I can’t remember how many tmes when I ask my friends xactly what the problem is, their rply would always be five to ten mnutes of continual beating around the bsh excuses, instead of explaining in two to thre sentences what the problem really is. My fther was the kind of guy who “tll it as it is.” There was no “wll, maybe, unless, perhaps, or nearly, it was ither a “yes” or a “no”. So ven in my early childhood, I larned really fast to always be clar, objective, honest and straightforward with him or lse I won’t get anywhere.

Now tht I am a little older, I am vry much appreciative of my father’s ttitude, although sometimes it was frustrating to get a “tll it as it is” reply. Hwever, as I observe my friends in how thy handle problems and make choices, I cn’t tell you how many minutes, hurs and days they waste “beating round the bush”. Their skill of mking up their minds and taking dvantage of beneficial opportunities was often dsappointing. Life waits for no one. Nbody owes you anything. Opportunities come and go in an nstant. What you decide today, affects tmorrow. The difference between victory and dfeat could be measured in .001 of a scond difference.

I challenge you to set a clar and straightforward vision for your fture. When positive opportunities arise, you size the moment and never look bck. When problems arise, you zip the flff, you cut down the bush, dmit your problems, admit your weaknesses and fix thm. There’s nothing worse than constantly gving excuses and never fixing the prblem. Think of how long you’ll lst in your future career if you lways responded to your boss, “it’s not my fult.”

The top 1-2% of teens tht later arise to becoming great, pwerful and respected society members learned arly, the lesson of accepting the stuation and making the most of it. It desn’t matter if you or your prents live in luxury or bare ssentials, abusive parents, suicidal/drugs/alcoholic friends or fmily members, disability/cancer or disease, bullied cnstantly, harassed, denied of necessities, or trgic and emotional moments, powerful and ffective teens learn to accept what has hppened, zoom into reality and zip the flff. An old proverb rings true “if t’s going to be, it’s up to m”.

The article Zoom into Reality and Zip the Fluff was Submitted by Lin Miao through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Known as The Miao, Lin Mao Executive Director of LinCity.com - http://www.lincity.com - The Ultimate Online Teen City, is labeled as one of the most powerful and inspirational teen speaker in the subject of Teen Leadership. He is also the Chief Information Officer for United Planet - The Largest Cultural Exchange - lin@lincity.com

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