Tag: failures

How To Free Yourself From Whatever It Is That Is Holding You Back

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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Whatever it is that is holding you back, you can set yourself free. It starts with what you want in your life.

If what you want is bigger than what is holding you back, you can defeat it. You can overcome it. And you can move your life forward.

To set yourself free, you must decide.

‘I know I’m not the only one who, to this day, still sometimes wishes they could just toss a decision over to mom. She’d know what to do.’– Lia Garvin

Make your own decision. Do not delegate your decision-making power to anyone, not even your mom. If you do that, you have given your power away.

To set yourself free, remember that you are not your mistakes.

‘When you realize a mistake wasn’t that big of a deal … then it wasn’t that big of a deal.’– Lia Garvin

Mistakes are not the end of the world. And they are not the end of your life. You are have a life that is bigger than a mistake.

When you make a mistake, own it. Do not beat yourself up for making a mistake. If you do, you will never learn something new.

We learn when we make mistakes, not when we are perfect. Remember, if you are not making mistakes, you are not trying hard enough.

If you want to set yourself free, you must stop thinking about your past failures.

‘The only person thinking about if other people are thinking about you is you.’– Lia Garvin

The only way to see where you are going is to focus on where you are going. The only way to reach where you are going is to stay in your own lane. The only way to succeed in life is to mind your own business.

And the only way to set yourself free is to stop thinking about your past failures.

To set yourself free, you must tell yourself what to do.

‘Our inner critic hates when we set goals, it’s literally like, ‘Who is this bitch to tell me what to do.?”– Lia Garvin

Whether your inner critics like your goals or not, if you want to be successful, you must set your goals. Why? Because you need a target. Your target is your destination. If you want to be successful, you must aim at something bigger than you.

If You Are Not Making Progress, This Is What You Are Not Doing

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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Where are you now? Where do you want to go? What do you want to do with your life? 
If you do not know what you want for yourself, ask yourself this question:
"What do I really want for myself?" Answer it honestly. Face it squarely.
Do not hide behind anything. Do not hide behind any past failures, fears. Don't.
Because you are better than you think you really are. 

Do not be scared to question yourself. Ask yourself some tough questions. Ask yourself questions that you can't even answer. 
Ask yourself questions like these ones:
"Why am I here?" "Am I growing?" "Do I know what I really want?" Are my dreams really my dreams?" "Am I spending my time with the right people?" "If I am not getting the right results, what am I going to do to get to where I want to be?" 
And be comfortable with the answers. Take actions.
Actions lead to growth. And you can't grow if you do not have the courage to look at yourself in the mirror. 
To grow, you must question your actions. To grow, you must have the courage to question yourself, to question where you are, and to question what you are doing. Will you?