Keep reminding myself.
"If you want to fly and move on to better things, you have to give up the things that weigh you down – which is not always as obvious and easy as it sounds.
"If you want to fly and move on to better things, you have to give up the things that weigh you down – which is not always as obvious and easy as it sounds.
Starting today, give up…
1.
Letting the opinions of
others control your life. – People know your
name, not your story. They’ve heard
what you’ve done, but not what you’ve been through. So take their
opinions of you with a grain of salt. In the end, it’s not what others
think, it’s what you think about yourself that counts. Sometimes you have
to do exactly what’s best for you and your life, not what’s best for everyone
else.
2. The shame of past failures. –
You will fail sometimes, and that’s okay. The faster you accept this, the
faster you can get on with being brilliant. Your past does not equal your
future. Just because you failed yesterday; or all day today; or a moment
ago; or for the last six months; or for the last sixteen years, doesn’t have
any impact on the current moment. All that matters is what you do right
now. Read Awaken
the Giant Within
.
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3. Being indecisive about what you want. – You will never leave where you are until you decide
where you would rather be. It’s all about finding and pursuing your
passion. Neglecting passion blocks creative flow. When you’re
passionate, you’re energized. Likewise, when you lack passion, your
energy is low and unproductive. Energy is everything when it comes to
being successful. Make a decision to figure out what you want, and then
pursue it passionately.
4. Procrastinating on the goals that matter to you. – There are two primary choices in life: to accept
conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.
Follow your intuition. Don’t give up trying to do what you really want to
do. When there is love and inspiration, you can’t go wrong. And
whatever it is you want to do, do it now. There are only so many
tomorrows. Trust me, in a year from now, you will wish you had started
today.
5.
Choosing to do nothing. – You don’t get to choose how you are going to die, or
when. You can only decide how you are going to live, right now.
Every day is a new chance to choose. Choose to change your
perspective. Choose to flip the switch in your mind from negative to
positive. Choose to turn on the light and stop fretting about with
insecurity and doubt. Choose to do work that you are proud of.
Choose to see the best in others, and to show your best to others. Choose
to truly LIVE, right now.
6. Your need to be right. – If you keep on
saying you’re right, even if you are right now, eventually you will be
wrong. Aim for success, but never give up your right to be wrong.
Because when you do, you will also lose your ability to learn new things and
move forward with your life. Read The
7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
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7.
Running from problems
that should be fixed. – We make lifeharder than it has to be.
The difficulties started when… conversations became texting, feelings became
subliminal, sex became a game, the word ‘love’ fell out of context, trust faded
as honesty waned, insecurities became a way of living, jealously became a
habit, being hurt started to feel natural, and running away from it all became
our solution. Stop running! Face these issues, fix the problems,
communicate, appreciate, forgive and LOVE the people in your life who deserve
it.
8. Making excuses rather than decisions. – Life is a continuous exercise in creative problem
solving. A mistake doesn’t become a failure until you refuse to correct
it. Thus, most long-term failures are the outcome of people who make excuses
instead of decisions.
9. Overlooking the positive points in your life. – What you see often depends entirely on what you’re
looking for. Do your best and surrender the rest. When you stay
stuck in regret of the life you think you should have had, you end up missing
the beauty of what you do have. You will have a hard time ever being
happy if you aren’t thankful for the good things in your life right
now. Read The
Happiness Project.
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10. Not appreciating the present moment. – We do not remember days, we remember moments. Too
often we try to accomplish something big without realizing that the greatest
part of life is made up of the little things. Live authentically and
cherish each precious moment of your journey. Because when you finally
arrive at your desired destination, I guarantee you, another journey will
begin. "
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