Why the wait is worth it
Delayed gratification is a term that has been used by many of the world's most successful people when explaining their process of work. There are people who have become an overnight success but that’s what the media portrayed them as, usually, they put in a lot of work as well to be where they’re at today.
Even if that person didn’t become successful in what they were originally working for they still were putting in the work, so their situation was bound to change.
When you’re working towards a specific goal, you have to understand the level of risk you’re…
You have control of your thoughts
One of the most confusing situations that you can ever be in usually includes your thoughts. Have you ever had your thoughts racing to the point where you couldn't think straight? I
t’s a problem that everyone goes through and there are a few ways to stop it but these techniques take a lot of practice and a lot of time to master. These techniques include meditation, mindfulness, and voluntary discomfort.
These are all great techniques that you can use when trying to get a grip on your thoughts but there are some things you can do in the meanwhile…
Being okay with the fact that you’re uncomfortable
Have you ever asked yourself how much you’ve grown in the past year? Have you ever asked yourself how much you’ve grown in the past 10 years? It seems that growth is inevitable and that there’s no way of stopping it.
There’s growth in our bodies as we begin to get older and there’s even a more important growth that happens with our mentality. Even if you’re not in the best shape of your life, you can’t deny the fact that your perspective on life has changed drastically since you were younger.
Each day we are learning something new about…
What are you telling yourself and how often are you telling yourself this?
Being nervous makes you extremely uncomfortable, it makes you want to move around and it’s almost like you’re not in control of your thoughts or your actions. Affirmations can be used for situations like this and can help people change their perspective on life within a matter of seconds.
Do you have any affirmations that you tell yourself daily? Even if you think you don’t, you probably do. Whether the affirmation is positive or negative, you have a thought in your head that repeats itself every day and around the same time.
The thought that I have in my head…
Sometimes you need a wake-up call from yourself
Who hasn’t messed up? Mistakes can be painful, regretful, embarrassing, etc…. Some mistakes tend to be bigger than others, these mistakes sometimes put a scar on us and they live with us forever. Or at least we think they live with us forever.
There’s probably a mistake in your life that you think about every day, it’s not that you want to purposely think of that mistake but it just pops in your head without any warning.
This can sometimes cause you to have a bad day even if your day was going well. After a certain period of time…
Smile when you can and don’t beat yourself up
The world we live in causes us to be serious, part of it is our doing too but look at everything we’re surrounded by. The news, politics, marketing, etc… Is there a way for you to be less serious and will it actually help you out through life?
So, why not be serious? Being serious allows for people to take you more seriously and you’re able to have a level of focus that not everyone is able to have on a daily basis. Unfortunately, this can get tiring and we start to feel like we’re robots more than anything.
You…
You sleep in the bed you make
It’s obvious that you probably take on too many things at once and that's it’s really hard to cope with. Being overwhelmed is an issue that has been around since humans were put on earth. Sometimes, we get stressed out due to an abundance of options or because of certain responsibilities that were either put on us or that we took on.
This isn’t an easy issue to talk or write about but the more that we embrace it, the easier it will be to deal with. …
How much acting does success require?
“Fake it till you make it” is a term that is used to describe the concept of faking a specific attitude or lifestyle that you desire until you’re able to actually obtain it. This has and hasn’t worked for many people but the saying has now become a cliche that almost every American knows by heart.
Is it a cliche that we should trust though? Despite its suspicious title, it seems to have a lot of meaning behind it, it almost sounds too good to be true. Can you remember the last or the first time you heard this cliche?
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You’re in the way of accomplishing your goals
There are days where you wake up in a bad mood or very cranky, your mind isn’t ready for the day and you don’t know what’s going on. This usually leads to what you would call having an “off” day.
This is normal and almost every human has experienced this frustrating feeling, your life is going good but something seems to be off. You feel like you can’t be as positive as you want to be and you feel like everything you do is a struggle.
The problem that’s happening here is you’re blocking yourself. That’s right, it may sound…
Listen before you speak…
How often do you catch yourself daydreaming while someone is talking to you? I’m guilty of this from time to time but it's something that needs to stop, as humans we tend to get lost in conversation at times.
Not every conversation we have is going to be interesting, small talk is necessary at times. Don’t beat yourself up when getting involved in an awkward conversation, as a matter of fact, everyone goes through one at least once a day or a few times a week.
When it comes to conversations that we are interested in, we need to focus…
Brandon Bell
A young adult who’s writing is geared towards self-improvement and self care. “We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.”
