Tag: Healthy Living

5 Easy Ways To Know Yourself Today

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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To know who you are, you must face yourself. You must face your fears. You must face your failures. You need to know yourself before you can know others.

Here are 5 easy ways to know yourself today:

You must pay attention to your life.

Pay attention to how you live your life. If you are doing something that is against your values, stay away from it. Socrates said, “Beware the barrenness of a busy life.”

Accept what you don’t know.

It is okay to admit what you don’t know. “It is better to be a fool for a moment than to be a fool forever.” According to Socrates, “One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing.”

Learn how to think for yourself.

To know yourself, you must learn to think for yourself. It helps you to connect with yourself. As Socrates once said, “To find yourself, think for yourself.”

Believe in yourself.

If you want to get anything done in your life, you must believe that you can do it. According to William Faulkner, “Others have done it before me. I can, too.”

Live your life.

Live your life to the fullest. You have only one life to live, why not enjoy it? Socrates said many years ago that, “An unexamined life is not worth living.” And Henry James said, “Live all you can- it’s a mistake not to.”

Live your life. Do not try to be who you are not. Be honest with yourself and others. If you can do that, you can deal with yourself.

You Are Not Happy Because You Are Tolerating What Is Making You Unhappy

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Workplace Learning Report
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If you are not happy, you are not living. You are just existing. Remember that your purpose in life is not to exist, but to live. To live well.

Happiness is the key to living well. If you know that, why are you tolerating toxic things. Why are in a bad relationship? Why are you associating yourself with people who do not value you? Why are you devaluing yourself? Why are you permitting people to make you unhappy?

No one is responsible for your unhappiness. You are. They are not the master of your life. You are. So it is time to take charge of your life, of your relationship, and of your growth.

If you don’t tell people how to treat you, they will abuse you. They will make you look smaller than you really are. They will make your life miserable. They will talk you out of your dreams. But here is the good news: “No one can control you if you do not permit it.” Don’t permit it. Take charge of your life. That is the only way you can live well.

It is important to know that you are the master controller of your life. If you don’t control your life, someone else will. Don’t be afraid to stand up for your life. Don’t be afraid to speak up against injustice. Don’t apologize for living your life. Don’t be afraid to walk away from anything that is hurting you. If you don’t walk away, you will end up wasting away. You don’t want to waste away your life; you want to live your life. But you can’t do that if you keep tolerating the things that are making you unhappy. It is your choice.