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7 mistakes that are ruining your life.
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You need to be determined to change.
Motivation might help you but in the long run you are going to fail.
Figure out your "WHY".
Drive always beats motivation.
Your drive continues, it gets you from point A to point B without stopping.
It doesn't care about emotions.
Motivation might help you but in the long run you are going to fail.
Figure out your "WHY".
Drive always beats motivation.
Your drive continues, it gets you from point A to point B without stopping.
It doesn't care about emotions.
1. Identify the problem
The first thing you need to do is to find the problem.
This might seem obvious but quite often problems have an impact for some time before recognized.
Have a clear understanding.
Accept it & reflect on it.
You can only evolve.
The first thing you need to do is to find the problem.
This might seem obvious but quite often problems have an impact for some time before recognized.
Have a clear understanding.
Accept it & reflect on it.
You can only evolve.
2. Regret
All that regret you have is holding you back.
All the "What if.." moments stand between you and your goals.
I myself had so many regrets.
It's not easy not thinking about them.
But you have to realize that you are wasting your time.
All that regret you have is holding you back.
All the "What if.." moments stand between you and your goals.
I myself had so many regrets.
It's not easy not thinking about them.
But you have to realize that you are wasting your time.
Every single regret you have is a barrier.
ACCEPT who you are.
Don't let regret win and rule your world.
"You cannot move forward living in the past."
ACCEPT who you are.
Don't let regret win and rule your world.
"You cannot move forward living in the past."
3. Your Surrounding
If you want to change you want to improve your life.
Right?
The first thing you have to be aware of is your surrounding.
Can you imagine hanging out with a group of friends that are all gossiping or talking negative?
If you want to change you want to improve your life.
Right?
The first thing you have to be aware of is your surrounding.
Can you imagine hanging out with a group of friends that are all gossiping or talking negative?
Changing yourself without changing your environment is impossible.
You are setting yourself up for failure.
You need to find a way to get out of the bad environment.
You are setting yourself up for failure.
You need to find a way to get out of the bad environment.
Put yourself in a position to be successful.
You want to surround yourself with people who inspire you.
"Show me your friends and I will show you your future." - Dan Peña
You want to surround yourself with people who inspire you.
"Show me your friends and I will show you your future." - Dan Peña
4. Family
Even your family can be a problem.
If you are living in a toxic environment with your family.
Try to solve it. Have a serious talk with your family.
Maybe they don't understand your goals?
Remember you can always love them from a distance.
Even your family can be a problem.
If you are living in a toxic environment with your family.
Try to solve it. Have a serious talk with your family.
Maybe they don't understand your goals?
Remember you can always love them from a distance.
It's really difficult to change someone's mind.
Take care of yourself. Carve your own path.
Your life is not defined by another person.
Take care of yourself. Carve your own path.
Your life is not defined by another person.
5. Instant Gratification
You find yourself distracted from long-term goals because you are chasing quick dopamine.
You know that sticking to your goals will have a better outcome in the future.
Yet we chase that meaningless dopamine and & procrastinate every day.
You find yourself distracted from long-term goals because you are chasing quick dopamine.
You know that sticking to your goals will have a better outcome in the future.
Yet we chase that meaningless dopamine and & procrastinate every day.
The temptation to give in to our immediate desires is huge.
Waiting and viewing the bigger picture is the wiser behavior.
Saying "No" to instant gratification is not easy.
But It's destroying this generation.
People chase quick dopamine like Video games & Porn...
Waiting and viewing the bigger picture is the wiser behavior.
Saying "No" to instant gratification is not easy.
But It's destroying this generation.
People chase quick dopamine like Video games & Porn...
Before making a decision take a moment to think about your future.
How will the future you feel?
Break your long-term goals into smaller steps - way easier.
Anything without a deadline will never become a priority.
How will the future you feel?
Break your long-term goals into smaller steps - way easier.
Anything without a deadline will never become a priority.
Instant gratification has turned the attention span of some people into a 
If a video takes longer than 2 seconds to load they
give up and move to something else.
Disgusting.
If a video takes longer than 2 seconds to load they
give up and move to something else.
Disgusting.
6. You always have a choice
All of us have a choice.
We are all given the same 24 hours as everyone else.
The difference is "What are your choices?"
All of us have a choice.
We are all given the same 24 hours as everyone else.
The difference is "What are your choices?"
How are you going to spend those 24 hours?
Are you going to:
- Lift?
- Read?
- Work?
- Study?
- Play video games?
Stop spending your time, invest it instead.
Are you going to:
- Lift?
- Read?
- Work?
- Study?
- Play video games?
Stop spending your time, invest it instead.
You might not have a choice over what happened in the past.
However you always have a choice right now.
Maybe you are going through a hard time in life
but you have to take ownership of your actions.
However you always have a choice right now.
Maybe you are going through a hard time in life
but you have to take ownership of your actions.
People always complain about the same things.
Yet they have done nothing to change.
"You can't change the cards you are dealt with, but you can change how you play them."
Yet they have done nothing to change.
"You can't change the cards you are dealt with, but you can change how you play them."
7. Stop comparing yourself to others
Literally stop playing the comparison game.
Avoid mindlessly scrolling through social media as much as possible.
Poison to your brain.
Studies have shown that time on social media increases depression and decrease well-being.
Literally stop playing the comparison game.
Avoid mindlessly scrolling through social media as much as possible.
Poison to your brain.
Studies have shown that time on social media increases depression and decrease well-being.
If you are not planning on building something with it delete it.
Start with Facebook who even still uses that?
Along with Snapchat, Instagram and all the other useless time waste.
Use comparison as motivation to improve.
- Learn
- Reflect
- Take notes
Start with Facebook who even still uses that?
Along with Snapchat, Instagram and all the other useless time waste.
Use comparison as motivation to improve.
- Learn
- Reflect
- Take notes
Don't go to the gym and compare yourself to someone who's been going for 3 years.
It's a completely different level and experience.
You just don't do that.
You ask for advice & observe.
"Comparisons is the thief of joy." - Theodore Roosevelt
It's a completely different level and experience.
You just don't do that.
You ask for advice & observe.
"Comparisons is the thief of joy." - Theodore Roosevelt
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