Sunday Thoughts| What About Your Friends?

Mattie James said it best when she said, “Being a wife, mother and entrepreneur makes me a bad friend.” With all the things that I take on in each of those categories, I don’t have as much time as I’d necessarily like to be able to go out or even talk on the phone. It’s not personal...well maybe it is. When I decided to start my own business from the ground up, that meant I had to devote all my free time to studying and perfecting my craft. I’m determined to be the best I can be, and unfortunately, that means that my time is devoted to making that happen.

Whether it’s entrepreneurship, a child, new job, etc., priorities change. And they should! What was most important to you at 16 should not necessarily still hold that top spot when you’re 25. As your life evolves, so should those people and situations that you allow to take up space in your life. Everyone's not meant to come along on the ride with you. Some can't take it, some don't want you to succeed. Whatever the reason, it's really none of your concern. What is, though, is whether you'll actually accomplish your goals, or whether you will allow outside forces to keep you from your dreams.

I'm blessed in that the few who know me the best, know that even if it takes me days to respond to a message, it's because I'm genuinely preoccupied, and they don't take it personally, and vice versa. Watching the evolution of many relationships and devolution of others is an eye opening experience. Some people only want to be in your life for nefarious reasons, and there's just no space for that. If something doesn't work, stop trying to make it. Readjust your perspective and keep going. No one is going to hand you your dreams, but if you're not careful, there will be plenty of people + situations willing to help keep you from them.