Tag: Meaningful life

Why You Should Embrace Your True Self

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth

‘How a person chooses to live authentically depends on their perspective, and I fear that a superficial meaning of authenticity can sabotage our growth and diminish potential.‘- Iman Oubou

How do you choose to live your authentic life? Do you have the courage to do it? Or are you scared of what people are going to say?

Do not be scared to be who you are. Because if you do not have the courage to live your authentic life, to represent yourself, to speak up for yourself, to take charge of your life, to create a better life for yourself, then you are not helping yourself.

You are doing more harm to yourself than you think. You are stealing from your future. You not watering your plants. You are wasting your time.

That is not what authenticity is all about. Being authentic is life. It is everything. If you do not have it, you must look for it.

To do that, remember that being authentic is not about other people. It is about you. Authenticity starts in your heart. That is why you should never play with your dreams. That is why you should never play with your life.

Why is that? Because you can lie to others, but you can’t run away from yourself.

If you do not want to make yourself miserable, stay true to yourself.

How To Stay Relevant In Your Life

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth

Whether you know it or not, you are already relevant. You are not a stranger to what you want. You know what you want to achieve in your life. You know where you want to be, how to get there.

You are relevant when you are growing, when you are adding value to your life. You are relevant when those around you are growing. You are relevant when you know what to do next, when you take responsibility for your life, and for what you want.

You are relevant when your colleagues always want to work with you. Why is that? Because they know you are reliable, that they can depend on you, and that you are going to do what you say you are going to do.

Because you matter to them. So how do we make ourselves relevant, important, in life? You do not need to write a new plan. All you need to do is to reconnect with yourself.

Believe in what you are doing. If what you are doing is not working, do not stay with it. Change it. Or make it better. If not, you are only wasting your time.

Develop yourself. Do more important things than others. Do not shy away from challenging things. When things are challenging, do not abandon them. Take a break. When you have rested, then come back to what you are doing. But do not quit.

Quitting is not the answer, doing is. Inaction is not the answer, action is.

When it comes to moving your life forward, when it comes to moving your career forward, if you want to stay relevant, you need to act. Take real actions. Take as much action as possible. If one does not work, change it. And do not complain about where you are. Do not complain about what is not working.

Complaining doesn’t make anything better. It makes things worse. Instead of complaining, why not use your time to do something meaningful, something that can push you a bit closer to where you are going? Why not?