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Why Is Today So Important?

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Personal Development, Workplace Learning Report
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Why is today so important? Why is today so important to you, to me, and to the world? Why?

Today is important not for what you think. Today is important for other reasons.

Today is important because everything that you are looking for in life happens in the present. All that you ever needed to succeed in life is happening right now. It is happening in the present. Not yesterday, not tomorrow, but today.

Mary Shelley said, “The beginning is always today.” She is right.

The beginning of a new life starts today. The beginning of a new job search starts today. The beginning of a new relationship starts today. The beginning of your future success starts today.

The things you will do to better your life is always today. If you want to change your life, or others things that are not working for you, do it today. If you want your future to be brighter than today, do the right things today.

You can do it! Don’t give up too soon. There are more chances ahead of you.

Even if it is not looking good today, if you don’t give up, it will look better tomorrow. It will happen ONLY if you commit yourself to doing the right things. Look for things that will help you grow and do it. Find out things you are doing that are hurting your life and stay away from them. Don’t hang around people who are wasting TODAY.

Why is that?

Because if you waste today doing the wrong things, you will get the wrong results. But if you use today wisely, if you use today in good ways, you will get great results. Your future depends on today. Your future depends on what you are doing right now. Your future does not depend on what you are going to do tomorrow, your future does not depend on what you did yesterday, your future depends on what you are doing right now.

If you want to grow your business, start it today.

If you want to be a better writer, start it today.

If you want to have peace of mind, start thinking in a peaceful way today.

If you want to be happier tomorrow, start making people happy today.

It is always today!

Are You Afraid Of Failure?

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Personal Development
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“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”- Paulo Coelho

Most people don’t succeed in life because they don’t want to fail. They want to be ready before they start. Remember, you cannot be perfect before you start something that will change your life; you have to start to be perfect.

Peter Drucker said, “Wherever there is success, there has to be failure.” You cannot succeed without first learning how to fail. John Maxwell wrote a book about how to fail forward. If you want to succeed in life, in your business, in your career, in your relationships, you have to be comfortable with failing forward. Failing forward is good. Failing backward is bad.

Don’t be afraid of failure. If you want to succeed, you cannot avoid failure. Successful people know how to fail forward. They love failing, because it shows them what to do next, what to learn, and how to move forward. Dell Crossword said, “Success is not permanent, neither is failure.” Failure is not permanent. Success is not permanent. If you fail, don’t make it permanent. Failure has lessons to teach you. It is not here to destroy you.

How To Conquer Fear Of Failure

If you want to conquer fear of failure, do the following things:

  • Know that if you want to succeed, failure is unavoidable
  • Do what you fear. Take more risks
  • Try things that you have not tried before. Begin small.
  • Don’t start with the hard things; they will increase your fear. Start with small things to build your confidence.
  • Reach out to people who have done the same thing that you are about to start.
  • Know yourself. Know what you can handle. Know when to say enough is enough.
  • When you succeed at overcoming your fear, keep doing what works for you.
  • Never give up. You will fail, but never give up.

Finally, according to Jim Rohn, “One of the reasons why we fail to find happiness or to create unique lifestyle is because we have not yet mastered the art of being.”