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Parthon · 12-11-2007, 03:47 PM

That's fantastic to hear Lola, it's awesome to hear how well you are doing.

For me it's very much a 180. For the previous 10 years I was drifting in and out of university, didn't really do anything with my time and didn't even have a job. Months would go by where I couldn't remember doing anything at all, I used to go out twice a week to friends places and a busy week was where I went out 3 times. I spent much of my time on the internet or playing computer games which I wouldn't remember the next month. Money was almost nonexistant, spending it on junk food and having nothing to show for it. Looking back it suprises me how okay I was with the whole situation.

Nowadays it's like night and day. I have a full time job during the day for finances, and in my spare time I work on improving myself or towards various endeavours I want to pursue. I'm totally financially responsible to the point where I've just come back from my first overseas holiday in 13 years, fully paid for by myself. I've now got many good friends, I go out at least 5 times a week, sometimes more and enjoy a much more varied life. It's getting to the point where computer games that used to be my life don't even interest me anymore. Life is far more entertaining to spend it zoned out in front of a screen.

All this happened in two years. All it took was one friend believing in me, and me deciding to actually do something about my life situation for a change. I think just being willing to improve, and acting on that will has been the thing that's made all the difference.

The biggest improvement I've gotten though is going from relying on outside circumstances to make me happy, to really being happy from within and sharing that with everyone else. I know that no matter what happens, I can be okay with it and happy with myself no matter what. That's the main thing I've gotten out of Personal Development and I wouldn't give it up for any material posession in the world.

And much Kudos for Steve's awesome site. Without it I think it may have taken another 10 years.

12-11-2007, 03:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
Parthon Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 1,356	That's fantastic to hear Lola, it's awesome to hear how well you are doing. For me it's very much a 180. For the previous 10 years I was drifting in and out of university, didn't really do anything with my time and didn't even have a job. Months would go by where I couldn't remember doing anything at all, I used to go out twice a week to friends places and a busy week was where I went out 3 times. I spent much of my time on the internet or playing computer games which I wouldn't remember the next month. Money was almost nonexistant, spending it on junk food and having nothing to show for it. Looking back it suprises me how okay I was with the whole situation. Nowadays it's like night and day. I have a full time job during the day for finances, and in my spare time I work on improving myself or towards various endeavours I want to pursue. I'm totally financially responsible to the point where I've just come back from my first overseas holiday in 13 years, fully paid for by myself. I've now got many good friends, I go out at least 5 times a week, sometimes more and enjoy a much more varied life. It's getting to the point where computer games that used to be my life don't even interest me anymore. Life is far more entertaining to spend it zoned out in front of a screen. All this happened in two years. All it took was one friend believing in me, and me deciding to actually do something about my life situation for a change. I think just being willing to improve, and acting on that will has been the thing that's made all the difference. The biggest improvement I've gotten though is going from relying on outside circumstances to make me happy, to really being happy from within and sharing that with everyone else. I know that no matter what happens, I can be okay with it and happy with myself no matter what. That's the main thing I've gotten out of Personal Development and I wouldn't give it up for any material posession in the world. And much Kudos for Steve's awesome site. Without it I think it may have taken another 10 years.