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Are You “Living For Your Fictional Self?”

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
Photo by ROMAN ODINTSOV

Be comfortable with yourself. Stop trying to avoid yourself. It is not going to work. Because you can’t get away from yourself, from your mind, from your body, and from your soul. Other people can get away from you, but you cannot get away from yourself.

Since you can’t get away from yourself, then what are you going to do to reconnect with yourself, with your inner world?

Phillip C. McGraw says, “Living for your fictional self, whether it is a totally dominant force or just a partial one, is a dangerous state of being that diverts, absorbs, and robs your life energy.” Do not deceive yourself. When things are not going well for you, do not hide it. If you hide it, you are not deceiving others, you are deceiving yourself. You are stealing from your own life. You are crushing your own growth, your own success. Life is precious. Do not do that to yourself.

Your life matters. Start living it. Stop believing in where you were yesterday. Stop thinking about what didn’t go your way. It is a waste of your precious time to focus your attention on things that are no longer with you. Learn to let go. Letting go leads to freedom. When you let go of things that are eating you alive, you will attract better things, life-giving things into your life.

Do not fake it till you live it. Live it till you fake it. Do not fake your life. Be you, no matter what. Be comfortable living with yourself. If you cannot live with yourself, then where are you going to go?

Stop Limiting Yourself

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
Photo by Ann H

“Age, poverty, ill-heath- none of these things can hold back the really determined soul. To him they are merely stepping stones to success- spurs that urge him on to greater things. There is no limit upon you- except the one you put upon yourself.”– Robert Collier

You can have what you want if you know what you want. Because if you know what you want, if it is really clear to you, you will do whatever is within your power to have it.

Do not just talk about what you want. If you want it, don’t waste your time. Find out how you are going to go about it. Because talking about it is not going to do anything. The only thing that can change things is action. When you take action, things change. When you have the heart to take the right action, things will change.

If you believe in what you want, don’t just talk about it. If you want it, do something about it. Reach out to people who know better than you. Do not let your ego stand in your way. Because you can’t achieve your goal if you allow your ego to take charge of your life.

It doesn’t matter what you want for yourself. Whatever you want, be specific about it. Do not be vague. Because when you are vague, you will get vague results. But when you are clear, you will get clear results. That is life.

In life, you get what you give. If you think you can’t do something, you can’t do it. But if you think you can do it, you can really do it. So, if you want to to achieve success, occupy your mind with positive thoughts. Because it works.