Day 338 of wisdom
“Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.”
Malcolm Forbes
Many people pay too much respect to the problems in their lives, they magnify their challenges and minimize their personality, they focus so much on what they are not, which mostly are negative rather than on what they truly are. One who will go far in life, the one who will eventually achieve great success, must be the one who places a premium on who he his, and who he is becoming. Positive self esteem is a very important trait of a successful person, and anyone who can not carry himself appropriately will struggle to succeed.
People sometimes place value on themselves based on other people's perception of their lives, they see themselves through the eyes of another man instead of looking inwards to see who they really are. Life is too short to be lived on another man's terms, if you spend so much time pleasing others, when do you want to do things that will please, and make you happy? When do you want to live the life of your dreams? When will you start to follow your heart? Live your life based on your terms, never allow others people's definition, and estimation of you determine what, and who you become, your life is yours to live, you must live it.
The only person responsible for your life is you, so, what you make of the life you were given is entirely up to you. You have to be strong and definitive in the assessment of who you are and who you are becoming, you must not live anything in the hands of people who do not really matter to you. As M. Scott Peck once said, “Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.” If you do not place a value on who you are, and your time, you will never become anything in life.
Mark Twain once said, “A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.” You are the only person who can make you comfortable, you are the only person who should license you to become whatever you want to be, you are the only person who will make you happy. Do not disappoint yourself, do not let yourself down, stand up for yourself and face the challenges that may want to limit you. Never give in to the temptation of satisfying people, it is a path to regret, and a miserable life.
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John Kamikun
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