You know it’s one of my few founding principles in my life, and that’s to always tell your own story. I don’t think people realize how much power you lose when you allow someone else to tell your own story, when you’re still in the land of the living. I understand that we’re not always going to be comfortable telling people what we did, how we did it, or even why we chose to do it when we did. But, the one thing that I do know is that when we’re able to tell our own truth, you keep someone else from being able to write your narrative.

Power is held in the tongue. Whether you want to believe it or not, the person who is able to tell their story the best. The one who can convince others that they are the best choice and that their experiences makes them the most qualified, are the ones who get most of the opportunities. I know that everyone doesn’t agree with that principle but I dare you to put it to the test. There are people right now sitting at desks in offices and working in factories that should be running the factory or managing a staff, but because they haven’t seized the opportunity to tell their own story they can’t get to where they feel they should go.

Identically to that, when you go about your private affairs daily and you let other people out in the streets tell your story for you, you run the risk of being distorted and compromised. You run the risk of someone trying to smear your name, or give you too much credit for things when you don’t deserve it. See, the ability to control the narrative about yourself is one of the few things that you can control. And yes, while you cannot control the things people say about you out their mouth, you can control what history writes about you, by how you respond and how you tell your truth.

The biggest point here is to tell your own truth. Don’t let someone hold anything over your head. Because when you allow for someone else to dictate your direction and your outcome you have then given power to someone else. I never understand why someone will sit back and allow someone else to use their lips and mouth to tell what is an incorrect story. Yes, I do understand the theory that sometimes in order to combat a lie you have to remain still and let the lie fail, but you can’t always let your life be determined by silence.

Greatness befall those who step out on the limb. Those who allow their true story to be heard and aren’t afraid of a little heat or a few questions. I always wonder what’s in the brain of someone that just allows them to let their reputation be determined by someone else? Can anyone help me out with that?