How To Change Your Life… To The Better Of course!

By: Nevine A. Abaza

Published in Identity Magazine

Asses Yourself

Sit down with yourself. Jot down what you think are your pros and cons, dreams, life goals, write down everything, don’t limit yourself or holdback. Start setting a plan and figure out the changes you need to do.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you Judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Albert Einstein

Motivate Yourself

Constantly remind yourself of your dreams and goals. Stay strong and don’t wait for anyone else to motivate you or to believe in you. Push yourself forward, break your old habits, and move on to being who you want to be.

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence therefore, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle

Let The Fear Push You Forward

You will be afraid, and thats ok, you are a human being. But don’t let the fear stop you, instead, let it motivate and strengthen you.

“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” Winston Churchill

Live Your Own Life

Everyone has certain expectations from you, even the society you live in. Break free from the norm and the safe, and start living the life you want.

“The biggest challenge in life is to be yourself in a world that is trying to make you like everyone else.” Unknown

Fail To Succeed

You will fail, sooner or later, but thats a good thing, it means that you are trying. If you never try you will never succeed. Allow yourself to fail so you can eventually succeed.

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” Bill Cosby

Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone

Try new things, meet new people, and just kick yourself out of your comfort zone. There are a few things to risk losing, but so much more to gain.

“The path to all your wildest dreams is not paved within your comfort zone.” Stacey Alcorn

Don’t Be Intimidated

We all get intimidated, you just have to take a deep break, and shake the intimidation off. That person is not a God, You are smart enough for that job, and being different is a positive thing. Dare to live, innovate, change, and dream.

“Life can be much broader once you discover one simple fact: Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you and you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use.” Steve Jobs

Don’t Wait For The Perfect Time

There will never be a perfectly convenient time to start changing your life. Make the changes now, no matter how small or big, just start now!

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” Chinese Proverb

Don’t Settle

If you start to settle then you will eventually find yourself in another ordinary life. Don’t settle no matter how hard it gets, no matter how exhausted you are, you will regret it sooner or later. Dream big, never stop dreaming. When theres a will theres a way.

“There is no passion to be found in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” Nelson Mandela

Stay Focused

There will be so many people bringing you down, thinking that they are helping you. There will be so many people hurting you, thinking that they are curing you. There will be so many people intending to put you off for known and unknown reasons. You will feel weak, worthless, and discouraged. What you need to do is ignore all that, and just keep going. Focus. Who are you? Who do you want to be? How can you get there? You have to think, without over thinking, because you have to start doing. Stop feeling sad, angry, hurt, and just move on. Reach your goal. Be who you want to be

“There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” Aristotle

Published in Identity Magazine. January, 2014.