subject: Learn By Heart Today, For It Is The Beginning! [print this page] The people you enjoy, who love and appreciate you, and who encourage you to improve in healthy and exciting ways. They are the ones who make you feel more alive, and not only embrace who you are now, but also embrace and embody who you want to be, unconditionally.
Start facing your problems head on It isnt your problems that define you, but how you react to them and recover from them. Problems will not disappear unless you take action. Do what you can, when you can, and acknowledge what youve done. Its all about taking baby steps in the right direction, inch by inch. These inches count, they add up to yards and miles in the long run.
Start being honest with yourself about everything Be honest about whats right, as well as what needs to be changed. Be honest about what you want to achieve and who you want to become. Be honest with every aspect of your life, always. Because you are the one person you can forever count on. Search your soul, for the truth, so that you truly know who you are. Once you do, youll have a better understanding of where you are now and how you got here, and youll be better equipped to identify where you want to go and how to get there.
Start making your own happiness a priority Your needs matter. If you dont value yourself, look out for yourself, and stick up for yourself, youre sabotaging yourself. Remember, it IS possible to take care of your own needs while simultaneously caring for those around you. And once your needs are met, you will likely be far more capable of helping those who need you most.
Start being yourself, genuinely and proudly Trying to be anyone else is a waste of the person you are. Be yourself. Embrace that individual inside you that has ideas, strengths and beauty like no one else. Be the person you know yourself to be the best version of you on your terms. Above all, be true to YOU, and if you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself out of it.
Start noticing and living in the present Right now is a miracle. Right now is the only moment guaranteed to you? Right now is life. So stop thinking about how great things will be in the future. Stop dwelling on what did or didnt happen in the past. Learn to be in the here and now and experience life as its happening. Appreciate the world for the beauty that it holds, right now.
Start valuing the lessons your mistakes teach you Mistakes are okay; theyre the stepping stones of progress. If youre not failing from time to time, youre not trying hard enough and youre not learning. Take risks, stumble, fall, and then get up and try again. Appreciate that you are pushing yourself, learning, growing and improving. Significant achievements are almost invariably realized at the end of a long road of failures. One of the mistakes you fear might just be the link to your greatest achievement yet.
Start being more polite to yourself If you had a friend who spoke to you in the same way that you sometimes speak to yourself, how long would you allow that person to be your friend? The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others. You must love who you are or no one else will.
Start enjoying the things you already have The problem with many of us is that we think well be happy when we reach a certain level in life a level we see others operating at your boss with her corner office, that friend of a friend who owns a mansion on the beach, etc. Unfortunately, it takes awhile before you get there, and when you get there youll likely have a new destination in mind. Youll end up spending your whole life working toward something new without ever stopping to enjoy the things you have now. So take a quiet moment every morning when you first awake to appreciate where you are and what you already have.
Start creating your own happiness If you are waiting for someone else to make you happy, youre missing out. Smile because you can. Choose happiness. Be the change you want to see in the world. Be happy with who you are now, and let your positivity inspire your journey into tomorrow. Happiness is often found when and where you decide to seek it. If you look for happiness within the opportunities you have, you will eventually find it. But if you constantly look for something else, unfortunately, youll find that too.
Start giving your ideas and dreams a chance In life, its rarely about getting a chance; its about taking a chance. Youll never be 100% sure it will work, but you can always be 100% sure doing nothing wont work. Most of the time you just have to go for it! And no matter how it turns out, it always ends up just the way it should be. Either you succeed or you learn something. Win-Win.
Start believing that youre ready for the next step You are ready! Think about it. You have everything you need right now to take the next small, realistic step forward. So embrace the opportunities that come your way, and accept the challenges theyre gifts that will help you to grow.
Start entering new relationships for the right reasons Enter new relationships with dependable, honest people who reflect the person you are and the person you want to be. Choose friends you are proud to know, people you admire, who show you love and respect people who reciprocate your kindness and commitment. And pay attention to what people do, because a persons actions are much more important than their words or how others represent them.
