Tag: Personal Development

Your Journey Matters

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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It is your journey. No matter what life throws at you, keep walking. No matter what people throw at you, do not give up. It is your life. It is your journey. Keep going. Keep living it. Keep loving it.

Yes, keep loving it. Because if you do not love your journey, if you do not love what you are doing, if you do not love where you are going, it is very to easy to give up.

That is not why you are here. You are here to grow, to fail, to learn, to walk your walk. You are not here to watch other people getting things done. You are here to get your own things done. You are here to paint your own picture.

That is why you must respect your journey. Your journey is yours to feel, to live, to walk , to enjoy, and to celebrate.

But remember, no matter how smart you are, no matter how strong you are, no matter how honest you are with yourself, you can’t walk your walk alone.

You can’t succeed alone. Do not take the heat alone. Do not take the journey alone. You need other people who have done it before. You need positive people around you. You do not need negative people around you.

When the going gets really tough, reach out to them. Hide your ego. This is not the time to obey your ego. This is the time to believe in yourself, in your journey. And when you do, you will get there. Because it matters.

Do Not Focus On Your Mistakes

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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You are not perfect. And nobody expects you to be perfect. Because of that, mistakes are going to happen.

When they happen, do not worry yourself about them. The only thing you can do is to focus on how you are going to get yourself back up.

And if you catch yourself worrying about them, tell yourself, ‘It is okay to make mistakes.’

Because we learn when we make mistakes. If you are not making enough mistakes, guess what, your innovative boss will soon fire you.

It means you are not taking enough risks. It means you are playing it too safe. It means you just want to be comfortable. And it means you do not want to be successful.

If you are scared of making a mistake, then you are scared of growth.

If you are scared of making a mistake, it means you are under the control of your ego.

If you do not want to make a mistake, then it means you do not want to get to the next level. Guess what? You can run, but you cannot hide. You can avoid it for now, but you cannot avoid it forever.

If you want to be successful at what you do, if you want your boss to promote you, you must learn to live with mistakes. You must learn to accept mistakes. And you must say to yourself, ‘It is okay to mess up.’ Because we are human beings.