Being completely honest with yourself, is not a new concept by any means. Only you know who you are as a person, first, this before anyone else does. You’re the only one who knows what needs to be done, changed, altered, fulfilled. So be completely honest, be true to yourself about what you’re wanting to achieve, who you want to become.
Be completely honest in every area of your life, and don't fabricate. You can only fix what’s wrong, to make the changes you need to improve. So introspect, search deep inside, seek the truth, know who you are and what you’re capable of.
Once you begin to do so, you’ll have better inventory, a better understanding of where you stand right now, and the next step that you need to take, to get there. You’ll then be better informed, to identify where and how far you can and want to go.
Begin Solving Your Issues First
We all have problems. Every person that you meet today, is fighting a battle you know nothing about, so be kind. Realize that it isn’t your problems which defines you, but it’s how you react to them, how you solve and rebound from them.
These problems won’t disappear if you don’t take action, and you know that there’s another one right around the bend. Do what and all you can, when you can, and then acknowledge what you’ve accomplished.
It comes down to going in the right direction by taking baby steps, bit by bit. Every little win regardless of how small counts, they add up in the long run.
Choose Who You Spend Your Time With
Spend time with the people who you like, enjoy to be with, who loves and appreciates you back for who you are. Those who’ll encourage you to get better. These are the people, who make you feel alive.
Find those who’ll invite and embrace you for your dreams and your faults, while encouraging and supporting you on what you want to do with your life, all unconditionally.
Just Start Being Happier
Fulfilling your own needs first is important, so you need to always look out for yourself, this by sticking up for yourself. Know that it’s entirely possible, to look after yourself while also caring for those who you care about.
Once you take care of yourself first, once all your needs are met, then you’ll free yourself to be far more capable and willing to help those who needs you the most.
Live In The Present
This is the very moment in your life right now, so consider it a miracle. It’s the moment that’s guaranteed to you right now, and it will never occur again. So stop thinking about what may or will happen, and stop dwelling in the past.
Live and breath in the right "now," the here and the present. Make it a point to experience and enjoy your life, as it’s happening. Appreciate everything in the world for the beauty that it offers.
Learning From Your Mistakes
Mistakes invariably happen, so expect and invite them. Determine that mistakes are the stepping stones towards making progress. If you don’t fail from time to time, realize that you’re not trying hard enough.
You learn the most from failing. So start taking more risks, stumble and fall on occasion, and then make sure that you get back up and try again, shouting “ Is that all you got?”
Appreciate whenever you push yourself, growing from learning and then ultimately improving. Significant achievements are always realized, after a long series of failures. Your next mistake, might be the link to your next great win.
Appreciate The Things You Have
The biggest roadblock most face, is that they’ll be happier once they reach a certain milestone, a certain level in life. A higher level which you see others at. But realize that’s a constantly moving target, and you may never get there.
Once you reach that goal however, you’ll most likely have a higher destination that you want to reach. So what often happens, is that you’ll end up spending your entire life working towards something, this without ever stopping and enjoying what you’ve accomplished.
So make it a point on a daily basis, this once you first wake up in the morning to fully appreciate what you have, what you’ve achieved, where you are and where you want to go.
Just Compete Against Yourself
It’s great to be inspired by others, what others have achieved, so it’s encouraged that you appreciate and learn from them. But never try to compete against them.
Realize that competing against others is a complete waste of time, and a pure ego play. Realize that you’re in competition with just one person, and that person is you.
You’re competing against yourself to get better, the best that you can be everyday. So make sure that you take aim to break your own records, and not the records of someone else.
Look For The "Good" In Tough Situations
When things get tough and they'll invariably will, once you begin to feel down on yourself, always step back, take a few deep breaths, and look for something of value that you can learn from the situation.
Remind yourself that you’ll grow stronger, because of these difficult times. That you’ll remain conscious of your victories, by focusing on what you have right now, and not what you don’t have.
Learn To Forgive Yourself
We’ve all been or gotten hurt by the decisions, that we or others have made. The pain is expected and normal, and at times it can linger. We however keep on reliving the pain, having a difficult time letting it go.
Forgiveness is the cure. That doesn’t mean that you’re forgetting what happened, it just means that you’re releasing the pain, dismissing it, and choosing to learn from the incident instead.