I've Cheated. So What?

It's just a white lie, It's nothing serious, I won't do it again..blah blah blah. Cheating is cheating or do you disagree?

Everyone does it, so is it okay? I did, and I felt bad, quite bad to be honest. I have two girls who look up to their dad and I need to set a good example, everyone needs to I guess, but not everyone does. This is life.

Micheal Jackson in his all time hit favorite, "Man in the Mirror" sings "And no message could have been any clearer, If you want to make the world a better place, Take a look at yourself, and then make a change."
Everything we do in life, is about the man in the mirror and we must remember there's always someone watching.

The very first task we had to do when we start here on WA, was to set goals and there is a very good reason for this. Like a kid who gets a new toy we all were very fired up when we got introduced to WA, I was. BUT, then day one comes, and day two, and three...then it happened.

We started to wander around, looking for something better, easier, quicker. We started to cheat.
Maybe you will disagree with me here and say it's not cheating and you maybe call it something else, no problem.

So what is cheating?

Cheating to me in my opinion is dishonoring your word. You made a promise to someone or in this case to yourself and let me again refer to it as to the man or woman in the mirror" (sorry ladies, hope you don't mind?) By setting goals you gave your word and not following through means, you are dishonoring your word. You wrote it down on a piece of paper and this simple action made it a binding commitment. And then your patience or commitment got tested, like we all get to be tested at times to see how strong, committed or faithful we really are.

So, What?

Yes, so what? It's not a Big deal we might think. I believe if your WHY? is not BIG enough, then it won't be a big deal anyway. Guess you are waiting for my story by now. Was just trying to make a point here and I hope I am getting there.

My Cheating Story.

I am only writing about my own experience here. In the beginning I also wrote down goals and when it felt like not going anywhere my eyes wandered off. My patience, persistence, consistency here on WA got tested and I failed. Luckily I "renewed my vows" and are happy now with my progress (I am still in the learning phase). This is not the real cheating story, the real story started with me researching the low hanging fruit, lesson 8. I am so proud of myself achieving this. My research was on intermittent fasting, and I decided to do it myself for seven days so I can have firsthand experienced and share my results or my findings with my audience and clients if they ask me about it. Day 1 went amazingly well, Day 2 still okay and then Day3, I saw this deliciously looking milk tart at my father-in-law's 82nd birthday party.

I could not resist and had one small piece. Just a small piece, what difference does it make one might think, but to me it was huge. Bottom line is I have cheated and it felt so bad. The worst part was, my kids saw me and the disappointed look on their faces. That feeling of not staying true to your word, not a good one - it has stuck with me, and it's keeping me on my toes so far. So, I admitted and ask for forgiveness to my family and especially to the "man in the mirror"

If there is any lesson in this, stay true to your word if you make a promise to anyone. On Wealthy Affiliate, set your goals if you haven't and stick to it till the end.

All the best to anyone just starting out.

Stay awesome,

Ashley