Tag: Negative attitude

Don’t Hold On To Any Negative Things From Your Past

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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Whatever it is that you have been holding on to, let it go. You don’t have anything to do with it anymore. You are free. You are growing yourself. You are healing your soul. Do not even think about it anymore.

If you want to be successful, do not hold on to any negative things from your past. If you want to build a better future, you must let go of whatever it is that is holding you back.

If you have been holding on to your past mistakes, let them go. If you have been holding on to your past failures, let them go. They can’t help you anymore. They can’t help you get to where you want to be.

Let go of your past. Don’t ruin your future. Do not let your negative thoughts ruin where you are. Do not let your past disappointments ruin your future. Do not let your past setbacks ruin your future. They are gone. You can’t change them.

The only thing you can change is your present, where you are. Do not worry yourself about what you can’t change. It is okay to mess up. That is life.

No matter how smart you are, things are going to go wrong. When they do, the only thing you can do is to learn from them. Why? Because mistakes are opportunities for growth.

If you want to grow, do not focus on your past. Instead, focus on where you are, what you are doing to make your life better, and how you are going to get to where you want to be. The choice is yours.

How To Turn Negative Messages Around

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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It starts with your own mindset. If you believe you can do great things, you can do them. Do not doubt yourself. Because self-doubt is the beginning of failure.

In his book Making Hope Happen: Create the Future You Want for Yourself and Others, Shane J. Lopez writes, ‘… mindset influences every aspect of your life, from work to sports, from relationships to parenting. If you believe you can change and develop, you know you can move beyond your present limitations.’

To ‘move beyond your present limitations’, you must change your thoughts.

You can do great things. Do not doubt yourself. Negative messages are not good for you. They are not good for your life, for your health, and for your happiness.

Here is why. According to Dr. Shane J. Lopez, ‘Negative messages are no more ‘realistic’ than your highest goals, and they rob you of agency.’

‘Negative messages deplete you, sap your agency, and keep you stuck. Disputing these messages will help you reclaim your motivation for the goals that matter to you most.’

If you want to achieve greatness, you must first embrace yourself. You must stop telling yourself negative things. If you do not, remember, ‘negative messages … keep you stuck.’ The question is, ‘Do you want to be stuck?’