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2. Stop spending time with the wrong people – Life is too short to spend with “anyone” who sucks the happiness out of you. You shouldn’t have to fight for a spot. You should be their priority. Never, ever insist yourself to someone who continuously overlooks your worth. Your worth is priceless, if someone does not recognize it, they are the wrong person in your life.
3. Stop trying to be everything to everyone – Doing so is impossible and trying will only burn you out. But making one person smile – your spouse/children – CAN change the world. Maybe not the whole world, but their world. So narrow your focus.
4. Stop thinking you’re not ready – Nobody ever feels 100% ready when an opportunity arises. Because most great opportunities in life force us to grow beyond our comfort zones, which means we won’t feel totally comfortable at first. You are ready for a new opportunity – career – relocating – relationship! Do not hold onto the past. You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading your last chapter.
5. Stop loosing sight of your relationship – Relationships must be chosen wisely. It’s better to be alone than to be in bad company with someone who does not see your worth. Fall in love when you’re ready, not when you’re lonely. In life you’ll realize that there is a purpose for everyone you meet. Some will test you, some will use you and some will teach you. But most importantly, your spouse will bring out the best in you.
6. Stop letting others bring you down to their level – Refuse to lower your standards to accommodate those who refuse to raise theirs. Stop wasting time explaining you to others. Your spouse and friends don’t need it and your enemies won’t believe it anyway. Just do what you know in your heart is right.
7. Stop trying to compete against everyone else – Don’t worry about what others may be doing. Concentrate on beating your own records every day. Success is a battle between YOU and YOURSELF only. Concentrating on what others are doing is counting someone else’s blessings instead of your own. Ask yourself this: “What’s something I have that everyone wants?”
8. Stop worrying so much – Worry will not strip tomorrow of its burdens, it will strip today of its joy. One way to check if something is worth mulling over is to ask yourself this question: “Will this matter in one year’s time? Three years? Five years?” If not, then it’s not worth worrying about. Most times, it’s not worrying about, Life is too short, enjoy your life today.
9. Stop overlooking the beauty of small moments – Enjoy the little things, because one day you may look back and discover they were the big things. The best portion of your life will be the small, nameless moments you spend smiling with someone who matters to you. Start with a smile and watch its ripple effect.
10. Stop berating yourself for old mistakes – We may love the wrong person and cry about the wrong things, but no matter how things go wrong, one thing is for sure, mistakes help us find the person and things that are right for us. We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future. Life’s curveballs are thrown for a reason – to shift your path in a direction that is meant for you. You may not see or understand everything the moment it happens, and it may be tough. But reflect back on those negative curveballs thrown at you in the past. You’ll often see that eventually they led you to a better place, person, state of mind, or situation. So smile! Let everyone know that today you are a lot stronger than you were yesterday, and challenges that have happened in your life are preparing you for a moment that is yet to come.
11. Stop running from your problems – Face them head on. It won’t easy. We are made to instantly solve problems. We are made to get upset, sad, hurt, stumble and fall. That is part of the process of living. We have to face problems, learn, adapt and a problem over the course of tine. This process is what molds us into the person which we become.
12. Stop being ungrateful – No matter how good or bad you have it, wake up each day thankful for your life. Someone somewhere is desperately fighting for theirs. Instead of thinking about what you’re missing, try thinking about what you have, that someone else is missing. Start at home! Be grateful for your spouse or loved ones.
13. Stop lying to you – Our lives improve only when we take chances and the first and most difficult chance we can take is to be honest with ourselves and certainly to our loved ones. Everyone benefits from honesty.
14. Stop holding grudges – Don’t live your life with hate in your heart. You will end up hurting yourself more than the people you hate. Forgiveness is not saying, “What you did to me is okay.” It is saying, “I’m not going to let what you did to me ruin my happiness forever.” Forgiveness is the answer… let go, find peace, liberate yourself and remember, forgiveness is not just for other people, it’s for you too. If you must, forgive yourself, move on and try to do better next time.
15. Stop putting your own needs on the back burner – The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much and forgetting that you are special too. Be cautious of someone who cannot express how special you are. Yes, help others; but help yourself, as well. If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do something that matters to you, that moment is now.
16. Stop trying to be someone you’re not – One of the greatest challenges in life is being yourself in a world that’s trying to make you like everyone else. Someone will always be better looking, smarter and younger, but they will never be you. Don’t change so people will like you. Be yourself and the right people will love the real you.
17. Stop being scared to make a mistake – Doing something and getting it wrong is at least ten times more productive than doing nothing. Take chances…make the move, relocate, start a new career, take a class. You end up regretting the things you did NOT do far more than the things you did. Every success has a trail of failures behind it and every failure is leading towards success.
18. Stop trying to buy happiness – Many of the things we desire are expensive. But the truth is, the things that really satisfy us are totally free – love, laughter, good health and working on our passions. You have to create stability in your own life first before you can share it with someone else.
19. Stop being idle – Don’t think too much or you’ll create a problem that wasn’t even there in the first place. Evaluate situations and take decisive action. You cannot change what you refuse to confront. Making progress involves risk. Period! You can’t make it to second base with your foot stuck on first.
20. Stop trying to make things perfect – The real world doesn’t reward perfectionists, it rewards people who get things done. Simply stop following the path of the least resistance. Life is not easy, especially when you plan on achieving something worthwhile. Don’t take the easy way out. Do something extraordinary.
More useful tips can be found at marcandangel.com. Cheers to 2012!
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Amen, amen, a thousand times amen!
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