Good Morning, To day I would like to do something different. I am going to tell you a story and then you create your own affirmation based on how you feel about it.

I have learned to study people and see a pattern of what is really happening. I have an acquaintance who always seems unhappy with what is happening to him. What he does not see is his part in it.

This is true for a lot of us.

We are going to call him Joe.

Joe is an owner- operator of his own truck. He has a hard time finding better paying jobs due to his tickets. As an owner-operator this is his business.

He should make decisions based on what is best and most profitable. The problem is he lets others dictate what is best. Just recently he sat for a day so he would not use any fuel. He did this because he wanted to put it on his next check. So he past a location to get fuel 20 cents a gallon cheaper so he could pay for it next week.

First its his business. Your decisions are made on profitability.

Second the day he waited, ended up with him rushing to get where he was going. What if he broke down. He would then have been late for his delivery. This is also a problem that stops him from getting something better. He is not reliable.

Third he picked up a trailer with 2 bad tires. Instead of getting them fixed before he stared, he tried to get away with it. He had a flat . He had someone come out to fix it. He only fixed one. He then drove 10 miles and had another flat. He called the same person to come out again.

Do you see something wrong with this picture. If he did the right thing from the start he would have saved himself a lot of stress. He was going to leave the tires for another driver. He gives away a lot of his power.

The morale of this story and it should be clear that he created everything that happened to him. this was over 2 days. This happens every week. He complains about money, time and breakdowns like he is a victim. What do you think? What would you do differently! Does any of this happen to you. Think about it and contemplate this week on it.