When friends are your biggest fans
After having an issue the other week with a man that quite simply told me a bunch of lies that were completely untrue and then spent the next few days after realising that I found out, covering his tracks, I was in good need of my friends. It's amazing what people do when they are caught out lying. They have to tell lies to cover lies unless they are man enough to own up to what they have lied about which most people, including myself, am fairly forgiving. It's when they lie, then have to make up stories to cover them, that it gets out of control and becomes a drama that quite simply, it does not need to be. But friends, they are great levelers. They tell you how it is and always put things in perspective. Unfortunately, in life, there will always be people that can't help themselves with lying and they will do crazy things and say complete crap, in order to try and make themselves look and feel better. It's quite sad really... but as you get older, you realise that there will always be people who disappoint you. Rising above it, is important for your soul as much as it is for the situation.
When you run a small business, it can be lonely, but life can be even lonelier when you travel every week interstate and overseas and only ever seem to see the insides of a hotel room or the office.
When you run a small business, it can be lonely, but life can be even lonelier when you travel every week interstate and overseas and only ever seem to see the insides of a hotel room or the office.
Such is my life, but I can't complain because it also brings me great joy. I cannot express how happy I am most days when I wake up in the morning and realize that within the hour, I will be sitting in front of my computer, typing away, answering emails and 'living the dream'.
When things happen, you have to get perspective and realise that people have their own issues and do things for reasons that may be out of your control or because they are insecure in some way. Instead of getting mad, just understanding why they feel the way they do and why they feel the need to do the things they do, helps lessen the 'pain' or the deception.
Friends have an amazing way of picking you up. I have had a big couple of weeks and on Wednesday, I had an operation, which has left me locked inside for the past 5 days. Those 5 days can be quite depressing. I now get why housewives turn to the cupboard and eat all day out of boredom, or grab a glass of wine before 5pm. Now, if I was inside normally on a weekend, I would not be bored. It's the psychological barrier that one has to overcome when they realize that they have to do something, rather than just want to do something.
I have eaten my way out of home and house, from Australian TimTams, through to packets of fresh pasta and more than three jars of anchovies. I have eaten packets of Red Rock chips and blocks of dark chocolate.
My friends have sat in front of the television and watched me eat to my hearts content. Encouraged me beyond belief and motivated me to follow my dreams. They have also reinforced that my dreams both business and personal are realistic and can be achieved. "If anyone is going to achieve them, I am (sic)".
It's refreshing and encouraging to have good friends. They say, as long as you can count your good friends on one hand, you are lucky. I have to say that I need more than a few hands. For that I am incredibly fortunate. Life is good, isn't it!
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