Category: Management

This Is True Freedom

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in BriSights, Health & Well-Being, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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Freedom is for all of us. If you say you are free, then you are free. If you say you are not free, then you are not free.

But you can set yourself free. You can free yourself from your past resentments. You can set yourself free from your past failed relationships. You can set yourself free from your past experiences with your boss. You can set yourself free from criticizing yourself. You can set yourself free from your poor performances.

You are the only one who can do it for you. Remember, when I say free, I am not talking about physical freedom. Because that is not freedom. The one that I am talking about is mental freedom.

Because freedom is about your mind, not just about your physical freedom. You can move around. You can do things you love to do. You can make money. You can buy the best things. All that you can have. They are just things, not freedom.

‘You are free when your mind is free, when your thoughts are clean.’

But if you are not mentally free, if you are not free to think your thoughts, the right thoughts, you are not free.

You are free when you are in charge of your life. You are free when you are doing what you love to do. You are free when you are in charge of your thoughts. You are free when you can eat what you love to eat.

You are free when you know when to walk away from a toxic relationship. You are free when you love yourself enough to stop negative influences from taking over your life. You are free when you don’t take yourself too seriously. You are free when you are living your life the way you want to live it.

You are free when you know what is good for you, when you know what is not good for you. You are free when you know when to say enough is enough. You are free when you are comfortable with yourself, no matter what is going on in your life.

You are free when you put other people first, when you treat other people as human beings, not as others. You are free when you take care of yourself. Above all, you are free when you permit yourself to do great things, when you have the courage to say, ‘I love who I am becoming.’

The question is, ‘Are you truly free?’

How To Treat Yourself?

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in BriSights, Health & Well-Being, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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‘How you treat others is often a reflection of your relationship with yourself. When you find yourself irritated by colleagues, recognise that you might be as harsh on them as you are on yourself.’- Naomi Shragai

When it comes to how you treat yourself, people are watching you. They are paying attention to how you are treating yourself. They are paying attention to what you do when you are stressed out, when things are not going well, when you are with your subordinates.

They are paying attention to how you are treating the world around you. They are watching because they want to know how to deal with you.

If you don’t treat yourself as a human being, no one is going to treat you as a human being.

If you can’t spend quality time with yourself, no one is going to spend quality time with you.

If you are not comfortable with yourself, if you are not comfortable with what you see in the mirror when you wake up in the morning, then don’t expect anything special from other people.

It is that simple, but it is hard to practice. No matter what, my friend, life is too short. Don’t expect everything to be perfect before you give yourself what you want from other people.

Don’t wait for the perfect time to say, ‘I love me’ to yourself. If you don’t say it, no one will say it. If you have been saying stupid things to yourself, you must stop it. Because you deserve better. Don’t wait anymore. Stop waiting. Because you can do it for yourself.

Remember, life is not going to give you what you can give yourself.

If you want a better job, go out there and look for one for yourself. If you can’t find one, then create one.

If you want to improve your relationship with yourself, then go out there and do what makes you happy.

If you want to improve your relationship with God, then you must spend time with God.

If you want to improve your relationships with your friends, then be a good friend to yourself, then you can extend your self-love to them.

If you want to create a better world, then start with yourself. The question is, ‘Will you?’

Source

Naomi Shragai (2021). The Man Who Mistook His Job for His Life: How to Thrive at Work by Leaving Your Emotional Baggage Behind