Complete the Past

Remember Uncle Rico from Napoleon Dynamite? In his middle age he’s got nothing to show for his life. But when he hears about Napoleon’s mail-order time machine, he gets wistful. “Ohhhh, man I wish I could go back in time. I’d take state,” he says.

His whole life is framed by the disappointment of not getting his chance to win in high school football. “Coach woulda put me in fourth quarter, we would’ve been state champions,” he says. “No doubt in my mind.”1

We all know people stuck in the same kind of rut, don’t we? That probably includes us to some degree, if we’re honest. After limiting beliefs, the next most common barrier we encounter is the past. We tow it around like a trailer full of broken furniture. We can’t fully consider the future because we’re too tied up in what’s already happened.

I don’t want that to happen to you. If it does, it’ll prevent you from experiencing your best year ever. Step 2 explains how to get the resolution you need.