It is very easy to get down, and think of all the things that you
should be doing, that you should have, what has gone wrong, and just feel sorry
for yourself. But what good does this do? What does feeling sorry for yourself
do for you? Nothing! It just makes you feel worse. I've had a hard time lately
to battle my mind, and not let it get the best of me. I've done some research
to find out what the cause of people feeling sorry for themselves is, and I
have found that it is the feeling of entitlement. Feeling that you should be in
a better place than you are right now. Feeling like you deserve more than what
you have been given. This mindset is very easy to get into. You might find
yourself in a hard situation, and ask why? Why me? I did nothing to deserve this!
While that may be true, it doesn't give you the right to feel sorry for
yourself. I saw a video just recently that was a visual representation of
entitlement. The man in charge asked a group of college aged kids stand on a
line, they were racing for a hundred dollar bill. He asked the kids to take
three steps forward for every statement that didn't apply to them. He then made
statements that were only related to the parents. I've attached the video
below, please take time to watch it.
This video ties into my post because when you don't understand the
privileges that you have it is easier to feel sorry for yourself, or feel like
you deserve more than you're actually getting. In reality, you were born into
this world deserving nothing. Mike Palumbo mentions this when he is
talking about the corporate world. He says that you can't be feel
entitled and become successful. You have to know that you have to earn
what you get, and be prepared to work for it, even if you were born into a
successful family with a successful business, you will get fired if
you don't do your job, and earn the place you are in. This concept goes way
further than the corporate world. This may happen in your social groups.
You might lose a lot of friends, and think, why me? I don't deserve this,
which is the mindset that will get you into trouble. You have to humble
yourself and understand what really happened. This probably won't get you your
friends back, however it will make you feel better, and you will own up to
anything you did rather than blaming everyone else. You will then
realize that you don't deserve as much as you think you do. It may not
make sense now, but this will make you a better, and happier person if you
realize that you need to stop feeling sorry for yourself, and earn what
you get, and be grateful for what you don't have to work for.
With the beginning of 2018, it is the perfect time to start working for everything you have, and being grateful! It'll make your year better for not only you, but everyone around you.
