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There's an old joke where a man says, "I really want to go to medical school, but it
takes at least seven years--and I'll be 50 in seven years!" A wise friend replies, "And
how old will you be in seven years if you don't go?"
If you're not where you want to be in your career--or, for that matter, in your life--
never let yourself believe change is impossible. Don't allow your future to be limited
by your age or your situation; stop being afraid of what might go wrong and start
getting excited about what could go right.
Here are 10 ways you can begin right now to steer yourself toward a more fulfilled
and happy life:
1. Address the choices you've made in the past and change the choices you'll
make in the future.
Life is made up of choices--some we regret, some we're proud of, some that will hurt
us. Everything in your career and your life is a reflection of a choice you have made.
If you want different results, start making different choices.
2. Speak up with honesty and stop holding back what you think.
People may believe that honesty won't win you many friends--but even if that were
true, the friends you make with honesty will be the right ones. Honesty is the
cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and the ability to perform
cannot exist.
5. Remember that it's not how many mistakes you've made but what you learn
from them that defines you.
Accept that you won't always make the right decisions. You'll screw up, sometimes
badly. But your mistakes doesn't mean you've failed, only that you're trying and
learning in life. If you are not making mistakes it means you are not trying hard
enough. When you learn from them, mistakes have the power to turn you into
something better than you were before.
6. Forgive those who have hurt you but change who you surround yourself
with.
You can improve your life just by changing the people you surround yourself with. If
there are some who have brought negativity or hurt into your life, accept that those
actions cannot be changed or undone or forgotten--only forgiven. Take it as a lesson
learned and surround yourself with people who support you, guide you and make you
better than you already are.
7. Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go higher than you
think.
What you think is what you become. And the sad truth is that that most of us are our
own worst enemy, allowing our negative thoughts to hold us back. If you load up on
positivity and great thoughts, you can create positive and great things for yourself. If
you want to change and change fast, start by changing how you think.