This happens because I decided anything OTHER than year-to-year increase is unreasonable and unacceptable. MOST things we struggle with — as an aside– are ONLY a struggle because we simply haven’t DECIDED that something is no longer tolerable.
We may hope,
and we may want,
and we may even plan…
but as long as a set of conditions is ACCEPTED by you,
even if they are also RESENTED by you,
they will likely persist.
So, there’s that. It’s that simple. My income ALWAYS increases simply because NOT giving myself a raise year to year is weird, unthinkable and unacceptable. 
The problem is USUALLY that we’re too tolerant of circumstances that we don’t enjoy, that don’t elevate us, that keep us feeling ashamed or anxious or fearful or stuck.
What would happen if you decided today that these circumstances, whether it be monetary, relational, environmental, or ANY OTHER THING…. were now unacceptable?
What would change for YOU
if TODAY you DECIDED
that you were NO LONGER going to settle
for anything less than _________________?
Because EVERYTHING begins with a decision.
Decide deliberately.
And then,
follow through.
Relentlessly.
For how long, Michelle?
Until your PREFERRED life
becomes reality.
That’s how long.
Day by day you’re giving your life for SOMETHING.
You may as well go all in and make it count.
HERE is to 2021.
Buckle up, it’s gonna be a bumpy but exhilarating ride.
