Who Do You Account To

Who Do You Account To
By Catherine Pulsifer

Reflect on these words of wisdom from Charles M. Schwab: "A man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle himself away." The person you have to account to is you. You should never try to mold yourself to meet anyone else's desires, or views. Attempting to please everyone in your life will only cause internal conflict, a sure formula for failure. As well, you may easily find yourself working on their dreams and not your own. As you work to achieve your goals, some people will criticize you. Their criticism, however, may be no more than jealousy. Don't let someone else's opinions stop you. Rather than focusing your energy on trying to become what other people want, decide on who you want to become. Focus your energy on achieving your own wants and desires. To summarize I will leave you with a quote from Anita Septimus: "You don't choose the day you enter the world and you don't chose the day you leave. It's what you do in between that makes all the difference."