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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.

Nothing Will Change Unless You Change It

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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Nothing will change unless you change it.

Mahatma Gandhi said, “Be the change you want to see in the world.” Do not live with what is hurting you. Do not tolerate what is causing you pain. You are not here to endure unnecessary pain.

Stop accepting people who are treating you badly. The more you accept them, the more they will continue to hurt you. Don’t do that to yourself. You deserve better. You deserve a better life, a better work, a better relationship, and a better self. Tell people what you want from them. Tell people what you don’t want. If they don’t listen, let them go.

If people don’t treat you with respect, treat yourself with respect. Treat yourself with love. Don’t worry about who is not treating you right. Whether they treat you right or not, you must treat yourself with respect and dignity. That is all you want. That is good enough.

Let go of the things that are tearing you down. You don’t need them. You need your life. You need yourself. Stop thinking about them. Start thinking about yourself.

What you accept is who you are. Don’t accept anything that is not a part of your future. Don’t accept anything that is not a part of your life. Nothing is going to change unless you change it. Are you ready to let go of your pain?