Tag: Dreams

‘What’s Really Holding You Back?’

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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‘Which of your ideas are stuck in your head, going nowhere? What’s really holding you back? Where is fear of failure rearing its head? And what is the first imperfect step you can atake to make your big, unwieldly idea into a you-sized reality?’- Jenna Kutcher

Yes, ‘What’s really holding you back?’ Why are you not going after your dreams? Or are you waiting for the perfect time? If you are waiting for the perfect time to come, guess what, it will never come. Why is that? Because there is no perfect time to live your life.

You live your life every day. So do not let anything stand between you and your dreams. Whatever you want to do, wherever you want to go, start now. Do not wait for anyone. Because you are responsible for your life. You are responsible for your growth. And you are responsible for your future.

You can do anything. Just cultivate the courage to go ahead and do it. You have what it take to create your own life, your own world. No one is holding you back. The only person standing between you and your dreams is you.

So why not do it for you?

This Is Why Overthinking Is Not Good For You

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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In his book Soundtracks: The Solutiuon to Overthinking, Jon Acuff writes, ‘Overthinking is when what you think gets in the way of what you want.’

If you know what you want, then take action to make it happen . Do not stuck yourself. Do not stuck your dreams. And do not stuck your future. And that is exactly what you are doing to yourself, to your future, to the people around you, when you overthink ‘every little decision.’

No matter what you are doing, you are not going to be perfect. The best way to move forward, to bring out your creative self, is to stop overthinking everything.

If you want to get things done, use what you have right now to start your journey. Yes, life is a journey. If you do not start, you will never arrive.

Do not waste your thoughts. Do not waste your time. Instead of overthinking everything, why not focus on what you can do with what you have? According to Jon Acuff, You can turn overthinking into action.’ Remember, to get anything done in your life, you must take action. And you must stop overthinking every little thing. You will get better as you go.

Because if you waste your time too much, if you do not take action, you are not going anywhere. Is that what you want for yourself?