Tag: Scared

Why Following Trends Can Hold You Back

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth

‘... it’s better to rock what actaully suits you, rather than what everyone else is doing just because it’s ‘in.’ Don’t follow trends if they don’t look good on you. Dare to think for yourself and be honest about what you see in the mirror.’– Amber Rose

You know yourself better than anyone else. You know what you want to achieve in your life.

Just because everyone else is doing something doesn’t make it right. If you do not know why people are doing what they are doing, do not do it. Why is that? Because you do not know where they are going. You don’t even know why they are doing what they are doing.

There is a gap between where you are and where you want to be. You are the only person who is going to narrow it. No one is going to narrow it for you.

If where you are is not working for you, you can beat your own path for yourself. Do not do what others are doing. Do what works, not what is popular.

Because you are not here to follow people. You are here to follow yourself, to beat your path, to make a difference, to change the world. Do not be scared. Now go beat your own path.

Don’t Let Your Mistakes Define Who You Are

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Personal Development, Personal Growth
Upset little girl sitting near crop woman in classroom
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If you are not making mistakes in your life, it is time to check what you are doing. If you want to grow, you must be comfortable with mistakes. Yes, mistakes. That is how we grow. That is how we learn.

People don’t grow because they don’t want to make mistakes. If you are one of them, it is time to stop thinking like that. Ask yourself: Why am I afraid of mistakes?

Nobody wants to hear anything about mistakes. But, look, if we don’t make mistakes, if we are afraid of making mistakes, how can we learn new things? Impossible.

“It is not our mistakes that define who we are; it is how we recover from those mistakes.”

Bo Bennett

The only way forward is through mistakes. If you want to grow, embrace the art of making mistakes. Don’t let your mistakes define the real you, let your mistakes be your way forward. Don’t let it stop you from doing what you were created to do.

“You are not your mistakes. You are you.”

Don’t let your mistakes turn you into a different human being. You are who you are. You are not your mistakes. Your mistakes are not you. You make mistakes, mistakes don’t make you. Why worry?

Instead of worrying about your mistakes, use them to create a better you. As I said before, you are not your mistakes. You are you. You are a learner. Stop thinking about it!