Why You Cannot Depend On People To Change Your Life

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“You cannot depend upon anybody.There is no guide, no teacher, no authority. There is only you- your relationships with others and the world- there is nothing else.”- Jiddu Krisnamurti

Why are you waiting for someone to change you when you have the power to change yourself? You have what it takes to change yourself. Don’t wait for people to do for you what you can do for yourself. If you wait, you are not being true to yourself.

“Change is not about cosmetic surgery; it is about soul surgery.”

Changing your life, yourself, is not about cosmetic surgery; it is about soul surgery. You cannot really change yourself if you don’t have the courage to change from the inside out. Change is internal, not external. Change starts with you.

“To live is to think and act, and to think and act is to change.”

James Allen

If want a real change, you must do it yourself. You must be honest with yourself. You must really commit yourself to changing what is not working for you. You know what is not working for you. No one can help you change yourself but you. It is in your hands.

Most people don’t like to change because they don’t want to upset their friends. If you don’t have the courage the face your change, change will face you. When change faces you, you will have no choice but to surrender. Change is letting go of what is hurting you. You will find it hard to change if you are not willing and ready to embrace change. Don’t be scared. Change is scary. But if you don’t change, if you don’t like change, how are you going to move from where you are now to where you want to be? Think about it.

The Path To Your Greatness

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Greatness doesn’t come from doing great things; it comes from doing small things really well. Greatness is not about big things; it is about how you handle small things in your life.

You have the seeds of greatness inside you. Don’t search for greatness. You have it. It is your job to connect with your greatness.

It doesn’t matter what you do, but it matters how you are doing it. If you are in a job that you don’t like, instead of complaining about it, look carefully, you will connect with the greatness in your job.

There is greatness in everything. We don’t see it, because we are chasing the wrong goals.

To connect with your greatness, practice these habits everyday:

Whatever you do, focus on making a difference in other people’s lives. As I said before, it doesn’t matter what you do, but it matters how you are doing it. It is how you do what you do that will change your world. In the powerful worlds of Nelson Mandela, “What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” What a powerful quote!

If you want to connect with the greatness within you, you must take the long walk to freedom. To change your life, to connect with your greatness, it is going to take a long walk. Greatness doesn’t happen overnight. It happens everyday.

If you want to achieve greatness in your life, you must be patient. You must work on your craft everyday. To quote the great Nelson Mandela, “There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.”

Don’t fight your fear, welcome it. Let us be real here. You can’t achieve greatness without facing your fear. I don’t know what you fear. Fear is there. Don’t fight your fear, embrace it. Don’t let your fear stop you from achieving your greatness.

According to Dan Rockwell, “The door you fear is the door to step through.” If you don’t face your fear, your fear will stop you from moving forward. You want to move forward, right? Don’t fight your fear, understand it. Welcome it. Embrace it.