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Sometimes You Get Lemons

February 18, 2023 By Arnold Tijerina

There are times in life when you encounter difficulties or roadblocks.

It doesn’t matter WHY you feel that way, you only know that you don’t like them. Only YOU control your feelings. Nobody else.

Letting someone else control your feelings only means that YOU made the decision to let them.

It doesn’t matter if the lemon(s) came from your professional or personal life.

If eating the lemon is what YOU have to do to achieve your goal, maybe just eat it. But make it YOUR choice.

Eating that lemon. Trying something new. Having the courage to do exactly that and then making a decision is all that matters.

Everyone had to eat that first lemon.

Whether you decide to eat more is a personal choice. Don’t let someone else make that decision for you.

Filed Under: Arnolds Aces

Nothing in Life is Guaranteed

February 14, 2023 By Arnold Tijerina

It’s Valentine’s Day 2023. Today, a now-former NFL quarterback was released by the Las Vegas Raiders. He was released because tomorrow $40.4 million of his contract would be guaranteed. I don’t own an NFL team nor have I ever worked for the NFL or any of its teams (although I have worked for a professional sports team… kudos if you can guess.) The point is, while I do NOT think Derek Carr is having the wonderful Valentine’s Day that he anticipated, he just had a pretty crappy one. 

I’ve been in a similar situation (although not anywhere near the tune of $40 million,) and it still sucked. Derek Carr is, for the moment, unemployed. Hopefully, he managed his money well. He will, most likely, get picked up by another NFL team BUT, I highly doubt, it will be to the tune of $40m much less guaranteed. 

I learned the hard way. Don’t put faith in everyone. Do your thing. Do it great. Work hard. Do what you like… and love. Put your faith in yourself and your higher power, not in others. 

If you do these things, you will be successful. And the $40m won’t matter.

Filed Under: Arnolds Aces

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