Thriving Minds

How Do You Value Yourself

Really come to understand how and why you value yourself and when you take the time to do so, you can further accept your full self. It’s a powerful process where the internal of what makes you you puts you at ease. This allows you to be loose and adapt where mishaps are taken in stride instead of resisting, trying to maintain an image. Your value is not based on how much money you make or have, or the material things in your possession or how many people admire you, but it is the meaningful contribution that you make.

Viewing Yourself As Is Or What You Could Be

Do you think that what you are now is all that you're ever going to be, or do you think that you can work your way into much more? You can get better at whatever it is you choose with enough focus and commitment to it. You are not a final state, but always growing and developing into so much more. Be patient and understanding with yourself because the work in progress will be messy and frustrating at times. This will equip you so can navigate the rough periods effectively. Remember a moment in time is just that and not how things are unfolding. Treat yourself as is and you will stay as is. Treat yourself to what you could be and you’ll grow into it. Let yourself experience the greatness of becoming better.
 

We Are Not Supposed To Be Happy All The Time

Being happy serves a purpose. It's not that they're failures in any way but they to get us to pay attention to what’s on. It becomes about correcting or taking some sort of action towards the source of what evokes that emotion. It's about acclimating yourself to all the different feelings that you’re dealing with. The more you try to fight the resistance of whatever it is you’re going through the harder you make it on yourself. Trying to force yourself to be happy will just bring about frustration and can possibly break your spirit. Let yourself process what you go through even if makes you unhappy.  
 

Processing Mixed Emotions

Processing mixed emotions is an important to move forward. They can get in the way where it distractions us and keeps us stuck in place if they are ignored. Making us ensure of what we are experiencing. In those times you find yourself there, give yourself the time to assess what is going on. Some of it might be uncomfortable, confusing and new but doing so will help you get you in the right frame of mind. 

Staying True To Yourself And You’ll Figure Out The Right Fit

As we grow it is important that we stay true to ourselves because we’ll see things with a lot more clarity. To focus on the things that we enjoy and give us greater meaning. The journey that we all face can be confusing and treacherous at times but remembering who we are and what we stand for ensures that we live fulfilled. 

Success Starts With Personal Development

Personal development is the driver of success, as it goes so will success. It is the foundation for why can achieve what you set out for. Think about whatever you define your success as, it all begins with your overall development. If you want to attain a certain outcome it requires doing things that are difficult, where you face some sort of adversity and somewhere along the way you made the choice of being resilient to keep at it until you make a little progress and then a bit more progress until eventually it adds up to make a massive difference.

Relax, Avoid Taking Yourself To Seriously

For those who have a high standard in whatever they do some of the pitfalls that come along with that is taking yourself too seriously because of the constant need to live up to that standard. What tends to happen over time is taking yourself too seriously which becomes a burden and it's almost like you've taken on this persona that is so heavy that it restricts who you really are. Find the right balance for you so you can be your best which involves being patient with yourself and letting go of needing to control everything. 

Playing To Your Strengths, The Story Of Sir Richard Branson

Just because we're different from the norm does not mean something is wrong with us. We just need to figure out how we can use that uniqueness that we all have and leverage it as a strength of ours. Our weaknesses can be leveraged to work for us, and we should find out how. Use your strengths to your advantage by continuously refining it.

Creating An Environnement To Grow

Your environment will affect your overall development. If you are unaware what of what it is, it will take over you. Cultivate your own environment or find one that allows you to be yourself. To have the patience to be who you are and work through those difficult moments that you find yourself in. With a supportive group it makes the journey that we all take less daunting, and we are better able to embrace all the things that are yet to come.

Habits (You Form Them and They Form You)

Habits are formed because they are efficient where you don’t have to give it much thought. It is estimated that over 40% of our daily activities are habitual. You can go about your day a bit smoother, or it at least gives a feeling of it. Habits are formed by learning and repetition and those that you develop are because it served a purpose to what is you are striving for. Knowing that you can create your habits and your habits create you is just so empowering because it means your future is truly in your hands. You have so much impact and say in how that plays out.