10 Things You Must Give Up to Be Successful
Enhance your life, boost career, change your life… To begin with all these, just read 10 useful tips:
1. Give Up the Habit of Waiting
The
way you spend your time defines who you are. You don’t get to choose
how you are going to die, or when; you can only decide how you are going
to live right now.
2. Give Up the Excuses
Sooner
or later you will come to realize that it’s not what you lose along the
way that counts; it’s what you do with what you still have. When you
let go, forgive, and move on, you in no way change the past, you change
the future.
3. Give Up Trying to Be Perfect
Sometimes
we try to show the world that we are flawless in hopes that we will be
liked and accepted by
everyone. But we can’t please everyone, and we
shouldn’t try. The beauty of us lies in our vulnerability, our love, our
complex emotions – our authentic imperfections. When we embrace who we
are and decide to be authentic, instead of perfect, we open ourselves up
to real relationships, real happiness, and real success. There is no
need to put on a mask. There is no need to pretend to be someone you’re
not. You are perfectly imperfect just the way you are.
4. Give Up Doing Things You Know Are Wrong
Nothing
is more damaging to you than doing something that you believe is wrong.
Your beliefs alone don’t help you grow and thrive, your behavior and
actions do. So always do what you know in your heart is right, for you.
5. Give Up Feelings of Entitlement
Nobody
owes you anything. When you approach life with the false sense that you
are owed things, you will naturally become less productive and
constantly find yourself disappointed by reality. When you are grateful
for what you have, and see positive things as bonuses, versus owed
entitlements, you will earn great successes gradually as you grow.
6. Give Up relationships That Want You to Be Someone Else
The best kind of relationship is the one that makes you a better person without changing you into someone other than yourself.
7. Give Up Letting Others Decide What You Can and Can’t Do
In
order to live your own authentic life, you have to follow YOUR inner
GPS, not someone else’s. When others say, “You can’t do it!” or “That’s
impossible,” don’t lose hope. Just because they couldn’t doesn’t mean
you can’t.
8. Give Up Being a Helpless Victim
Yes,
it is unfortunate that sometimes bad things happen to the best of
people. Life can be unfair, unkind and unjust. However, being stuck in a
victim mentality does not nurture your ability to move onward and
upward. You’ve got to stand back up and take positive steps to heal and
grow.
9. Give Up Worrying About Past Failures
Accept
your past without regret, handle your presence with confidence, and
face your future without fear. You are today where your thoughts and
actions have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts and
actions take you.
10. Give Up Blaming Everyone Else
Either
you own your situation or it will own you. Either you take
responsibility for your life, or someone else will. Blame is a scapegoat
– it’s an easy way out of taking accountability for your own outcome.
It’s a lot easier to point the finger at someone or something else
instead of looking within. Blame is not constructive; it does not help
you or anyone else – nobody wins in the blame game. The amount of energy
and stress it takes to place blame elsewhere takes away from your
ability to move forward and find a real solution.
Conclusion
Remember,
the road you are traveling may be the more challenging one, but don’t
lose faith. Don’t listen to the doubters, don’t let setbacks keep you
down, and most of all, don’t give up on yourself.
It’s
okay if you don’t know how much more you can handle. It’s fine if you
don’t know exactly what to do next. Eventually you’ll let go of how
things ‘should be’ and start to see all the great possibilities in front
of you. This is your life – grab the wheel with both hands and keep
steering yourself in the right direction.
