When we let go of what we think we need to be, we give ourselves the room to grow into who we truly could become.
The society we have been brought up in has fed us this narrative that we always have to be something more than who we are.
Our world has us believing that we have to live up to standards that actually can't be lived up to. The perfect body, relationship, look, hair, lifestyle and everything else you could possibly imagine. These things that we are fed are constantly telling us that we aren't good enough and that we have to purchase this or that to become something better. The truth is, you have these incredible gifts that if you unlocked them you could amaze the world. But the first thing you have to do is take off the mask you've been wearing your entire life.
It's a hell of a lot easier to be who you are instead of always trying to be someone else.
This isn't to say that you shouldn't aim to healthily improve your life. But if you are going to go down the trail of personal development and deepening, you've got to truly focus on doing it for yourself. In truth, that's the only way that lasting and sustainable change occurs.
The problem is most people end up diving into personal development for other people and don't end up believing in what they are doing. Without some significant amounts of belief, you will end up giving up time and time again because your reasons for doing it aren't strong enough. The worst case scenario is that you give up on yourself and you end up resenting the other person who caused you to do it.
Love and appreciate the things, people, and life that you have right now. Accept where you are at and then if you want to build something different for yourself, dive into it fully. Dive into it because you believe in it. Dive into it because it's something that you want to do and it's something that will make you incredibly proud. That's a life that you can be happy about.
Because in the end, if we stay true to ourselves, we could never hang our heads about how we lived our lives.
The society we have been brought up in has fed us this narrative that we always have to be something more than who we are.
Our world has us believing that we have to live up to standards that actually can't be lived up to. The perfect body, relationship, look, hair, lifestyle and everything else you could possibly imagine. These things that we are fed are constantly telling us that we aren't good enough and that we have to purchase this or that to become something better. The truth is, you have these incredible gifts that if you unlocked them you could amaze the world. But the first thing you have to do is take off the mask you've been wearing your entire life.
It's a hell of a lot easier to be who you are instead of always trying to be someone else.
This isn't to say that you shouldn't aim to healthily improve your life. But if you are going to go down the trail of personal development and deepening, you've got to truly focus on doing it for yourself. In truth, that's the only way that lasting and sustainable change occurs.
The problem is most people end up diving into personal development for other people and don't end up believing in what they are doing. Without some significant amounts of belief, you will end up giving up time and time again because your reasons for doing it aren't strong enough. The worst case scenario is that you give up on yourself and you end up resenting the other person who caused you to do it.
Love and appreciate the things, people, and life that you have right now. Accept where you are at and then if you want to build something different for yourself, dive into it fully. Dive into it because you believe in it. Dive into it because it's something that you want to do and it's something that will make you incredibly proud. That's a life that you can be happy about.
Because in the end, if we stay true to ourselves, we could never hang our heads about how we lived our lives.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is a professional life coach at AYKME Life Coaching and writes daily articles on the journey of life at The Better Man Project Dive into these Encouraging Quotes to start your journey into personal development today.
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