Truth Hurts ! And often (Well, most of the times, we know it too), yet
we choose to close our eyes. Harsh! But trust me, It’ll help you make a
better, stronger person.
1. NOBODY IS ACTUALLY TOO BUSY TO RESPOND TO YOU
That guy or girl isn’t too busy to answer your text. That employer isn’t
too busy to answer your email. If you’re not hearing back from someone,
it’s because they have deliberately chosen not to answer you. And the
sooner you stop making excuses for the people who don’t make you a
priority, the sooner you can move on to the people and situations that
do.
2. EVERYONE HAS HIS OR HER OWN BEST INTERESTS AT HEART
No matter how genuine, kindhearted or caring a particular person is,
they’re always going to be more aware of their own needs than they are
of yours. Even the most attentive lover may not realize they’re pushing
your buttons if you never tell them they’re doing so. Even the most
honest employer may not be aware that they’re working you into the
ground if you just keep accepting more work.
Unfortunately, other people are going to be aware that they’re
stretching your limits, but will nonetheless push you unless and until
they encounter resistance. Most people are going to take as much from
you as you let them get away with – which means it’s up to you to define
and uphold your own boundaries. The most powerful people aren’t afraid
to say ‘No,’ to what they don’t want to do – because they know that
nobody’s going to stick up for them if they don’t stick up for
themselves.
3. YOU ARE NEVER GOING TO PLEASE EVERYBODY
If you actually listened to what every single person wanted from you,
you’d end up a lifeless, shapeless, emotionless blob. And then someone
would come along and tell you to be more interesting.
The truth is, it’s impossible to please everybody. There will always be
someone who’s offended by the most traditional life path or bored by the
most radical one. You’re going to be criticized no matter what you do,
so you might as well do what you love. Because if there’s anyone whose
judgment you should listen to, it’s your own.
4. THE WORLD OWES YOU ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
You may be the coolest, kindest, smartest, most interesting person in
the world, but if you’re not putting any of those traits to work, you’re
entitled to absolutely nothing in exchange for possessing them.
Truly powerful people know that there are two basic choices: You can
spend your entire life feeling sorry for yourself because you deserve
more than you’re getting, or you can go out into the world and actually
claim what’s yours. Guess which choice the more successful people tend
to opt for?
5. THE PRIZE FOR ARGUING ON BEHALF OF YOUR RESTRICTIONS IS GETTING TO KEEP THEM
You can spend your entire life loudly declaring to others that you don’t
have the time, money, energy or resources to accomplish the things you
actually want. And all of what you claim may be true – but the harsh
truth is, every single person on the planet has at least one damn good
excuse for not pursuing the life they want.
The difference between the people who get what they want out of life and
those who don’t is that the people who get what they want ignore their
excuses. They find a way around their limitations, instead of just
bitching about them, and that is the very reason why they succeed.
6. YOUR ACTIONS DEFINE YOU, NOT YOUR THOUGHTS
You can sit indoors all day conceptualizing a better world, but until
you get out there and start implementing change, you’re not actually
making a difference. Good intention is a wonderful thing but unless it’s
coupled with action, it counts for nothing. At the end of the day, your
character is determined by what you do, not by what you think about.
7. NOBODY IS COMING TO SAVE YOU FROM YOUR LIFE
We all want to believe that the person of our dreams, the job
opportunity of a lifetime or the surprise that we never expected is
waiting around the corner for us. When we’re unhappy with where we are,
we irrationally hope that a drastic change in circumstance will come
along and save us from our misery.
But the truth of the matter is, life doesn’t work that way. Nobody’s
heading your way on a white horse and if you want to see change in your
life, you have to create it from the ground up.
This is what the most powerful people know. When times get tough, the
strongest people strap on their own armor, mount that white horse and
come to their own rescue. Because they know that if anyone is going to
save their day, it’s going to have to be them.
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