Tag: happiness

Why Worry?

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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Worrying is going to happen. It not going to go away. That is life. The big question is what are you going to do to stop it?

Why are you worrying? Why worry? Is it about you? Or is it about the world around you? Whether it is about you, whether it is about the world around you, worrying about things will always be there.

When you worry, you are NOT worrying about yourself; you are worrying about what is going on around you. You are not worry about your life. You are not worrying about where you are at in your journey. You are not worrying about what you are going to give to your kids for breakfast. You are not even worrying about what you are going to do to get to your next level.

You are worrying about things that will never happen, things that you cannot control. You are worrying about what your friends are going to say about your new project. You are worrying about what your boss is going to do about your job. You are worrying about failure. You are worrying about what other people are going to say about your success. And you are worrying about what you are going to wear tomorrow.

Look, if you want to live a successful life, a meaningful life, you must focus on what you can control, not on what you cannot control.

Whatever you can control, control it. Whatever you cannot control, let it go. That is life. Life is about letting go.

What you can control is up to you. What you cannot cantrol is not up to you. What you can change is up to you. What you cannot change is not up to you.

What is up to you? Your thoughts are up to you. Your feelings are up to you. Your emotions are up to you. And your actions are up to you.

What is not up to you? Other people’s feelings are not up to you. You cannot do anything about them. Other people’s actions are not up to you. Again, you cannot do anything about them.

Above all, your success, your happiness, is up to you. Because you can do a whole lot about it.

Instead of worrying about what is never going to happen, why not focus on what you can do right now to change things? Why not? Why worry?

Living A Life Of No Regret

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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‘A life worth living might be measured in many ways, but the one way that stands above all others is living a life of no regret.’– Gary Keller with Jay Papasan

Live your life to the fullest. Do not worry yourself about what is happening around you. I am not saying you should forget about your people. That is not what I am saying.

When I say don’t worry about what is going on around you, I am talking about distractions, not your people. But your people can also distract you from reaching your goals.

If you see it coming to you, avoid it. It is better to avoid it. If you don’t, you are going to get distracted.

Distraction can lead to frustration. When you are not doing what is important to you, it can lead to a life of regret.

If you do not want to regret your life, don’t worry about things that are not going to help you get better. Instead, follow your heart. Listen to your heart.

What is your heart telling you to do? What are you hearing from within you? What are you thinking about every day? What really makes you happy? Above all, what do you stand for?

If you do not know what is important to you, that can get in your way of achieving your dreams.

Do not let that be you. Because life is too short. Whatever makes you happy, do it. Do not follow what others are doing. If it does not make sense to you, then don’t go there.

Remember, decisions have consequences. If you do not want to regret your life, then you must put yourself together.

When you focus on what is important to you, when you focus on what makes you happy, when you take action to change your life, to live your life, when you are okay the way you are, when you don’t care about what other people are doing, then you are on your way to greatness.

Remember that you are responsible for your life. Whatever you want, you can create. Don’t give in to regret. Don’t invite regret into your life. It is a waste of time. It gets us nowhere.

Regret gets us nowhere. Regret means no life. Happiness means life. And love means life.

Choose a real life, not a life of regret.