Taking Control of Your Own Life

Do not wait for people to make the first moves or send the last messages. Either way, it's foolish to put your decisions in the hands of others. Do not beg for anyone's attention, love, or pity. Do not trample on your self-esteem to satisfy the ambitions of people who are completely indifferent to your feelings. Learn to listen to yourself: when you want, you call, write, come, go. Your life is a puzzle of your decisions, and no one else can understand what you want better than you.