I’m Not Rude I’m On Purpose
March 1, 2009
Lately I have been very focused on getting my body in tip top shape. I have been doing fantastic and have stuck on purpose with my goals more than ever before and it shows. I ran into an interesting situation today. We are going over a team member’s house to mastermind and they called and asked my boyfriend what I would want on the pizza. Well since pizza is not on purpose with my plan I had two choices. Ask for something different or just go along and eat the pizza and break the commitment I made to myself.
I really struggled with this. I felt horrible that I needed to call them and ask for a switch. After all they were buying it, I am the one that needs something different and its kind of socially rude. But internally I knew I was doing myself a disservice and I also knew that they would understand if I explained the situation to them. We have been friends for over nine years. I really wanted to stick to my plan and continue on my success streak.
So I called them and thanked them for the offer of pizza and asked if they would not mind ordering me a salad when they called in the order. I explained my goals and my mastermind partner completely understood. I felt 100% back on purpose and they were happy to help me. It is okay to say no to friends and family members when you have a goal you want to achieve. Sometimes while you might feel you are being rude; you’re not. The people in your life will respect you more because you spoke up and stuck to your purpose. This also will help you defeat the heavy pull of social pressure. I knew that once I was over at the house I would be watching three other people enjoying the pizza and I would feel the pressure of joining in. Now … problem solved.
Stick to your goals even if you feel that social pull. That is when you will make your biggest strides.
Christina Helwig
www.GlobalSuccessILG.com
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