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. (More after the cut)
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.
7.
Running
from problems that should be fixed.
– We make life harder 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.
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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