You are not responsible for the background and circumstances that may have influenced who you are, but you are responsible for who you become.
As I have said before, “we need to learn from our mistakes.” Not only that, but we need to learn from others mistakes. All to often I hear people say, I was abused as a child, I come from a poor family, my spouse left me, my parents were alcoholics, I have been physically abused, etc. I am not making fun of these people, nor am I insinuating that these events were not significant. After all, I have had trauma in my past as have most people. Although, I will say this, there is nothing that we can do about the past. We can only change the impact of past events as it relates to our future. In many cases we may need to seek professional help. But at some point in time we are going to have to decide what to do with our past experiences.
I would say to at least do this: Put the past where it belongs, in the past. Also learn from those mistakes that others have made, and don’t let them happen to you. For example, almost 80% of people that come from alcoholic parents become alcoholics themselves. If this is you, for heavens sake don’t drink alcohol because you know what the impact of that action is. Get professional help if you have to and do whatever it takes to overcome you’re past experiences. Remember you are responsible for who you become.
Timothy Gwinn is a new author of Brain Food, a book that offers a down-to-earth and practical way of reaching success. Timothy graduated Pittsburgh Technical College at the early age of nineteen and immediately started his career in architecture. Timothy has worked and designed projects for some of the world’s top and most prestigious companies. Also Timothy has enjoyed the success of owning his own entertainment company which has attracted media attention through television and radio. Timothy’s careers have brought him many travels throughout the United States and abroad. He has had the privilege of meeting many different people from many walks of life, nationalities, and cultures. Further, along with his life experiences he offers much valuable advice within this book for reaching success.
Recently Timothy has been given the Competent Toast Master (CTM) award from Toastmasters International. A combination of authoring his first book Brain Food and having a CTM makes him an exceptional public speaker. Timothy’s speeches are motivational and have encouraged many people to reach their goals.
Timothy is most proud of his own success. He has set his priorities straight: God, Family and Career. God is at the front of all his goals. He has a loving family with his wife of fourteen years Lora and three children: Stephanie, Michael, and Matthew. As far as Timothy’s career, he has an extremely healthy self-image and is capable of reaching extraordinary success beyond all expectations.
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