Now that I've put together a few days, weeks, months, and years of recovery, it has become apparent that I still have things to worry about.⠀ ⠀ At the top of the list is complacency - that feeling that I can relax on my meeting attendance, personal development, spiritual connection, and relationships.⠀ ⠀ Wait... I think that is my whole life...⠀ ⠀ That's the thing, though...⠀ ⠀ I'm looking at what I have and I don't want to lose it...⠀ ⠀ I then look at what's possible and I want to go after that...⠀ ⠀ That's the model now. I remember when...⠀ ⠀ ...I took my girlfriend - hell, she was my Queen - for granted. I'd asked God for a wife. He gave her to me and I got complacent. I only did enough to keep her around until... she left. (I mean she moved to another state entirely! Dayum! Dayum! Dayum!)⠀ ⠀ ...I let go of raising my son. I figured that doing a little something was better than nothing. I was wrong. My son paid for that arrogance. #babydaddydrama⠀ ⠀ ...I stopped exercising regularly. Yeah, this was around the time that I started partying heavily. In my mind, I was a pro athlete and it would be nothing to get my physique back. Then, one day I passed by the mirror and I was disgusted. #skinnyfat is real⠀ ⠀ ...I thought I had this drug thing under control. I'm not going to insult your intelligence with the buffoonery that was my feeble attempts at controlling something that was uncontrollable. ⠀ ⠀ Complacency destroyed my life at every turn. And, I knew better...⠀ ⠀ Jim Rohn made it clear that "it's the simple disciplines" and "personal philosophies" that make your life or break your life. ⠀ ⠀ Two questions: ⠀ 1. Have you defined your personal values and created some rules to help you live by those philosophies?⠀ 2. Have you been rigorous in their application?⠀ ⠀ Mentors and coaches have been my crutches at times and pedestals at others. I've leaned on them for support and been elevated by them in my victories.⠀ ⠀ There's not much more to say on this. Without values and rules, life becomes chaos. If you want out of that chaos, type FREEDOM below.⠀ ⠀ #thoughtfortune #makeithappen #inspirationalquotes #motivation #entrepreneurs #smallbusines #solopreneurs https://www.instagram.com/p/BsYY6LknqkC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qqrbtoyp1fg4