I often wonder, what would have become of me if my parents had sent me to a music school when I was little or had taken me to tennis classes. I might have been giving concerts all over the world or been competing against Maria Sharapova. You may say that this is just daydreaming and will get me nowhere. May be…
But have you never wondered what your life would be like if you had stayed together with your High school Sweetheart? Or if you had not turned down a job offer because you were afraid you might not be able to handle all the new responsibilities that came with it? Or if you had just a little bit more courage to act on your dream, instead of letting an opportunity go by?
Do you ever get the feeling that there should be more to life? Or that you still have not uncovered your full potential? Well, it is not too late!
Here are 3 steps that you can take to become your Absolute Best Self:
1. Find your passion.
We are not usually born knowing exactly what would we like to do. Like tiny puzzle pieces we put together our interests, hobbies, bits of knowledge, different talents and skills to get the whole picture and discover our true passion. After this the next ultimate challenge is to figure out how to make money by doing what you love to do.
Statistics shows that just 30% of the world’s population has got to this level. The rest of us are still struggling to discover what truly inspires us, and what would keep us feeling excited, happy and truly alive. There is no one passion that “fits all”. For each person the answer to this question will be unique.
What puts a smile on your face? Is there a particular event, a particular topic that makes your whole face just lighten up with enthusiasm? What activity fully absorbs you and makes you lose track of time and forget about lunch? What would you be happy to do even if you did not get paid for doing it? Think of something that you just want to do for the sake of doing it! Something that just feels right.
This is your passion!
2. Be willing to experiment.
Every time we try something new, we get a better understanding of our likes, abilities, skills and character. In order to find out what is or is not possible you have to aim for something that you have not achieved or tried before. This sometimes leads to failure. But this is ok, because together with this failure comes a greater self-knowledge, allowing us to make wiser choices in the future.
You were born with many different gifts and talents. Some of them have been obvious to you from the start, and some are still waiting to be discovered!
Do not close your mind to new possibilities, new ideas and new hobbies. Do not be afraid to experiment and take chances. Hush the skeptic inside of you and approach life with the curiosity and enthusiasm of a five-year-old. And you are sure to make many discoveries; about yourself, the people that you have known for ages and the world around you.
3. Recognize that the world is not a race. A race assumes that you should always be better than your “competitor”. The moment you start comparing yourself with someone else is the moment that you stop having fun and enjoying the process and concentrate solely on results.
Everyone has an inborn desire for growth and improvement. However, often instead of striving to reach a personal best, we start to concentrate on kicking everyone else’s butt at something. And this is when things get ugly…
Because if you compare yourself with the best you feel discouraged and start to wonder how you can ever come in first place. And if you compare yourself with the worst, you get over-confident and stop trying hard.
The only race you have to be in – is with yourself, because your achievements are the only ones that matter at the end of the day!
I often wonder, what would have become of me if my parents had sent me to a music school when I was little or had taken me to tennis classes. I might have been giving concerts all over the world or been competing against Maria Sharapova. You may say that this is just daydreaming and will get me nowhere. May be…
But have you never wondered what your life would be like if you had stayed together with your High school Sweetheart? Or if you had not turned down a job offer because you were afraid you might not be able to handle all the new responsibilities that came with it? Or if you had just a little bit more courage to act on your dream, instead of letting an opportunity go by?
Do you ever get the feeling that there should be more to life? Or that you still have not uncovered your full potential? Well, it is not too late!
Here are 3 steps that you can take to become your Absolute Best Self:
1. Find your passion.
We are not usually born knowing exactly what would we like to do. Like tiny puzzle pieces we put together our interests, hobbies, bits of knowledge, different talents and skills to get the whole picture and discover our true passion. After this the next ultimate challenge is to figure out how to make money by doing what you love to do.
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People often define a “good life” as “looking good”, “feeling good” and “having the goods”. But it goes much deeper than this.
