Personal Life Philosophy

Having a personal life philosophy is something that should be

important to each of us. It is crucial to know what you hold dear and

who you are. I found a really good article about developing a personal

life philosophy. It lists six questions to ponder that will help the reader

as they think about who they are and what is important to them. The six

questions that it asks are; what do you get up each and every morning

wanting to do? What directs your actions and decisions, especially the

impulsive ones? What gives you a sense of satisfaction at the end of the

day? What feeling is in the core of your soul that you know to be self-

evident? Why are your beliefs important to you? How does your

philosophy measure up to higher standards or ideals? This article was a

good starting point for me as I pondered my personal philosophy. I was

able to answer each of these questions. I get up each morning wanting

to be productive. I enjoy getting the things done that I need to do, like

going to work and school so that I can prepare for the future. My

knowledge of my heavenly father and my desire to do what is right

directs my actions and decisions. I am satisfied at the end of the day

when I finally get to relax with my husband and my dog, knowing I put

in the effort to be successful throughout the day. Something that I know

to be self-evident is that I am on this earth for a purpose. Our Father in

heaven put us on this earth to be tested and tried. We can go through

live being unhappy, unkind, and ungrateful, or we can be loving, eager to

learn, and grateful for our blessings. That is how I choose to be and I

think that my philosophy measure up to high standards.

I was looking at some quotes about life philosophy as I was

contemplating my own personal philosophy and came a cross some

quotes that I really liked. The first one is by Carroll Bryant. It says, “The

moment you stop trying to become a better person is the moment you

start to become worse than what you already are.” I love this quote and

feel that it is very true. I am always working towards becoming a better

person than I was yesterday and if I have a bad day where I am not

trying to be better, I fall behind and it doesn’t feel good. The other

quote that I found that hit home for me is by Jostein Gaarder. He says, “It

takes billions of years to create a human being. And it takes only a few

seconds to die.” I have an undisclosed amount of time on this earth

before I am judged and tried by the creator. I believe we should

constantly be improving ourselves and live our life to the fullest. We

have one chance on this earth and what we do hear echoes in eternity.
One day I will die and what a shame it will be if I leave no mark on this

world. I want to leave the world a better place.

There is a great book called This I Believe: The Personal

Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women. This book is full of

different life philosophies. There were quite a few authors that shared

some of my same beliefs. One of the entries that I loved was by Jody

Williams. She talks about her belief that ordinary people can achieve

extraordinary things. I agree with her statement, “We each have a right

and responsibility to work to create a world that doesn’t glorify violence

and war, but where seek different solutions to common problems.” I

wholeheartedly agree with her statement. I am not famous or well

known; many people would even categorize me as ordinary. But that

doesn’t mean I am not capable of achieving extraordinary things. I can

do anything I set my mind to and can leave a positive mark on the

world.

In Success Magazine, there is an article by Jim Rohn called, Your

Philosophy. He makes some powerful statements in this article that

helped me as I constructed my own personal philosophy. One of the

things that he said that stuck out to me is that we can learn from our

success and our failure, and the success and failure of others. He says
that reading all that we can is important for our own success and urged

the reader to keep a journal of their observations and discoveries about

life. I like that idea because it gives me something to look back on and

ponder my trials and blessings. He closes the article by saying this,

“Build your philosophy. Commit yourself to a new journey and say, “I’m

going to change my life.” Once you do, you’ll never look back.” Change is

crucial! If there is something happening in my life that I disagree with, I

will change it. This is my life and I have power over it. Commitment and

change are a recipe for success.

In closing I would like to bring my ideas mentioned above

together to form a summary of my personal life philosophy. I believe

that life is about learning. We make mistakes and that’s okay. We should

always try to be better then we were the day before. Kindness, love, and

forgiveness are what make a good person. I am just one person but I can

do great things. Each of us was put on this earth for a purpose and it is

up to us how we want to spend our time here. We can be miserable or

magnificent. I know that God watches over us and we can return to live

with him after this life. I want to leave a positive mark on the world.
Bryant, C. (2014). Quotes About Philosophy of Life.
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/philosophy-of-life

Gaarder, J. (2014). Quotes About Philosophy of Life.

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/philosophy-of-life

Mertz, J. (2010). Develop a Personal Philosophy - 6 Questions to Answer.

http://www.thindifference.com/2010/11/11/develop-a-personal-
philosophy-6-questions-to-answer/

Rohn, J. (April 24, 2011). “Your Philosophy.” Success.

http://www.success.com/article/jim-rohn-your-philosophy

Williams, J. (2006). This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of

Remarkable Men and Women. New York City, NY, Macmillan.