As Maria Robinson once said,
“Nobody can go back and start a new
beginning, but anyone can start
today and make a new ending.”
Nothing could be closer to the truth.
But before you can begin this
process of transformation you have
to stop doing the things that have
been holding you back.
Here are some ideas to get you
started:
1. Stop spending time with the
wrong people. – Life is too
short to spend time with
people who suck the happiness
out of you. If someone wants
you in their life, they’ll make
room for you. You shouldn’t
have to fight for a spot. Never,
ever insist yourself to someone
who continuously overlooks
your worth. And remember, it’s
not the people that stand by
your side when you’re at your
best, but the ones who stand
beside you when you’re at your
worst that are your true
friends.
2. Stop running from your
problems. – Face them head on.
No, it won’t be easy. There is no
person in the world capable of
flawlessly handling every
punch thrown at them. We
aren’t supposed to be able to
instantly solve problems. That’s
not how we’re made. In fact,
we’re made to get upset, sad,
hurt, stumble and fall. Because
that’s the whole purpose of
living – to face problems, learn,
adapt, and solve them over the
course of time. This is what
ultimately molds us into the
person we become.
3. Stop lying to yourself. – You
can lie to anyone else in the
world, but you can’t lie to
yourself. Our lives improve only
when we take chances, and the
first and most difficult chance
we can take is to be honest
with ourselves. Read The Road
Less Traveled .
4. 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. Yes, help others; but help
yourself too. If there was ever a
moment to follow your passion
and do something that matters
to you, that moment is now.
5. 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 prettier, someone
will always be smarter,
someone will always be
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.
6. Stop trying to hold onto the
past. – You can’t start the next
chapter of your life if you keep
re-reading your last one.
7. Stop being scared to make a
mistake. – Doing something
and getting it wrong is at least
ten times more productive than
doing nothing. Every success
has a trail of failures behind it,
and every failure is leading
towards success. You end up
regretting the things you did
NOT do far more than the
things you did.
8. 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. Every single thing that
has ever happened in your life
is preparing you for a moment
that is yet to come.
9. 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
and working on our passions.
10. Stop exclusively looking to
others for happiness. – If
you’re not happy with who you
are on the inside, you won’t be
happy in a long-term
relationship with anyone else
either. You have to create
stability in your own life first
before you can share it with
someone else. Read Stumbling
on Happiness .
11. 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 on
first.
12. 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.
13. Stop getting involved in
relationships for the wrong
reasons. – Relationships must
be chosen wisely. It’s better to
be alone than to be in bad
company. There’s no need to
rush. If something is meant to
be, it will happen – in the right
time, with the right person, and
for the best reason. Fall in love
when you’re ready, not when
you’re lonely.
14. Stop rejecting new
relationships just because old
ones didn’t work. – 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, some will
bring out the best in you.
15. Stop trying to compete against
everyone else. – Don’t worry
about what others doing better
than you. Concentrate on
beating your own records
every day. Success is a battle
between YOU and YOURSELF
only.
16. Stop being jealous of others. –
Jealousy is the art of counting
someone else’s blessings
instead of your own. Ask
yourself this: “What’s
something I have that
everyone wants?”
17. Stop complaining and feeling
sorry for yourself. – 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 you will
be.
18. 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.
19. Stop letting others bring you
down to their level. – Refuse to
lower your standards to
accommodate those who
refuse to raise theirs.
20. Stop wasting time explaining
yourself to others. – Your
friends don’t need it and your
enemies won’t believe it
anyway. Just do what you know
in your heart is right.
21. Stop doing the same things
over and over without taking a
break. – The time to take a
deep breath is when you don’t
have time for it. If you keep
doing what you’re doing, you’ll
keep getting what you’re
getting. Sometimes you need
to distance yourself to see
things clearly.
22. 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.
23. Stop trying to make things
perfect. – The real world
doesn’t reward perfectionists, it
rewards people who get things
done. Read Getting Things
Done .
24. Stop following the path of
least resistance. – Life is not
easy, especially when you plan
on achieving something
worthwhile. Don’t take the easy
way out. Do something
extraordinary.
25. Stop acting like everything is
fine if it isn’t. – It’s okay to fall
apart for a little while. You
don’t always have to pretend to
be strong, and there is no need
to constantly prove that
everything is going well. You
shouldn’t be concerned with
what other people are thinking
either – cry if you need to – it’s
healthy to shed your tears. The
sooner you do, the sooner you
will be able to smile again.
26. Stop blaming others for your
troubles. – The extent to which
you can achieve your dreams
depends on the extent to which
you take responsibility for your
life. When you blame others for
what you’re going through,
you deny responsibility – you
give others power over that
part of your life.
27. Stop trying to be everything to
everyone. – Doing so is
impossible, and trying will only
burn you out. But making one
person smile CAN change the
world. Maybe not the whole
world, but their world. So
narrow your focus.
28. 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.
29. Stop focusing on what you
don’t want to happen. – Focus
on what you do want to
happen. Positive thinking is at
the forefront of every great
success story. If you awake
every morning with the
thought that something
wonderful will happen in your
life today, and you pay close
attention, you’ll often find that
you’re right.
30. Stop being ungrateful. – No
matter how good or bad you
have it, wake up each day
thankful for your life. Someone
somewhere else is desperately
fighting for theirs. Instead of
thinking about what you’re
missing, try thinking about
what you have that everyone
else is missing.

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