Tag: Frustration

When To Take Your First Step

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development

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‘Not knowing how to do something doesn’t need to slow you down; let it speed you up.’– Bob Goff

If you are waiting for the right time to act, stop waiting for the right time. Because you are just wasting your time. It will never come to you.

The best time to act is right now. The second best time to take action is right now, where you are, and with what you have.

Trust yourself and go for what you want. Trust your inner courage and go for what you want. Believe in yourself and go for what you want. Listen to your heart and go for what is right in front of you.

Whether you know what you are doing or not, go for it. Because the more you do it, the better. According to Bob Goff, ‘Not knowing how to do something doesn’t need to slow you down; let it speed you up.’

We don’t grow by avoiding what is in front of us. We don’t grow by doing less, but by doing more.

We don’t grow by delaying our dreams, but by facing our dreams. We don’t grow by living less, but by living more. We don’t grow by avoiding difficult issues, but by dealing with them.

Whether you know where you are going or not, it is better to start now than to wait. Because tomorrow will come, but with different issues waiting for you to deal with.

Whether you can see where you are going or not, just remember that what you are going after is also going after you.

To say it another way: Your dream is also looking for you. If you do not believe it, then why are you chasing it? You are after it because you know it is out there waiting for you.

So if you are serious about your dreams, now is the right time to jump. Do not worry about what is ahead of you.

If you are scared, go for it. If you are not sure of yourself, trust your inner voice. If you don’t believe in your dream, listen to your inner power-your heart.

If you don’t know what to do next, go back to yourself. Then ask yourself, ‘Why am I doing this? Is this really what God wants me to do?

If your answers are yeses, then you must go back and start again. You can do it. When you are in doubt, remember,

You are more, not less!

What To Do When Things Go Wrong

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development
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Are you trying to control the world around you? Are you trying to control other people? Or are you trying to be perfect, to make everything perfect?

If you try, you are just planning to fail, not to succeed. Why is that? Because you are a human being. No matter how smart you are, you are not going to be able to make everything perfect. It won’t happen.

If you try to do it, you are just frustrating yourself. You are making yourself mad. You are not being nice to yourself. You are not being kind to yourself.

So when things go wrong, do not beat yourself up. Don’t say things like, ‘I am an idiot. I am not smart enough. Why me?’ When you say things like these to yourself, your brain is hearing you. And your brain will make them possible for you.

When things go wrong, remember that you are a human being, an imperfect being. Be nice to yourself. When you are nice to yourself, you say, ‘everything is going to be alright.’ You don’t beat yourself up. You don’t tear yourself down. You say positive things to yourself. You say, ‘I am not my mistakes. I am not my failures. I am a learner. I am not perfect.’

When you stay positive, when you look at your mistakes as learning chances, it makes them easier to manage. It focuses your attention on what you can do better next time. It stops you from reaping yourself apart. It stops you from being unkind to yourself. And it reminds you that it is okay to mess up.

Finally, when things go wrong, remind yourself that you are not a failure, that you are learning, still learning, that it is okay to mess up, and that you are not going to give up on yourself, no matter what.

As always, you are more, not less!