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If everyone wants to be the best version of themselves by constantly working hard to improve who they are and the lives they leave then two things can be guaranteed:
- The world will be a way nicer place to be.
- The future you will be forever in your debt.
The problem is, consciously doing this takes a lot of bottle, a lot of grit and a lot of reminding, and that’s because most people tend to have lived a massive chunk of their lives before they realise this is the change they want to make. That’s what makes it hard.
However, if you accept it is possible to completely overhaul, improve and transform your life then you’re more than halfway there. Sure, you may be one of those so-called realists that love to believe it will take years – if not decades – to make the kind of transformations that will actually last, but that’s not the case because making lasting changes shouldn’t take years, nor do they have to. All it takes is stepping out of your self-imposed comfort zones, changing the rubbish habits you have gotten into, find better habits to embrace and start actively carving out the life you want – like really want – which can be done by tweaking your day-to-day existence.
To put it simply: your life is what you make of it. It’s what you create. Yes, you were given a hand to play but that doesn’t mean you can’t make it work in your favour. As the late, great Frank Outlaw said, “Watch your thoughts, they become words; watch your words, they become actions; watch your actions, they become habits; watch your habits, they become character; watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.” You owe it to yourself to create a life that you love filled with the things you love doing and creating.
Of course, to do this, you need one thing above all others: commitment. That’s the secret. It’s knowing who you want to be and then being utterly committed to becoming that person. That’s the first step, after which you can start applying these wise slices of advice.
- Know What Your Reason Is
Your reason, your purpose or, as we prefer to call it, your why – this is a massive part of overcoming any obstacles that may leap in your way as you try and reach your goals. Unfortunately, knowing what your why is ain’t easy. It’s complex, murky, overwhelming and difficult to nail down because, essentially, you are having to sit down with yourself and understand what you want to do with your life. If you don’t know this, don’t worry, though. The journey to this discovery is one of the best adventures you will ever go on. You just need to be curious about it. Explore the unknown, make a note of anything that makes you feel alive and start saying yes to things more than you say no. Do these and you will learn so much about yourself and your reason why in life.
- Surround Yourself With Positive People
No success story has ever made it to the top on their own; they’ve made it there by surrounding themselves with the kind of people that push them further, help them improve and provide that positive influence we all require to believe in ourselves. Steve Jobs, Warren Buffett, Mark Zuckerberg, Albert Einstein, Oprah Winfrey, Mozart – everyone that has found their self-worth and ambition has understood the importance of positive influences over negative ones. This is because the people you surround yourself with have a huge influence on how you succeed in life. It’s as simple as that.
- Trust Your Gut More
Once upon a time, the best resource out there was conventional wisdom. But this is no longer the case. The world just moves to fast and changes too often for the conventional to be the best option in modern times. That’s where the little voice in the back of your mind and that little fire in the pit of your belly comes in handy because no matter how hectic life gets, how confused you find yourself, how out of your depth or how noisy the world around you is; this little voice can often be the difference between living your life according to society’s rules and living your life the way you want to live it. The latter is the dream. It’s what will tell you to give it all you’ve got when the rest of the world is saying give in. Listening to your gut is where your true grit will stem from. That’s a promise.
- Think About Your Future More
Yeah, we’re talking about writing out your ten-year vision, something the requires you to block out all the noise and decide exactly what it is you want. Not what your parents want for you, or your children, or society, but you. It could be anything. That might mean quitting your job in NYC to move to a ranch in the midwest and teach yoga online. It could mean going onto https://www.rumah.com/panduan-dan-referensi/mengurus-sertifikat-tanah/contoh-surat-perjanjian-jual-beli-tanah and investing in land on the other side of the world so that you can finally live out your dream of embracing the culture that has always, always intrigued you. It could be that you want to be your own boss, making the kind of money you deserve, living in the city you want and answering to no one but that gut of yours. Whatever it is, make sure it is your dream future because once you’ve decided on it and made that all important first step, wow, you’ll be amazed at how quickly things start to happen.
- Find Your (Authentic) Voice
You will never be anyone else and no one will ever get to be you – that’s what makes you so unique. That’s what makes you so special. That’s what makes the world need to know who you are. You have something no one else in history ever had and something no one in the future will ever have, and that’s your uniqueness. So, find your voice, find out who you are and then let the world see it without worrying about what the world will think, whether or not you will fail, and despite the ridicule you might be fearing. You can be the success story you hope to be, it just takes a whole lot of trust in yourself.
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