You have to live your life to the fullest
You definitely must have heard the adage- You only get one shot at life, make it count. Humans cannot predict how much time they have on earth.
Every piece of advice in the book invites us to maximize the opportunities that life places before us to ensure that we have a very eventful life.
It's okay to want a reserved life- not everyone wants the spotlight. However, you must continue to achieve progress throughout your life. These feats do not have to be monumental. It could be something as simple as visiting your dream location, or doing something else that means so much to you.
Our obsessions most times are the reasons we fail to take care of ourselves. Yes, you have to work, and yes, you may have a career to build, or a family to nurture. You may even have a certificate to bag, but in the long run, what matters is how well you treat yourself.
Moreover, you are likely to experience a better rate of productivity if your mind and soul are happy.
Take control of your life
You are in charge of your life, and to an extent, you also have control over the things that happen to you. Though we cannot control all the negativity that flows into our life, we can control our reactions to it. After all, it is this reaction that affects us.
Always treat yourself as a priority and everything else as a secondary affair. It's okay to be selfish at some point, especially if what you are devoting your time and resources to is turning out to be detrimental to your well-being.
You should not allow yourself to be weighed with a load of other people's lives. Even though they may be your responsibility, you are not obligated to put them before yourself.
You have to love yourself immensely. No one else owes you unconditional love, so give it to yourself.
Stop complaining; start appreciating
If you spend too much time whining about the absent things, there'd be no time to acknowledge the present ones. Look around you; identify sources of joy and comfort that you can leverage to have a better life.
When you reflect on yourself and your immediate environment, you would also get to realize the little things you have been overlooking. When you find these things, express gratitude to nature and the divine realm for their provision and your realization.
Discover your life purpose
You have to discover what it is that sets your soul ablaze. Find that one thing (or more) that fills you with passion and plunge your entire being into it. If possible, find a way to monetize this passion so you'd enjoy double satisfaction.
Now's the time to let go of that crappy job that makes you complain all the time. Are there goals and dreams that you've previously listed out, this is the right time to tick everything on your bucket list. Remember, you only have one shot at life-make sure you hit the mark.
Only engage in events that make you happy. Stay around people who make you a better person. Go out more often and expand your social circle. Your environment can also influence you, so you have to embrace positivity as much as possible.
Learn to let go
Letting go here would entail releasing yourself from negative feelings that hinder you from exploring the world. These feelings could be guilt, regret, depression, worries, or fears. Forgive the people who have hurt you, and let go of the grudges that your mind is forced to bear.
There might be people in your life who do not deserve you. These people might be a stumbling block to your success or happiness. You would need to strategically cut these people off in a way that would not hurt them. Be sure never to badmouth these people. Remember, you're not letting them go because you hate them.
Embrace positivity
Pessimism is a major limiting factor for most people. They always have the 'what if' question. They are so scared of failure that they do not even attempt anything that would threaten their current stability.
Rid your mind of every form of stability and only fill your mind with perceptions that charge you to accomplish new feats. In summary, you should learn to see the positive side of everything.
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