You’re Sleeping On Yourself

Michael Riley
Ascent Publication
Published in
2 min readSep 10, 2018
Photo by Arthur Savary on Unsplash

Do you ever get the feeling that others aren’t recognizing your true potential but they should be?

Maybe you think to yourself, “Hey. Look at me. I’m capable of crushing X. Just give me a shot.”

But you probably don’t do anything about a thought like that. You just wait and wait until a person of authority calls on you for help.

Why is that?

Why do we wait for the validation of others before we start putting ourselves on?

We need to stop sleeping on ourselves and hoping things are going to happen. No more being passive. No more playing defense.

Instead, we should be constantly gassing ourselves up and doing things that are naturally going to get people’s attention. Others shouldn’t have to call on us when they decide it’s convenient; it should already be obvious to them that we’re up for the task.

Getting noticed is a byproduct of self-belief and action. The more you practice both, the better off you’ll be.

I’m sick and tired of pondering, plotting, dwelling, waiting, etc. Time is passing, and the things I want to happen won’t unless I do something about them. I don’t want to live life with regrets. Do you?

For all the dreamers out there who know how much you’re capable of, it’s time to wake up.

It’s time to truly live!

You’ve been sleeping on yourself for too long, and it has to stop.

The only person who is going to craft the life you want for yourself is YOU.

What are you waiting for?

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Michael Riley
Ascent Publication

Writer of "The Life of Riley" blog (thelifeofriley.co) | Account Manager at Julius