Advanced Life Skills

Before you can create the life you truly desire, there are a number of basic concepts that must be accepted. As in any other field, there are fundamental truths that exist and must be accepted if you want to experience optimal personal growth. Let’s review seven of these important basics.

1) Always take responsibility for your life. We all need to recognize that our life is our personal responsibility. We can either accept conditions as they are, or accept the responsibility for changing them. Whatever we chose to do, we must acknowledge that we are the responsible for our decisions and actions.

2) Make a commitment to taking massive action. Planning and deciding are very important steps, but without action they have almost no value. Likewise, halfhearted or limited action is not going to get things done. If you want to change your life experience, be willing to keep taking action in the direction of your goals.

3) Get emotionally involved in your life. Be passionate about what you are doing and know why you are doing it. Wrap yourself around your dreams and desires. Get excited about transforming your dreams into reality. Take time to experience the energy that comes from a passionate pursuit of your desires. Stay engaged.

4) Set and pursue worthwhile goals that you truly believe in. Always have something ahead of you to ”look forward to” - to work for and hope for. Turn your dreams into goals and your goals into projects. Life is a journey and the goals you set determine the direction of that journey. Make it a worthwhile one.

5) Believe in yourself and have confidence in your success. Your feelings, attitude and behavior all grow from your beliefs. If you believe that you can, you probably can. Belief builds confidence and confidence leads to action. Don’t impose limits on your own abilities by entertaining limiting beliefs. Deep down, you know you can, so hold onto that belief.

6) Maintain a clear mental picture of your intended results. Focus is the power plant of achievement. Take time to visualize your outcome daily, see it as a reality and focus on what you see. Your brain will accept your vision as reality if you can maintain your focus. Once that happens, your life will literally rearrange itself around that perceived reality. Focus, focus, focus.

7) Give yourself unconditional approval for all of the above. The need for approval is at the very core of everything we do. Approval from outside sources is encouraging, but it is absolutely vital that you approve of yourself. Do not make this contingent on your accomplishments. You need approval as a person aside from your accomplishments. Allow yourself to approve of “you” as a worthwhile and valuable person. This is the heart of self-esteem.

Is there more? Of course, but these seven fundamental truths will serve you well on your personal journey of growth and development.

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