Be all you can be, but it's not always in the Army. I often see myself as somewhat contented with my life the way things are, but of course it's hard to think of anything else when where are real issues to be discussed.
Still I aspire for something deeper and more meaningful.
So we're all pelted with problems. Honestly it shouldn't even bother or even hinder us to becoming all we ought to be. Aspirations as kids should continue to live within us, even though it would be short-lived or as long as we could hold on to the dream. They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks… or can they?
1. What do I really want?The question of the ages. So many things you want to do with your life and so little time to even go about during the day.
Find something that you are good at can help realize that small step towards improvement. Diligence is the key to know that it is worth it.
2. Should I really change?Today's generation has taken another level of redefining 'self', or at least that's what the kids are saying. Having an army of teenage nieces and nephews has taught me that there are far worse things that they could have had than acne or maybe even promiscuity. So how does that fit into your lifestyle?
If history has taught us one thing, it's the life that we have gone through. Try to see if partying Seventies style wouldn't appeal to the younger generation, but dancing is part of partying. Watch them applaud after showing them how to really dance than break their bones in break-dancing.
3. What's the bright side in all of this?With so much is happening around us there seem to be no room for even considering that light at the end of the tunnel. We can still see it as something positive without undergoing so much scrutiny. And if it's a train at the end of the tunnel, take it for a ride and see what makes the world go round!
4. Am I comfortable with what I'm doing?There's always the easy way and the right way when it comes to deciding what goes with which shoes, or purse, shirt and whatnot. It doesn't take a genius to see yourself as someone unique, or else we'll all be equally the same in everything we do. Variety brings in very interesting and exciting questions to be experimented.
5. Have I done enough for myself?Have you, or is there something more you want to do? Discontentment in every aspect can be dangerous in large doses, but in small amounts you'll be able to see and do stuff you could never imagine doing.
6. Am I happy at where I am today?It's an unfair question so let it be an answer! You love being a good and loving mom or dad to your kids, then take it up a notch! Your kids will love you forever. The same goes with everyday life!
7. Am I appealing to the opposite sex?So maybe I don't have an answer to that, but that doesn't mean I can't try it, though. Whether you shape-up, change the way you wear your clothes or hair, or even your attitude towards people, you should always remember it will always be for your own benefit.
8. How much could I have?I suppose in this case there is no such things on having things too much or too little, but it's more on how badly you really need it. I'd like to have lots of money, no denying that, but the question is that how much are you willing to work for it?
9. What motivates me?What motivates you? It's an answer you have to find out for yourself. There are so many things that can make everyone happy, but to choose one of the may be the hardest part. It's not like you can't have one serving of your favorite food in a buffet and that's it. Just try it piece by piece.
10. What Really Makes You Tick?So? What really makes you tick? You can be just about anything you always wanted to be, but to realize that attaining something that may seem very difficult is already giving up before you even start that journey. Always remember, that self-improvement is not just about the physical or philosophical change you have to undergo, but it's s
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Friday, June 26, 2009
SELF IMPROVEMENT AND SUCCESS
Everything that happens to us happens in intention. And from time to time, one thing leads to another. rather than locking yourself up in your cage of fears and crying over past heartaches, embarrassment and failures, treat them as your teachers and they’ll become your tools in both self betterment and success. I do not forget observing patch adams – its my best-loved movie, really. Its one swell film that will aid you ameliorate yourself. Hunter “patch” adams is a medical student who failed to make it through the board exams. After months of suffering in melancholy, depression and suicidal efforts – he decisive to search for medical attention and voluntarily admitted himself in a psychiatric ward. His months of remain in the hospital led him to meeting dissimilar kinds of individuals. Sick individuals in that matter. He met a catatonic, a mentally retarded, a schizophrenic and so on. Patch found ways of treating his own ailment and at long last realized he has to get back on track. He woke up one morning realizing that after all the failure and pains he has gone through, he still want to become the a doctor. He carries with himself a positive attitude that brought him self betterment and success. He did not only bettered himself, but likewise the life of the individuals around him and the quality of life. Did he succeed? Needless to say, he became the most skillful damn doctor his country has ever known. So, when does self betterment become synonymous with success? Where do we commence? Take these tips, friends… *stop thinking and sentiment as whether or not you are a failure, because you are not. How may others receive you whether or not you cannot receive you? *when you see hunks and models on tv, think more on self betterment, not self pitying. Self acceptance is not just in regards to having nice slender legs, or swell abs. Concentrate on inner beauty. *when individuals feel so down and low in regards to themselves, aid them move up. do not go down with them. they will pull you down farther and both of you will end up sentiment inferior. *the earth is a huge room for lessons, not faults. do not feel stupid and doomed eternally just because you failed on a science quiz. there is at all times a next time. Make rooms for self betterment. *take things one at a time. You do not suppose black