If you really think about it how much effort
do you put into routines, situations and people that are not actually
benefitting your life? It’s time for a change. Here are 30 crucial things you need
to stop doing to yourself:
When you stop chasing the wrong things you
give
the right things a chance to catch you.
the right things a chance to catch you.
As Maria Robinson once said, “Nobody can go
back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new
ending.” Nothing could be closer to the truth. But before you can
begin this process of transformation you have to stop doing the things that
have been holding you back.
Here are some ideas to get you started:
1. Stop spending time with the wrong people. – Life is
too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you. If
someone wants you in their life, they’ll make room for you. You shouldn’t
have to fight for a spot. Never, ever insist yourself to someone who
continuously overlooks your worth. And remember, it’s not the people that
stand by your side when you’re at your best, but the ones who stand beside you
when you’re at your worst that are your true friends.
2. Stop running from your problems. – Face
them head on. No, it won’t be easy. There is no person in the world
capable of flawlessly handling every punch thrown at them. We aren’t
supposed to be able to instantly solve problems. That’s not how we’re
made. In fact, we’re made to get upset, sad, hurt, stumble and
fall. Because that’s the whole purpose of living – to face problems,
learn, adapt, and solve them over the course of time. This is what
ultimately molds us into the person we become.
3. Stop lying to yourself. – You can lie to anyone
else in the world, but you can’t lie to yourself. Our lives improve only
when we take chances, and the first and most difficult chance we can take is to
be honest with ourselves.
4. Stop putting your own needs on the back burner. – The
most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too
much, and forgetting that you are special too. Yes, help others; but help
yourself too. If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do
something that matters to you, that moment is now.
5. Stop 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 the real you.
6. Stop trying to hold onto the past. – You
can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading your last one.
7. Stop being scared to make a mistake. – Doing
something and getting it wrong is at least ten times more productive than doing
nothing. Every success has a trail of failures behind it, and every
failure is leading towards success. You end up regretting the things you
did NOT do far more than the things you did.
8. Stop berating yourself for old mistakes. – We may
love the wrong person and cry about the wrong things, but no matter how things
go wrong, one thing is for sure, mistakes help us find the person and things
that are right for us. We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret
things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your
struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your
future. Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is
preparing you for a moment that is yet to come.
9. Stop trying to buy happiness. – Many of the things we
desire are expensive. But the truth is, the things that really satisfy us
are totally free – love, laughter and working on our passions.
10.
Stop exclusively looking to
others for happiness. – If you’re not happy with who you are on the inside, you
won’t be happy in a long-term relationship with anyone else either. You
have to create stability in your own life first before you can share it with
someone else.
BY SIOBHAN HARMER
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