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1. No one is coming
This may sound a bit harsh. But the sooner you realize that no one else will do this for you the quicker you will improve your life.
Personal responsibility is essential to improve and control your own life. Without that what you want will stay a dream or a sporadic activity/dabbling that leads to pretty much nothing in the long term.
You can blame your problems and lack of success on anyone you like and waste your time and energy. You can get help from family, friends, books or blogs. But your life is your responsibility and it's up to you to create in the way you choose to.
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5. Time will pass no matter what you do
“A year from now you may wish you had started today.”
-Karen Lamb.
Your life is not endless. Your time is one the most important things in your life. Don't waste a huge chunk of it. Start taking action towards what you really want out of life today.
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3. You understand by doing
There are no real magic pills of course. That idea is created by immaturity in person who still thinks to him/herself: “Mommy, it want it now!”.
When you read a lot you think that you understand things. But you never really understand anything until your experience it. Yes, knowledge can he...
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2. Apply the knowledge
Yeah, reading this blog, other blogs or books can make you feel good. You are learning about all of this awesome and useful information so it kinda feels like you are making progress and improving your life.
Now, reading positive and helpful material can help motivate you in a world where y...
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4. You raise your self-esteem
If I do the right things today I feel really good about myself. If I don't then I don't feel good about myself.
A common question is: “How can I raise my self-esteem?”. The answer is not an easy answer of course (otherwise people wouldn't have so much self-esteem problems in the world today...
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No One is Coming to Save You
It’s easy to blame the government, your employer, or someone other than yourself for your problems. But no one will come to save you.
You’ll have to lift yourself out of your circumstances. It won't be easy. But if you want to change your life, you really don’t have a choice.
Personal Responsibility Breeds Success
Making excuses allows you to externalize your failures and blame something else. It also demotivates you when you feel the outcomes in your life are out of your control.
Taking up responsibility does the opposite: It leads to introspection where you can analyze what you could ...
Depend On No One
When we feel angry and helpless, we hope that someone will rescue us. A better way is to become a hero yourself, taking responsibility for your own life.
Depending on others is a crutch that we use, and becoming free of any support provides us with a real...
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