sheep’s to be goody-two-shoes in just a snap of a finger. Self betterment is a one day at a time procedure. *self betterment results to inner stability, personality development and dig this …. Success. It comes from self self-assurance, self appreciation and self respect. * set significant and achievable goals. Self betterment does not turn you to be the precise replication of cameron diaz or ralph fiennes. It hopes and aims to result to an bettered and better you. *little things mean huge to other individuals. from time to time, we do not realize that the small things that we do like a pat on the back, saying “hi” or “hello”, greeting somebody “good day” or telling mr. Smith something like “hey, I love your tie! ” are simple things that mean such a lot to other individuals. When we’re being appreciative in regards to pretty things around us and other individuals, we likewise become pretty to them. *when you are more than willing to receive modify and go through the procedure of self betterment, it does not mean that every one else is. The earth is a place where individuals of dissimilar values and attitude hang out. from time to time, even whether or not you think you and your best friend at all times like to do the same thing together at the same time, she would in all likelihood decline an invitation for self betterment. We ought to at all times dont forget that there is no such thing as ‘over night success’. Its at all times a terrific sentiment to hold on to the things that you already have now, realizing that those are just one of the things you once wished for. an actual nice cite says that “when the student is prepared, the teacher will appear. ” we are all here to learn our lessons. Our parents, school teachers, friends, colleagues, officemates, neighbors… they’re our teachers. When we open our doors for self betterment, we increase our probabilities to head to the path of success.
Impossible is Just a Word
Every one, at some point in time of his or her life, has dreamed of being a person particular, a person large. Who hasn't fantasized regarding being the one who hits the game-winning homer? Who hasn't dreamed of being the homecoming queen? And how oftentimes have we dreamed of being rich, or successful, or happy with our relationships? Often, we dream large dreams and have outstanding aspirations. unluckily, our dreams stay just that – dreams. And our aspirations effortlessly gather dust in our attic. This is a sad turn of events in our life. rather than experiencing stimulating adventures in self actualization, we get stuck up in the humdrum of living from day-to-day just scarcely existent. But you acknowledge what? Life could be such a lot better, whether or not only we learned to purpose higher. The most mutual problem to setting goals is the word out of the question. Most persons get hanged up thinking I can't do this. It's too hard. It's too out of the question. No one may do this. However, whether or not every one thought that, there would be no innovations, no inventions, and no breakthroughs in humane achievement. Remember that scientists were baffled when they took a consider the modest bumblebee. Theoretically, they said, it was out of the question for the bumblebee to fly. unluckily for the bumble, bee no one has told it so. So fly it does. On the other hand, a great deal of persons suffer from dreaming wholly outrageous dreams and not acting on them. the effect? Broken dreams, and tattered aspirations. If you limit yourself with self-doubt, and self-limiting assumptions, you will never be capable to break past what you deem out of the question. whether or not you reach too far out into the sky without working towards your goal, you will find yourself clinging on to the out of the question dream. Try this practice. Take a piece of paper and write down a great deal of goals in your life. beneath one header, list down things ‘you acknowledge you may do’. beneath another header, write the things ‘you could just be capable to do. ’ and beneath one more, list the things that that are ‘impossible for you to do. ’ Now consider all the headers strive each day to achieve the goals that are beneath things ‘you acknowledge you may do’. Check them when you’re capable to achieve them. As you tardily are capable to check all of your goals beneath that heading, attempt achieving the goals beneath the other header-the one that reads ‘you could just be capable to do. ’ As of the items you wrote beneath things I could do are accomplished, you may move the goals that are beneath things that are ‘impossible for you to do’ to the list of things ‘you could just be capable to do. ’ As you iterate through this subroutine, you will determine that the goals you thought were out of the question become more comfortable to achieve. And the out of the question get started to seem possible after all. You see, the technique here’s not to limit your fancy. it’s to purpose high, and get started working towards that goal small by small. nevertheless, it likewise is unwise to set a goal that is veritably unrealistic. Those who just dream towards a goal without working hard end up disappointed and disillusioned. On the other hand, whether or not you told somebody a hundred years ago that it was possible for man to be on the moon, they would laugh at you. whether or not you had told them that you could send mail from here to the other side of the earth in a couple of seconds, they would say you were out of your mind. But, through absolute desire and perseverance, these out of the question dreams are now realities. Thomas edison once said that talent is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. not one thing could be truer. For one to achieve his or her dreams, there has to be had work and discipline. But take note that that 1% has to be a think-large dream, and not a great deal of effortlessly accomplished one. Ask any gym rat and he or she will tell you that there may be no benefits unless you’re put out of your ease zone. do not forget the saying, “no ache, no gain”? That is as unfeigned as it may be. So dream on, friend! do not get stuck up with your sensed restrictions. Think large and work hard to attain those dreams. As you step up the ladder of progression, you will just regarding determine that the out of the question has just become a small bit more possible.
