Tag: fear

Time To Move On

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
Photo by Yan Krukov

You have the power to change your life. Without taking responsibility for your life, nothing gets done.

When it comes to getting things done, it is okay to make mistakes. Because without mistakes, you are not going to get anything done. And do not forget why you are here. To get things done.

If you are not getting anything done, then it is time to move on. It is time to be honest with yourself. It is time to stop chasing what is not for you. It is time to face your reality. It is time to seek help from other people. And it is time to start challenging yourself.

If you want to improve yourself, you have to focus on your own improvement. Ask the right questions. Take chances. Do not fear risks. Because if you do not take risks, you are not going to get what you want.

Remember that your job is to improve yourself. It is not to focus on what others are doing. What matters is what you are doing. And if you aren’t getting the right results, then move on. Do not waste your time. Because you are not going to be here forever. All you have is today. So why not make it a special day for yourself and for the people around you?

If you are bigger than what you are doing right now, then do not waste your time. Move on. Try something different. Move to another company, if you can do it. In his book Higher is Waiting, Tyler Perry writes, “If you’re not growing anymore, if it feels as if the walls are closing in on you, if your roots are pressing up against one another and its uncomfortable, if you’re not getting enough spiritual nourishment and encouragement, then it’s probably time to move to a bigger pot- a larger world.”

If you are not learning anymore, then it is time to move on. Before you move, ask the right question. For example, “Why am I moving?” Yes, why are you moving? Is it the right time?

4 Important Financial Lessons From Morgan Housel

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Money/Finance, Personal Development, Personal Growth, Success
Photo by Pixabay

If you want to be successful, make more money, spend less, save more. It is that simple, but very hard to do. You can do it. You have done it before.

And nothing is stopping you from doing it again. And the right time to start is now. If you do not start to take charge of your financial life, then when are you going to start it? Do not wait. Even if you are in debt, do not get discouraged. The only way to free yourself from the bondage of debt is to save more money than you spend.

If you do not need something, then don’t buy it. Do not buy something just because other people are buying it. Do not buy something just because they are cheap. Save your money.

If you really want to take charge of your financial life, your financial health, you must discipline yourself.

You must not buy what you do not need. Know this: It does not matter how much you make. If you cannot save enough money for yourself, then you are not making anything.

Successful people spend less. They save more. They spend less. They spend their money on important things, things that can shape their lives.

If something is not helping you, then it is hurting you. If you can’t save money for yourself, for your future, then you are hurting yourself, your future.

To change that, Morgan Housel says, “So people’s ability to save is more in their control than they might think.” He says, “Saving can be created by spending less.” That is correct. If you want more, spend less, do more, desire less.

“You can spend less if you desire less.” That is a problem for a lot of people. They can’t let go of what is on sales.

If you can leave without it, you do not need it. If you can survive a day without it, then you do not need it. Whether something is on sales or not, if you do not need it, do not buy it. Do not waste your money, especially when you don’t have your own money.

“If you want more, spend less.”

Do not spend your credit card on worthless things. Use your credit card to change your life. Use it to enrol for a new course, not to buy something you do not need. Morgan Housel says, “… you will desire less if you care less about what others think of you.” This is one of the problems that is really affecting all of us.

We do things that we are not comfortable with. We do things just to make other people happy. Look, you do not live for people. You are living for yourself. So if you want to be happy, do not worry about what other people are saying about you. They do not count.

What really count is what you are saying about yourself. What really count is whether you are saving money or not? What really count is whether you are growing your financial life or not? Not people’s opinions. Listen to yourself, not to their opinions.