Carrie Fisher once wrote, “Instant gratification takes too long.”

It’s a funny quote, but it’s the way a lot of us feel and it leads us to pacify our desires with short-term fulfillment, delaying all our dreams from coming true. Instead of waiting for our soul mate, we settle for someone who is good enough. Instead of putting a few hours a day into making our dream job or a promotion manifest, we become complacent with the position that merely pays the bills. Where are you substituting your birth right with a short term fix?

It’s time to start thriving instead of merely surviving