Happy as You Want to Be
nearly everybody have heard the hit single 'don't worry, be happy' by bobby mcferrin. The song has a truly attention-getting manner of conveying its message of being happy to everybody. Bobby mcferiin's simple message certainly made a great deal of persons by telling them not to worry. Living a happy, resilient and optimistic life is fantastic, and is similarly good for your health. Being happy in truth protects you from the stresses of life. Stress is linked to top causes of death suchlike heart disease, cancer and stroke. One of the better things ever said is - 'the only thing in life that will at all times stay the same is change', and in our life we have the power to make the essential changes whether or not we want to. Even whether or not we find ourselves in an unbearable circumstance we may at all times find comfort in the cognition that it too would alter. Social networks or relationships are necessary to pleasure. persons are dissimilar, receive persons for who or what they’re, refrain from clashes, never-ending arguments, and let go of all kinds of resentments. whether or not arguments seem unavoidable still undertake and make an venture to perceive the circumstance and you may just get along with well with Happiness is in truth found in everybody, incrementing it’s a means to make a life more fantastic and similarly more healthful. To be happy is comparatively easy, just determine to be a happy individual. Abraham lincoln observed that most persons for in most instances can select how happy or stressed, how relaxed or bothered, how vivid or dull their outlook to be. the option is simple in truth, choose to be happy. There are assorted ways by which you may do this. Being thankful is a neat attitude. We have such a lot to be grateful for. Thank the taxi driver for bringing you home safely, thank the cook for a fantastic dinner and thank the guy who cleans your windows. similarly thank the mailman for bringing you your mails, thank the policeman for making your place safe and thank god for being alive. News is stressful. Get fewer of it. numerous persons just can't get started their day without their everyday dose of news. undertake and think when it comes to it, 99% of the news we listen or read is bad news. Starting the day with bad news doesn’t appear to be a sensitive thing to do. A religious connection is similarly commended. Being share of a religious group with its singing, sacraments, cantillating, prayers and meditations foster inner peace. Manage your time. Time is valuable and too essential to waste. Time management may be viewed as a list of rules that involves scheduling, setting goals, planning, creating lists of things to do and prioritizing. These are the center fundamentals of time management that ought to be understood to grow an effective personal time management skill. These primary achievements may be fine tuned farther to include the finer points of every skill that may give you that extra reserve to make the outcomes you desire. Laugh and laugh heartily daily. Heard a good joke? Tell your friends or family when it comes to it. As they similarly say -'laughter is the most proficient medicine'. Express your sensations, affections, friendship and passion to persons around you. they’ll in all probability reciprocate your activities. undertake not to keep pent up anger of foilings, this is bad for your health. rather find ways of to express them in a means that wouldn’t cause more injury or harm to any individual. Working hard brings huge personal gratification. It gives a sentiment of being capable in finishing our tasks. achievements are essential for all of us, they give us a sense of value. Work on things that you feel worthy of your time. Learning is a joyful practice. undertake and learn something new daily. Learning similarly makes us exaggerate and broaden our horizons. And could similarly give us more probabilities in the future. Run, jog, walk and do other things that your body was made for. Feel alive. Avoid magnification to negative components like piercing noises, toxins and risky places. These are the few simple things you may do daily to be happy. And at all times do not forget the cite from abraham lincoln, he says that, "most persons are when it comes to as happy as they make up their minds to be. "
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