Change is part of life. You either change, or you don’t. The decision is up to you on how you want to live your life….CONTINUE READING
It can be natural to resist change. Change is good for us. It exposes us to new experiences, new people, and new opportunities.
If you want to change your life, you must stop doing certain things. You can’t change if you don’t change what you do daily.
To change your life, you must change your mindset about your life. Changing your life can be challenging. Stopping these things may help you build the necessary momentum
to improve your life.
Here are 10 things that you should stop doing so you can significantly change your life.
If you say “yes” to everything, you are most likely doing it because you fear conflict, don’t want to disappoint people, or are polite. It can be a habit to say “yes.”
If you are worried about what would happen if you don’t say “yes,” remember you can say “no” without burning bridges
. Saying “yes” too often can impact your health and increase stress and anxiety.
Stop being a “yes-person” and fear rejection. Rejection is part of life. To help you stop saying “yes” to everything, acknowledge that you can’t do everything, define your personal boundaries
, and know that you can’t please everyone.
Many people think they can launch a digital product, write an article on Medium, or record a YouTube video and have it go viral. It would be nice if success happened on your first try, but that’s unrealistic.
Even if overnight success was real, you shouldn’townit because you didn’tearnit. You wouldn’t bereadyfor it. Success happens over years or even decades. It doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a myth holding you back.
Success comes when you work hard, trust the process, and learn from your mistakes. News flash! There’s no fast track to success. It takes time and hard work.
A common obstacle in your desire to become successful is theunconscious wishfor overnight success. You want to obtain success fast. This wish makes you impatient. It will cause you to take shortcuts and significantly impact your performance and judgment.
Success is about the journey rather than the destination. Success is about the process, not the outcome.
Stop breaking promises you make to others and yourself. To build trust with others, you must deliver on something you said you would do. It’s easy to make promises but harder to make them happen.
Your word loses value when you break a promise
. Why should people respect your words if you don’t back them up? Promises that are not fulfilled can lead to problems, relationships are destroyed, and trust is ruined.
Stop thinking the world is out to get you because it’s not. There is no conspiracy. Yes, the world is unfair. You can change your life when you ditch the victim mindset and work on improving yourself.
It’s never too late to change your life and become a hero. You don’t have to play the victim. We all mess up in life; when we fail, we must get back up. Don’t wait to be rescued by others. Do your best with what you have. Be thankful.
Many people dip their toes into something new such as a side hustle, and then call it quits days later. Don’t quit before you can tell if you will be successful. It would help if you gave things time.
Embrace the unknown and push forward despite the challenges and obstacles you face. Many people give up on their goals because they lack discipline and can’t see anything through. To ensure you don’t quit quickly, build on the positive, develop new skills, and surround yourself with positive people.
You don’t have to gamble your life away, but you shouldn’t feel afraid to take risks. Your biggest risk is not to take a risk.
It’s about your mindset to take risks because they are positive and good for you. Risks are the price of success
. When you take risks and succeed, you obtain great rewards.
Taking calculated risks is a necessary part of life and will help you change your life. Risks are the path toward success. When you take risks, you grow and become more resilient.
When you rest on your laurels, you become lazy or complacent about what you can achieve. This phrase comes from ancient Greece, where laurel wreaths were awarded to the winning athletes at the Pythian games.
If you achieved something great, that’s good, but you must keep moving. Life is about constant improvement. You can’t be satisfied with past success and not work hard to achieve further success.
Stop waiting for later today or tomorrow. Stop waiting for next year or 10 years from now. Life is the present moment
— the here and now. Now is the only time to act and be happy.
Embrace that life is about now. Life is about a series of temporary moments.
There will be highs, lows, challenges, and opportunities. Relax and enjoy the present moment because happiness is all in your mind.
Just remember that happiness creates success. Success doesn’t create happiness. When you are happy, you feel lucky
and experience fortune.
Overthinking is part of being human but don’t spend too much time analyzing your first step, or you won’t take it. Overthinking can affect your mental health. Stop second-guessing yourself, overanalyzing situations, and being overwhelmed with thinking.
As the Nike slogan says, “just do it.” Take your first step today, not later. You can always tweak your actions and iterate.
To stop yourself from overthinking, question your thoughts, enhance your self-esteem, understand your triggers, and distract yourself from your thoughts. Notice when you are stuck in your head, focus on solving the problem, and schedule time for self-reflection.
Many people are obsessed with how their social media profiles look to others. Who cares about how you look on Instagram? You don’t need to prove to the world that you are happy.
If you try to show the world you are happy, you’ll forget to be happy. Stop focusing on how you look for the camera and smile when the camera is not on. If you try to be happy, then you won’t be satisfied. Just be, live, and stop trying so hard.
If you want to change your life, stop doing these 10 things. Stop saying yes to everything, believing in overnight success, breaking promises, playing the victim, and quitting things so quickly. Furthermore, stop playing it safe, resting on your laurels, waiting for the future, overthinking your first step, and trying to show the world you are happy.
You can change your life if you change your mindset
. Your mindset plays a significant role in determining the outcome of your life. Shifting your perspective can decrease stress, improve your health, and become more resilient to life’s obstacles….CONTINUE READING