Found this on the internet while I was browsing around, something that would be very useful when you're feeling down. Give it a thought while reading this, it would give you a lot of strength to move on. Have a good day, everyone! :)
1.
Quit procrastinating on your goals.
Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it.
Action and change are often resisted when they’re needed most. Get a
hold of yourself and have discipline. Putting something off instantly
makes it harder and scarier. What we don’t start today won’t be finished
by tomorrow. And there’s nothing more stressful than the perpetual
lingering of an unfinished task.
The secret to getting ahead is simply getting started. Starting, all by
itself, is usually sufficient to build enough momentum to keep the ball
rolling. So forget about the finish line and just concentrate on taking
your first step. Say to yourself, “I choose to start this task with a
small, imperfect step.” All those small steps will add up and you’ll
actually get to see changes fairly quickly. ReadGetting Things Done.
2.
Quit blaming others and making excuses.
Stop
blaming others for what you have or don’t have, or for what you
feel or don’t feel. When you blame others for what you’re going through,
you
deny responsibility and perpetuate the problem. Stop giving your
power away and start taking responsibility for your life.
Blaming is just
another sorry excuse, and making excuses is the first step towards
failure;
you and only you are responsible for your life choices and
decisions.
3.
Quit trying to avoid change.
If nothing ever changed there would be no sunrise the next morning. Most
of us are
comfortable where we are even though the whole universe is
constantly changing around us. Learning to
accept this is vital to our
happiness and
general success.
Because only when we change, do we grow,
and begin to see a world we never knew was possible.
And don’t forget, however good or bad a situation is
now, it will
change. That’s the one thing you can count on. So embrace it, and
realize that
change happens for a reason.
It won’t always be easy or
obvious at first, but in the end it will be worth it.
4.
Quit trying to control the uncontrollable.
If you try to control
everything, and then worry about the things you
can’t control, you are setting yourself up for a lifetime of frustration
and misery.
Some forces are out of your control, but you can control how you
react
to things. Everyone’s life has
positive and
negative aspects – whether
you’re happy or not depends greatly on which aspects you
focus on. The
best thing you can do is to
let go of what you
can’t control, and
invest
your energy in the things you
can – like your
attitude.
5.
Quit talking down to yourself.
Nothing will bring you down quicker than berating yourself. The mind is a
superb instrument if used right, but when used incorrectly, it becomes
very
destructive. Be aware of your mental self-talk. We all talk
silently to ourselves in our heads, but we aren’t always conscious of
what we’re saying or how it’s affecting us.
As Henry Ford once stated, “
Whether you think you can, or you think you
can’t, you’re right.” One of the major causes of why we fail is due to
self-doubt and
negative self-talk. The way to overcome negative thoughts
and destructive emotions is to
develop opposing, positive emotions that
are stronger and more powerful. Listen to your self-talk and replace
negative thoughts with positive ones, over time you will change the
trajectory of your life.
6.
Quit criticizing others.
The negativity you bleed out toward others will gradually
cripple your
own happiness.
When you truly feel comfortable with your own
imperfections, you won’t feel threatened or offended by the
imperfections you see in other people.
So stop worrying about the
flaws you see in
everyone else, and
focus on
yourself. Let the constant growth and improvement in your own life keep
you so busy that you have no time left to criticize others.
7.
Quit running from your problems and fears.
Trust me, if everyone threw their problems in a pile for you to see, you
would grab yours back. Tackle your problems and fears swiftly, don’t
run away from them. The best solution is to face them head on no matter
how powerful they may seem.
Fears, in particularly, stop you from taking chances and making
decisions. They keep you confined to just the small space where you feel
completely comfortable. But your life’s story is simply the culmination
of many small, unique experiences, many of which require you to stretch
your comfort zone. Letting your fears and worries control you is not
‘living,’ it’s merely existing.
Bottom line: Either you own your problems and fears, or they will ultimately own you.
8.
Quit living in another time and place.
Some people spend their entire lives trying to live in another time and
place. They lament about what has been, what they could have done, or
what might become. However, the past is gone, and the future doesn’t
exist. No matter how much time we spend thinking and lamenting about
either, it doesn’t change anything.
One of life’s sharpest paradoxes is that our brightest future hinges on
our ability to pay attention to what we’re doing right now, today.
We need to live more in the moment. Living in the moment requires
active, open, intentional awareness on the present. Don’t fantasize
about being on vacation while at work, and don’t worry about the work
piling up on your desk when you’re on vacation. Live for now. Notice the
beauty unfolding around you.
9.
Quit trying to be someone you’re not.
One of the greatest challenges in life is being yourself in a world
that’s trying to make you like everyone else. Someone will always be
prettier, someone will always be smarter, someone will always be
younger, but they will never be you. Don’t change so people will like
you. Be yourself and the right people will love you, and you’ll love
yourself more too.
10.
Quit being ungrateful.
Not all the puzzle pieces of life will seem to fit together at first,
but in time you’ll realize they do, perfectly. So thank the things that
didn’t work out, because they just made room for the things that will.
And thank the ones who walked away from you, because they just made room
for the ones who won’t.
No matter how good or bad you have it, wake up each day thankful for
your life. Someone somewhere else is desperately fighting for theirs.
Instead of thinking about what you’re missing, try thinking about what
you have that everyone else is missing.
