Growth comes from trying new things. If you want to grow, try new things. Do not be afraid to try new things. Do not settle for what is not good for you. If you don’t change, nothing will change. And if you want to get to where you wish to go, you must stretch yourself. As Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.” To grow, you must do what you don’t like to do. You must do what you are scared of doing. Because that is what you should be doing, not what you have already mastered.

“If you want to grow, you must accept yourself as you are.”

Do something today that you have not done before. It is not easy, but you can do it. Nothing is easy. But with commitment, with love, with hard work, you can make it happen. Do not forget that in the middle of your struggle lies an opportunity to move forward. As Albert Einstein once said, “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”

Whatever you are trying to achieve, do not give in to fear. Because if you can see it, if you can dream it, you can do it. Do not worry about where you are. It does not matter. What really matters right now is where you are going. Accept yourself. Accept your journey. Because life is a journey, not a destination.

No matter what, always love yourself. Do not let anyone tell you how to treat yourself. Treat yourself in your own way. Because that is the right way. Dr. Maxwell Maltz once said, “Accept yourself as you are. Otherwise you will never see opportunity.” If you want to grow, you must accept yourself as you are.