"Put your behind in your past"

Almost everyone has seen the Disney movie The Lion King.  Even if you haven't, you know the song "Hakuna Matata" that Timone and Pumba sing.  Based on a mindset of no worries, it may not be the best thought for all situations.

Before the song starts, Pumba (in incorrect terms) gives Simba the advice to put his past behind him.  Too many people constantly think about what could have been, or what went wrong in a situation.

Their past haunts them.

Do not let past failures in your job, company, or interview dictate how you think or act today.  The past has gone, and nothing you do will change it.

Move on.  Work to ensure that you never fail in that same way again.

Are Your Friends Holding You Back?

It is important to be mindful of who it is that you are friends with.  Not just only in the workplace, but in all aspects of life. 

I'm not talking about Steve a couple offices over who you can hi to in the hallway and that's it.  No I mean the guys who you go out for drinks with after work.  Or the guys who you go golfing with every Saturday morning.  Even the fraternity brothers who you have so many memories with. 

Depending on their habits, dreams, and personalities, you will mold your own to fit in with them.  Your life will be highly influenced by them.  It is exactly the reason why its harder to start on a paper early when your teacher says it, but its extremely easy when your friends tell you to. 

You are closer with them.  Their words and actions have more of an impact.  If they are an athletic group, so will you be.  Same goes for academics, personality type, and almost anything else you can think of.  Are they someone you aspire to be?

Take a look around.  Who are you closest with?

Are they holding you back?