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Habits are powerful systems we can create to ensure that we progress towards growth and success. Habits are also hard to begin and hard to maintain. Some habits become lifestyles until eventually they just become an explicit part of who we are. The challenge is in maintaining the new habits we need to develop in order to grow and succeed. Sometimes these habits are simply achieved by forcing ourselves to do them for a period of time until they become instinctive.

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Ever find yourself saying the typical ‘I can’t’ words? When you’re faced with something that seems so impossible it’s the most predictable narrative to apply to your life. ‘I can’t’ is two of the most powerful words any human can say to cause doubt, destruction and discouragement. Change the narrative ! Who knew that one of Nikes slogan could be applied to life? Sometimes you should JUST DO IT! Just try. Just strive. Just begin. Leave the fear and excuses behind, and if you feel you’re not strong enough to leave them behind them take a leap forward with all the fears and doubts! Take them with you and show your own doubts and fears that you can overcome the impossible. The decision is up to you.

Tracking your progress is fundamental. Writing down your goals and being intentional about how you intend to achieve the things you’ve set out for yourself is imperative. We should plan to succeed and set up systems to keep ourselves on track. By writing things down, holding ourselves accountable and having a record to reflect back on when we feel we incompetent is a great way to remember how far we’ve come, all the things we have done and where we plan to progress to in the end.

Ever wondered about that doom and gloom question of ‘when am I going to die?’. As depressing as that may sound first hand, there is something deeply motivational about the idea that we have an end to reach. The idea that time is not in our control but your decisions are! As our existence seems to fleet away, we are reminded of how spectacular life actually is and how it is meant to be lived to the fullest.

When your bitten by a shark, don’t look at the wound for you could die of shock. The same applies in life. Life is like surfing, going with the flow and learning to balance yourself on a board against different waves that approach you. You’re falling, swimming, tiring yourself out and sometimes enjoying the ride. It’s exhausting and exhilarating simultaneously. That’s life. And suddenly, a shark comes, an unexpected event that throws us off our boards (comfortably lives) and catches us off guard. A new wound, a new problem comes and we are faced with the decision to focus on the wound and risk the potential shock that can distort our perspectives and leave us crippled into depression, or to wait until we get the right help before looking at the wound (situation). When we find the right way to express our feelings, concerns and hurts, it becomes easier and less risky to start looking at the actual wound. A new perspective is gained and the wound no longer had the crippling effect it initially could have bestowed upon us.

Have you ever been asked ‘ Did I ask’ by someone you tried to help, guide or advise something to? It’s crazy to think that our society has evolved so much from being one that had many limitations in terms of its freedom of expression and now we live in a world where expression is celebrated and accepted. However, the fear of not feeling wanted or being ‘in-demand’ can sometimes hinder us from pursuing our goals and sharing our forms of expression with the world. The world doesn’t always ask for what it needs most. You may just have what people need but do not ask for.

We all play different roles in the lives of other people and others fulfill different purposes within our lives too. We cannot be given the responsibility of fulfilling every role that someone needs. When it comes to relationships with others, we must establish what our role in their lives are. This simplifies misunderstandings and reduces unnecessary expectations we place on ourselves and others.

Do you allow your feelings to dictate whether or not you do what you need to do in order to achieve the things you have set out for yourself ? Do you always need your circumstances to be perfect in order to remain consistent and motivated ? Do you need to be in the mood ? The reality is that our feelings are changed and impacted by external and internal factors that we cannot always control. Our feelings fluctuate, so we cannot allow how we feel to determine our actions in terms of our pursuits. We have to remain focused, pushing past our own feelings and temporal moods of laziness and discouragement if we truly want to reach the end destination of our goals. No matter why your goal is, whether it is personal growth or a more tangible achievement, you need to actively make a decision, every single day that you will do what needs to be done despite your own feelings. We cannot allow temporary feelings to determine eternal results.

One of the hardest goals we could ever come across is the goal of becoming men and women of our word. It requires a lot of self-trust, dedication and complete devotion to do what we say we will do. Can we trust ourselves enough to rise the occasion? To stick to our commitments even when we don’t feel like it? Once we become people of our word, we become more trustworthy to both ourselves and others.