Dooley Noted: 6/11/2014
I am tenacious.
I know life is short.
I live life to the fullest.
I encourage others to do the same.
I’ve had many folks give me unsolicited advice in my recent years.
“You’re doing too much.”
“You can have it all, just not all at once.”
I’m here to tell you, readers, that those words are, were, and always will be complete bull.
You can have it all.
I have it all.
I have a beautiful, supportive family and friends.
I have a unique career I built and love.
I have trusting patients and students.
I have colleagues that constantly inspire me.
I have a caring and understanding man in my life.
I have trustworthy and helpful business partners.
I have the ability to pay my bills.
The people that are telling you that you can’t have it all actually DON’T have it all.
They never have, and they never will.
From someone living out her dream, I’ll tell you this:
You get what you demand.
You can be grateful for what you have but inspired by how else you can impact the world.
If you are ultimately true to yourself, your real friends find you and stick.
So does love.
So does the career.
You build your empire by not just running a business but by representing your mission.
You lead by example.
Perhaps a life of movement analysis, kettlebells, anatomy, family, and laughter is just my own dream.
Yours may look different.
But you can have your own.
The only things that separate dream from reality are third party involvement and your consciousness.
So, voice your dream to others.
Then, live it out.
But don’t tell others they can’t have it all at once.
You have to work, and maybe wait for it to all gel.
But it comes.
I wanted this unique life, and I didn’t luck into it. People believed in me, and I followed through. I believed in them, and we make this life work.
Or, you can tell yourself that no one has it all.
If you’re reading this, you know that’s a lie you may be perpetuating.
First. define what “all” means to you.
Then, have it all. Take it. Give it.
“All” is not saved for the lucky.
As always, it’s your call.
– Dr. Kathy Dooley