When the world says, “Give up,” Hope whispers, “Try it one
more time,” this is what drives successful people. They
will invest when everyone fears to do it. They will fall seven times and stand
up 8 times. They will not listen to dream killers. Instead, they are players in
their lives and not referees. Are you one?However, we are sometimes held by some reasons or ‘excuses’ not to pursue something, not start up that business, not to take up that new job, not to move to another house, not to marry someone of your choice, e.t.c. I will blame this on our thinking blocks that influence our thinking. It could be society, our beliefs such as ‘in our village nobody has ever done this’ or in our family nobody is good in business e.t.c.
what you need to give up for you to move forward and thought it is wise to share it with you.
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.
Here are a few things you should give up starting today
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.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. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
[Source: Marc and Angel Hack Life]
