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How To Lift Yourself Out Of Ignorance

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Personal Development, Personal Growth
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“We can lift ourselves out of ignorance, we can find ourselves as creatures of excellence and intelligence and skill.”– Richard Bach

You can move yourself out of ignorance by searching for things with your own knowledge. You just have to believe in yourself. Remember that success starts with you. You have what it takes to do it. You have the talent to do it. You have the capability to do it. But the question is: Are you going to stop dwelling on negative thoughts. Are you going to stop focusing on your failures?

“The more you can dream, the more you can do.“

Michael Korda, author

You can break free from your self-imposed limitations. To do that, according to Richard Bach, “Don’t believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation.” If you want to really break free from your self-limiting thoughts, you must stop focusing on your limitations. Because dwelling on your limitations will stop you from loving your life. It will stop you from pursuing your purpose here on earth. It is not good for you to waste your time on fruitless things. Instead of wasting your life on negative thoughts, why not use your time to learn, to love, to grow, and to meet positive people. Why not? Why not?

Change Takes Time

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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Why do you want to change your life? Do you have what it takes to change your life? You can change your life if you believe you can. But you have got to be patient with yourself. Change takes courage. It takes time. You can do it if you believe you can.

Assess yourself. Make sure you check yourself for your strengths and weaknesses. Make sure you are ready to make the change that you want to make. Don’t change anything when you are not ready. Don’t change because people ask you to change. You change your life when you are ready. It is never too late to change what you don’t like in your life. It is never too late to modify what is not working well for you. It is never too late to maintain what is working for you.

Keep and maintain what is working for you. People try to change when they are not ready. If you are not ready and you jump into changing your life, for sure, you will mess up. Change takes time. Change is difficult. Change is inevitable. We are changing every day. But before you change, make sure you are changing for the right reasons. And if you are changing for the right reasons, be patient. Change is not going to happen overnight.

Ask yourself: “Do I have what it takes to achieve my goals?

Changing your life is important. Whether you like it or not, you are changing every day, and you will continue to change. If you are not changing, you are dying. If you are not adding value to your life, you are not helping your life. If you are not moving, you are staggering. If you don’t have a plan, you are wandering. If you don’t know where you are going, you are confused.

Believe you can change your life. According to Norman Vincent Peale, “You can if you think you can.” Do you really believe in yourself? If not, why?