4 hard things you need to do to be happy


Forget the past.  Forget your age.  Today is the first day of the rest of your life.

The important question is NOT:  Are your desires going to be easy to achieve?

The important question IS:  Are your desires worth the hard work?

Deep down you know the answer to the latter is YES!

You have to do hard things to be happy in life.  The things no one else is doing.  The things that frighten you.  The things others can’t do for you.  The things that make you question how much longer you can hold on and push forward.

Why?

Because those are the things that define you.  Those are the things that make the difference between existing and living – between knowing the path and walking the path – between a life of mediocrity and a life filled with happiness and success.

Of course, the hard things are often the easiest things to avoid.  To procrastinate.  To make excuses.  To pretend like they somehow don’t apply to you and your life situation.

But reality always rears its head in the end.  And the truth about how ordinary people achieve immense happiness and incredible feats of success is that they step out of their comfort zones and do the hard things that their more educated, affluent and qualified counterparts don’t have the courage, drive or determination to do.

So for your own sake, start taking action on the hard things TODAY.  I guarantee, you will be blown away at just how remarkable you really are and just how amazing life can be.  Here are four key ideas to get you started:

1.  You need to take small chances every day. – It’s the best way to face any problem, crush every fear and overcome life’s greatest challenges.  And you get just about as many chances in life as you’re willing to take.  So never let your fear decide your future.  Take small chances every day, one step at a time.  Some will work out and some won’t.  But good choices or bad, if you never take these chances, someone else will build your life for you.  And you don’t want that.

2.  You need to walk the talk. – Do not ask others or the universe to guide your footsteps if you’re not willing to move your feet.  If you really want it, prove it!  Happiness will come to you when it comes from you.  Success will be yours when you take responsibility for making your goals a top priority.  NO shortcuts.  NO quick fixes.  NO blaming others.  NO “I’ll do it tomorrows.”  NO MORE EXCUSES!  Just get started.  Quit talking and begin doing!  Laziness may appear attractive, but work leads to happiness.

3.  You need to refrain from feeling sorry for yourself. – If you’re hurting, I understand how rough things are right now.  I just want to let you know that things will get better, I promise.  Keep pushing forward.  I know you feel like nobody really cares, but you’re wrong.  People care.  I care, otherwise I wouldn’t be writing this.  This is a group effort.  We may be miles apart, but we’re all going through similar challenges.  Realize that self-pity is not helpful.  Life is not about feeling sorry for yourself.  It’s about forgiveness, acceptance and looking forward to what makes you stronger and better off in the long run.

And last but not lease

4. Dance, yes dance, you've heard the old saying dance as if no ones watching, well this sentiment holds weight as in it helps to build confidence and get rid of those fears, there's something powerful about being able to freely dance exactly how you like, with out a care of who's around and obviously there's a time and place so I don't mean in the middle of a meeting to get up an dance, mmm well that might make everyone laugh and change the mood and make the meeting run better who knows but you get what I'm talking about.

And of course, if you're struggling with any of this, remind yourself that you are not alone.  Many of us are right there with you, working hard to feel better, think more clearly, and get our lives back on track. 

These techniques work no matter where you stand in your current situation or what you’re up against going forward. Even if you have limited experience with self-improvement and personal development tactics. And even if you don't know what you really want for yourself come talk to me and we can figure it out, together



Truly caring for you

Nasir Brown

Email: aceabatutor@gmail.com
 

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