Wake up! You can make a difference in your life. To do that, you must master the following things.
Do not be scared to try something new, something that you have never done before.
‘You are unprepared to do something before you’ve done it.’- Elise Blaha Cripe
No one knows everything. We are still learning. If you want to get something done, do not expect to master everything before you start. Start before you even know what you are doing. You will learn as you go.
You will never be perfect
‘You’re not going to be able to do everything perfectly, but you will be able to do some things really well. That’s good. It’s more than good; it’s enough.’- Elise Blaha Cripe
No one is perfect, not even you. Do not expect it. Because it is not going to happen. If you want to grow your life, focus on progress.
Plan your day
‘The point of planning isn’t to schedule every moment of your days. The point of planning is so we don’t have something to do every moment of our days.’- Elise Blaha Cripe
If you do not plan your day, your day is going to plan you.
Focus on one thing at a time
You don’t have to occupy a real life and an online life at the same time all the time.’- Elise Blaha Cripe
If you want to get a lot done, do not do more than one thing at a time. Why? Because your brain is not programmed to do more than one thing at a time. You will get more than when you focus on one thing.
Do not be scared to screw up
‘You will make mistakes. You get to make mistakes. But you don’t have to keep making the same mistakes.’- Elise Blaha Cripe
No matter how smart you are, you will learn a lot from your mistakes. When they happen, ask yourself, ‘What can I take away from them?’
Use your time wisely
‘You have exactly enough time for the things that matter to you.’- Elise Blaha Cripe
Do not waste your time. Do what matters first. Remember, you are not going to be here forever. Think about that.
Pay attention to what you are doing
‘Wherever you are on your journey, progress is possible.’- Elise Blaha Cripe
Where you are right now is where you are supposed to be. So pay attention to what is going there.
Whatever you want to do, now is the right time to start
‘Today you are going to take a small step forward so that five years from now you will look back and think, Wow, look how far I have come.’- Elise Blaha Cripe
Whatever you want to do, if you do not do it now, when are you going to do it?
Be brave
‘You are brave not because you don’t feel fear. You are brave because you feel fear. Being brave isn’t avoiding the tough situations; it’s recognizing them and figuring out how to get through them.’- Elise Blaha Cripe
Brave people face tough situations. So, if you want to be successful, you have got to be brave. Be fearless, but not arrogant. Be brave, but not careless.
Be flexible
‘Do not associate changing direction with failure! If you don’t reach your exact goal but you end up somewhere else, that is still worthwhile and valuable.’- Elise Blaha Cripe
Do not get stuck with what is not working. If it is not working, then go for what is working, or what you like to do. Remember, there are more than one way to get to a place. Choose your own way. And you will get there.
It is okay to lose
‘When you stop working toward something that doesn’t interest you or excite you, you don’t lose. You gain! You gain the time and energy to find the thing that you’re actually going to connect to.’- Elise Blaha Cripe
If you want to achieve greatness, your own greatness, do not be scared to lose. Because losing is winning. When you lose one thing, you gain another.
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