SELF IMPROVEMENT AND MOTIVATION

If there’s something you must deal with sooner or later, sooner is better. If it’s going to be difficult, it’s going to be even more difficult when you keep putting it off and putting it off. Go ahead and act. Go ahead, deal with it, and get it out of the way. Instead of putting your energy into worry, anxiety and procrastination, put your energy into handling the situation. Do yourself a favor, and quickly do what must be done, so you won’t waste your life dreading it and avoiding it. Don’t obsess over how difficult or inconvenient it is. Instead, remind yourself how great you’ll feel to get beyond it. Get out ahead of what you must do by going ahead and getting it done. That puts you in the enjoyable position of being able to do whatever you choose to do. Life has its burdens and necessities, and you have what it takes to deal with them. Deal with them quickly, decisively and successfully, and free yourself to live on your own highest terms.

Aim higher and you will end up higher. Expect more of yourself and you will end up getting more from yourself.  Yes, it makes sense to base your expectations for the future on what has happened in the past. But although it makes sense, it doesn’t make for a very effective strategy.  Choose instead to base your expectations not on what you’ve already experienced, but on what you wish to see happen. Raise your level of ambition to match the highly worthy and capable person you surely are.  Challenge yourself to grow, to improve, to become stronger, more capable and more highly accomplished. All these things add value not only to your life, but also to all of life.  You owe it to yourself, to others and to the world to aim higher, to reach higher, and to work your way higher. After all, you’re part of life, and the miraculous fact of your existence obligates you to make all of existence the best it can be.  You’ve already done much, and you can do much more. Aim hi...