Twelve Things You Should Never Stop Doing

Your future and destiny are in your hands, so try to control them, believe in yourself, ignore those who try to discourage you, do not give up, and avoid negative sources, people, places, things, and habits. You currently live in the present moment; your past is behind you, your future is ahead of you. So seize it and choose to turn each of your experiences today into a springboard to a brighter tomorrow.

Start doing these things now and never stop doing them:

1. Strive for excellence in all that you think, say, and do:

Stand up for honesty and truth so as not to allow anything to disturb your peace of mind. Forget the mistakes of the past and reflect on the achievements and lessons of today. Spend so much time working on your own improvement that you have no time to criticize others. Look on the bright side of everything, make optimism part of your credo, and try to believe that the whole world is on your side as long as you are honest and doing your best.

2. Act on your own opinions:

People could become upset with you if you refuse to proceed the way they want you to. It's not your problem, so don't worry about it and let them be upset. It seems that many people have a clear idea of how other people should live their lives, but they have no idea how to live their own. Remember that it is more helpful to see one strength or flaw in yourself than it is to recognize hundreds of strengths and flaws in others, so keep paving your own path and concentrate on what is happening inside of you.

3. Accept your difficulties:

After overcoming every difficulty you faced in the past, you have definitely become stronger and more able to face the difficulties of today. Similarly, the difficulties you face today prepare you to face those of tomorrow. As long as you continue this process of growth and development, remember that there are no mistakes, and the events that befell you during your journey ahead, however unpleasant they may be, are necessary steps to knowing what you need to know to get to the places you have chosen to go.

4. Focus on what you can control:

If you are feeling very miserable and stressed, there is a good chance that you have developed an incorrect attachment to things over which you have no control. The first step is to let go of these things and de-stress; you were never in control of them anyway, and positive change will happen in your life when you decide to take control of what you have power over rather than craving to control what you can't control.

5. Take full responsibility for every aspect of your life:

When you think that the problems you are facing are someone else's fault, you will not solve any of them in your life. Do not allow your beliefs to limit you. In the end, you will achieve what your mind believes in. So try to understand that this is not just an experiment, and if you don't learn and improve yourself by taking responsibility for everything you have in your life, your dreams and desires will remain just fantasies.

6. Make an effort for what you seek:

You reap what you sow, and the amount of effort you put in determines the amount of success you get. If your life does not satisfy you, do something about it, take action, and change things. Everything you want is there and waiting for you to ask and seek; everything you want wants you too, but you have to take action to get it. Fly if you can. Run if you can't fly. Walk if you can't run. It's imperative to advance even if you can only crawl or are unable to walk.

7. Reduce Unnecessary Liabilities:

The mark of a successful person is the ability to put aside the “kind of important” things to get the most important and necessary things done first. When you are completely clear about your priorities, you can effortlessly arrange them in the right sequence and ignore activities and commitments that do not support those within your priorities.

8. Relaxation and deep breathing:

Don't allow stress and anger to paralyze you and stop you from moving forward. Accept everything as it is, and don't allow anything to destroy you. Breathe deeply, relax, and let each moment pass as it was meant to. What is meant to be will come your way; what isn't will disappear, and remember that a great gift may not always be wrapped as you expect it to be.

9. Maintain your modesty:

All self-misery arises from self-pity, and self-pity arises from taking life seriously. If you take everything seriously, especially yourself, you will end up dreading every new step you take. So relax and try to take it easy. Sarcasm and laughter are important, especially when things don't go as planned. People with a sense of humor have a better sense of life. You reach maturity when you meet yourself and your circumstances with laughter and humor.

10. Cherish those who have proven their love for you:

It's very easy for someone to be nice to you on a beautiful day when the sun is shining, but difficult circumstances and situations remain the perfect chances to discover who really cares about you. This is why you need to pay attention to who was there for you when no one else was, because the people who stood by you in your darkest nights are the people you deserve to spend your brightest days with.

11. Exercise your talents:

Do it as often as you can, because you can, and when you get tired, remember all those people who couldn't do what you can do; think of what they would be willing to give to get the abilities you have now, that simple talent you underestimate; then work hard just for them; and know that there are other people with different talents who do the same for you.

12. Evolve:

You don't have to love something forever just because you once did. You can change your mind and are not required to act as though you like something out of personal allegiance to who you were in the past.

Being true to yourself means allowing yourself the freedom to grow, change, and challenge who you are and what you believe at any given moment in time. Uncertainty is the only thing you can limit, and this makes you evolve rather than remain static or adopt outdated viewpoints.