ist Magazine February 2022

Monthly Motivation

Is Your Life Distorted Right Now? By Grant Cardone Distort: Pull or twist out of shape; give a misleading or false account or impression of. H ave you ever stood in front of one of those fun house mirrors? You know, the ones that distort your reflection in a crazy way? I know my life used to be distorted. I didn’t have enough money. I was always scared and worried about everything. I was lonely and an addict. None of those things were the real me. My life was distorted because of the decisions I made, the actions I took, and the resultant lack of fruit my life was producing.

Apart from looking at your reflection in front of a fun house mirror, how do you spot distortion in your life? Here are ten clues to look for: 1. You challenge authority but won’t challenge yourself. 2. You waste weekdays by getting wasted on the weekends. 3. You act like a know-it-all when you know nothing at all. 4. You talk more than you listen. 5. You criticize more than you create. 6. You never have time for anything productive, but make time for everything that isn’t. 7. You blame your situation on everything except yourself. 8. You don’t trust anyone because you can’t trust yourself. 9. You hate successful people and refuse to act like a success. 10. You think you’re too young, too old, too broke, the wrong color, wrong gender … Attitude is a choice. Stop distorting your life!

It doesn’t matter how others perceive you, what matters is how YOU perceive yourself. You have one life and one body – are you choosing actions that have a positive impact on you and your life? Take a moment and think about where you are and the direction that you are heading in right now. Take a good look in the mirror and if what you see is not the real you, start changing your life to be the person you know you can and should be. n

About the Author: Grant Cardone is a New York Times bestselling author, the No. 1 sales trainer in the world, and an internationally renowned speaker on lead-

ership, real estate investing, entrepreneurship, social media and finance. His companies have annual revenues exceeding $100 million. Forbes named Mr. Cardone #1 of the “25 Marketing Influ- encers to Watch in 2017.” He regularly appears on Fox News, Fox Business, and MSNBC, and writes for Forbes, Success Magazine, Business Insider , CNBC, and Entrepreneur. He urges his followers and clients to make success their duty, responsibility and obligation. He currently resides in South Florida with his wife and two daughters.

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