Before you can change your life, you need to learn something very important.
We've all faced dark times where we questioned whether or not we had the strength to carry on.
There was a time in my life when I was in a really bad place, to the point where I was having suicidal thoughts. Luckily, I pulled through.
Self-development saved my life. If you're not where you want to be right now, but you are ready to change your life, this blog will help you take the leap of faith.
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Change is the only constant in life.
Nothing ever stays the same. Change is the one thing that you can always count on. The question is, “Are you able to embrace change and fearlessly face the unknown with an open heart?” For a lot of people, this isn't an easy feat. When everything is going great in life we assume that the good times will keep going, right? Well, at least that's what we hope.
However, life doesn't always like your plans. Challenges and adversities will happen. When this happens, life will force you to change. If you resist change, it will strike you harder and faster. However, if you embrace change and allow yourself to be open to the process, you will thrive. How you choose to respond is up to you.
Although you can never change what is going on outside of yourself, you always have the power to affect change in your own life. Change asks you to learn new things, master new skills, and develop new qualities like flexibility, optimism, courage, and persistence. This is what I discovered when I was introduced to the world of self-development.
I finally realized that I could become the master of my world. The only thing that was stopping me was me. The self-development gurus, like Tony Robbins and Wayne Dyer, gave me unwavering hope and a compelling vision for my future.
However, nobody was going to wave a magic wand and change my life for me.
If I wanted to change, I had to commit to doing the deep work to let go of everything that was no longer serving my growth and evolution. This wasn't an easy path at the beginning. However, once I started to see the rewards from my efforts, it was no longer difficult. It was at this point that I was able to transform every area of my life.
One of the most profound lessons that I've learned along my journey of personal growth is that everything you need is already inside of you. Even though I grew up shy, anxious, and introverted, there was always a confident, intelligent and resourceful person inside of me, begging to be heard and seen.
The challenge that a lot of people face is that they define their worth based on limiting beliefs. In turn, they end up living in fear. They hold themselves back from success because they don't believe that they deserve it. What we don't realize is that many of our unconscious beliefs developed during childhood, meaning that they aren't even our beliefs to begin with. If you continue to be the person who you've always been, your life will never change. You have to question your belief systems and get comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Being scared beyond belief is a sign that you're doing something right.
A second challenge that I see a lot of people struggle with is the desire to meet their need for significance through self-development. We all have six human needs. These include a need for certainty, security, variety, connection/love, contribution, and significance. As long as you are driven by significance, you are always going to be comparing yourself to others. Comparison is the thief of joy.
There are always going to be people who are further ahead of you in certain areas of life. Don't concern yourself with their path. It's not yours. Stay in your lane and make it your goal to become the best version of yourself. More importantly, don't limit yourself based on others' projections of who you are. It's a losing battle and one that is not worth fighting.
This is how you change your life.
When you change, everything in your life will change for you. To become more, you have to expand yourself and be what you are not. Think empowering thoughts, face your fears, step outside your comfort zone and become the you that you've always dreamed of becoming.
In the words of Bruce Lee, “Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless and add what is specifically your own.” Are you ready to step up and do whatever it takes to change your life? Tomorrow isn't promised. Take action today. Your future self will thank you for it.
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