiful.

We all found a common ground.

You helped give someone new a chance.

You decided to make art.

You talked with your customers, not at them.

You worked to improve things bit by bit everyday.

You were exactly who you wanted to be.

You approached everything without fear.

You defined a career mission.

You were the one changing the world instead of watching the world change.

You worked backwards.

You stopped looking in just one direction.

All media was social.

You cared about being remarkable more than making money.

You created directly for your fans.

You used your influence for good.

You took action today.

You didn’t just follow, you made genuine connections.

Simplicity was the default.

You spent time each week trying to inspire someone.

You ignored those around you who are jaded and surrounded yourself with the right influences.

Your work was just like breathing.

You marketed companies by day, ideas by night.

You embraced forgiveness.

You weren’t afraid to join the conversation.

You kept a positive mindset, even when things aren’t perfect.

You worked relentlessly on self-actualization.

You knew then what you know now.

You took a chance.

You decided to set yourself apart from the crowd.

You read one book a week.

You worked to achieve your dreams instead of just dreaming them.

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(post image credit:  Joseph Philipson)