Tag: Personal Development

Do You Want Your Tomorrow To Be Like Today?

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Personal Development, Personal Growth, Spirituality
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“Tomorrow will be like today. Life wastes itself whilst we are preparing to live.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson

The question is, Do you want your tomorrow to be like today? Do you really want to see something new? If yes, what are you doing about it? Are you planning? Are you reading? Are you doing things differently? Are you asking yourself the hard questions? Are you hanging out with the right people? Are you thinking the right thoughts? If not now, when are you going to start?

It is never too late to change yourself. It is never too late to fall in love with your life. Because the only thing that can really transform your life is LOVE. Pierre- Teilhard de Chardin famously said,“Love is the only force which can make things one without destroying them…” Whatever you do in your life, do it with love. Don’t think fear thoughts. Because if you do, you attract more fear thoughts into your life. Remember, fear is a dream killer. So you must do everything within your power to take fear out of the equation of life.

And to make your future the way you want it, you need a balanced equation. You need to focus on what will get you closer to your dream. It is very important. Do not just talk about changing your life. If you want to really change it, if you want your tomorrow to be different, you must act differently today. That is the only way you can change your future. Do not forget that your future is in your care. If you don’t take your future seriously today, when are you going to take it seriously?

Why You Fear Failure

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Personal Development, Personal Growth
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Photo by Anete Lusina

No one likes to fail. You are not alone. But failure is part of life. Whether you like it or not, you are going to fail. It is going to get worse before it gets better. There is no overnight success. You are not going to master your work overnight. If you want to grow, if you want to conquer your fears, don’t rush the process. Because it takes time to learn something. Don’t expect things to turn out right the first time. It is not going to happen. If you expect it to work out for you the first time, believe me, that is a losing strategy. It won’t work. Just give yourself time to do your thing. Things are not always going to work out perfectly the first time. Instead of beating yourself up for not completing your work, why not give yourself credit for even trying it. Respect failure. Respect the process. Because everything takes time to do, especially when you are doing it for the first time. If you want to change your life, from now on, you must change your meaning of failure. Failure is not failure. It is a way forward. Because you cannot grow without failure. That is what separates the successful ones from the rest of us. They are not afraid of failure. You shouldn’t be afraid of failure. Do not fear it. Use failure to move yourself forward in your life. When you fail, live it. When you fail, ask for help. Do not be scared to ask for help. Celebrate it when you get it. Help is healthy. It is life. When you make mistakes, fix them. Own them. Do not blame anyone for your mistakes. Instead of blaming other people for your own error, celebrate yourself for knowing what you don’t know.