Two Game Changers for a Purposeful New Year
Do you sometimes feel that this isn’t the kind of life you envisioned for yourself? Do you feel that you are not where you want to be in life?
Newsflash: It’s your fault.
If there’s a future you want, you have to work for it, nobody is going to hand it to you on a platter of gold.
If you wait for some man or institution or country to be in charge of the flow of your life, then you have nobody but yourself to hold accountable for the way things pan out.
Here’s my advice to you:
1. Start living and working in Tandem
I was invited for a loved one’s party and I am not a party person, I’m an introvert through and through, I love my space, my devices and my comfort foods.
But I had to honor this invitation.
It took me time to plan the clothes, shoes, hair, makeup because these aren’t things I do on a regular basis. So while straightening out my hair, I decided that I wasn’t dressing up for just a party. This would also be a photoshoot for photos I could use in my business.
This made the event much more meaningful, now I had a lot of reason to take this more seriously.
So, learn to attach goals and purpose to the actions you take. Find a way to link them up and maximize your time as much as possible.
That Christmas party you were invited to, could be a networking event if you prepare well, that open market day could be a research avenue if you plan well.
2. Stop Obsessing on Your Judgement
It’s easy to resent others when we feel we lived for them or sacrificed time and money for them or gave up this or that for them and they didn’t reciprocate.
There is so much need in the world to be met if we will just take away the focus from how we feel.
Your feelings come from your perception/judgment of a person or an event. Do not obsess about your judgment because your judgement is flawed. Your judgment is flawed because at any one point in time you do not have all the answers, you cannot see the complete truth of a matter.
So stop trying to hold other people responsible based on your judgement and take responsibility for your life.
Leave what that person said or did, instead of allowing disappointment or resentment to take root, learn to grasp the opportunities in everything you do.
“In the morning sow your seed, And in the evening do not withhold your hand; For you do not know which will prosper, Either this or that, Or whether both alike will be good”
Hi, I’m Nguper, I write about personal development, wellness and faith. 😉
