Everything that happens to us happens
in purpose. And sometimes, one thing
leads to another. Instead of locking
yourself up in your cage of fears and
crying over past heartaches,
embarrassment and failures, treat them
as your teachers and they will become
your tools in both self improvement and
success.
I remember watching Patch Adams – its my
favorite movie, actually. Its one great
film that will help you improve
yourself. Hunter “patch” Adams is a
medical student who failed to make it
through the board exams. After months of
suffering in melancholy, depression and
suicidal attempts – he decided to seek
for medical attention and voluntarily
admitted himself in a psychiatric ward.
His months of stay in the hospital led
him to meeting different kinds of
people. Sick people in that matter. He
met a catatonic, a mentally retarded, a
schizophrenic and so on. Patch found
ways of treating his own ailment and
finally realized he has to get back on
track. He woke up one morning realizing
that after all the failure and pains he
has gone through, he still want to
become the a doctor.
He carries with himself a positive
attitude that brought him self
improvement and success. He didn’t only
improved himself, but also the life of
the people around him and the quality of
life. Did he succeed? Needless to
say, he became the best damn doctor his
country has ever known.
So, when does self improvement become
synonymous with success? Where do we
start? Take these tips,
friends…
*Stop thinking and feeling as if you’re
a failure, because you’re not. How can
others accept you if YOU can’t
accept YOU?
*When you see hunks and models on TV,
think more on self improvement, not self
pitying. Self acceptance is not
just about having nice slender legs, or
great abs. Concentrate on inner beauty.
*When people feel so down and low about
themselves, help them move up. Don’t go
down with them. They’ll
pull you down further and both of you
will end up feeling inferior.
*The world is a large room for lessons,
not mistakes. Don’t feel stupid and
doomed forever just because you
failed on a science quiz. There’s always
a next time. Make rooms for self
improvement.
*Take things one at a time. You don’t
expect black sheep’s to be
goody-two-shoes in just a snap of a
finger. Self
improvement is a one day at a time
process.
*Self improvement results to inner
stability, personality development and
dig this …. SUCCESS. It comes from
self confidence, self appreciation and
self esteem.
* Set meaningful and achievable goals.
Self improvement doesn’t turn you to be
the exact replica of Cameron
Diaz or Ralph Fiennes. It hopes and aims
to result to an improved and better YOU.
*Little things mean BIG to other people.
Sometimes, we don’t realize that the
little things that we do like a pat on
the back, saying “hi” or “hello”,
greeting someone “good day” or telling
Mr. Smith something like “hey, I love
your tie!” are simple things that mean
so much to other people. When we’re
being appreciative about beautiful
things around us and other people, we
also become beautiful to them.
*When you’re willing to accept change
and go through the process of self
improvement, it doesn’t mean that
everyone else is. The world is a place
where people of different values and
attitude hang out. Sometimes, even if
you think you and your best friend
always like to do the same thing
together at the same time, she would
most
likely decline an invitation for self
improvement.
We should always remember that there’s
no such thing as ‘over night success’.
Its always a wonderful feeling to
hold on to the things that you already
have now, realizing that those are just
one of the things you once wished
for. A very nice quote says that “When
the student is ready, the teacher will
appear.” We are all here to learn our
lessons. Our parents, school teachers,
friends, colleagues, officemates,
neighbors… they are our teachers. When
we open our doors for self improvement,
we increase our chances to head to the
road of success.
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