How to be the best version of YOU
What does it mean to be the best version of you? It simply means to accept yourself with all its faults and imperfections, dive deep into your true inner self and realize who you are without any false beliefs or expectations. As easy as it may sound, it takes a whole lot of courage, patience, and tenacity to do it. How can you achieve this, you may ask?
Your Uniqueness is your USP- Take the chance to ponder about what you really enjoy, your beliefs, strengths, and weaknesses, and make sure you are honest with yourself, shaking off all previous preconceived notions you had about yourself. We are often faced with difficult choices or circumstances that have made us let go of our true desires, and these altered emotions or feelings have lived with us ever since. So please take this opportunity to rediscover what you want and what your true desires and feelings are and make a note of them as no one else knows them.
Let go of your inhibitions- Put yourself in challenging situations and learn to get out of your comfort zone to evolve. Make sure you are always learning and pushing the boundaries for yourself. Never be sorry for being too ambitious as long as it will not negatively impact another person’s life or compromise on your principles to achieve it. Grab every opportunity that you can because they never come twice. Recognize every opportunity that comes your way and make the most of it because this is your time to shine. A very inspiring quote that I came across that made me change my perspective towards life was:
“Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle”
3. Do not live according to others' expectations- From little, we are taught and molded into a "Socially Correct" person. NO, you do not have to live up to those standards if it does not feel like you. Most of our identity is built on others' expectations of us. How can anybody tell you who you are and who you should be? Your vision for who you should be and where you desire to see yourself in life rests in only your hands, and let no one tell you differently.
4. Learn from your failures- Failures are inevitable, and yes, some of them would be minor hiccups while others huge roadblocks. They are going to leave you disturbed, shattered, helpless, and discouraged. But, sure as you may be, you will get out of it and rise like a phoenix, and when you do it this time, go in twice as more robust than you were. Failure tastes worse than the most distasteful and revolting thing you can put in your mouth and feels even worse when you find that you are the only one struggling lost out there. However, one golden rule is to learn as much as you can during that time, analyze the situation from every aspect and come back stronger and wiser.
5. Positive Energies- Surround yourself with positive energies that will magnify your inner desires. Beware of bad company, two-faced people who pretend to be good in front of you and stab you behind the back. I can tell you for sure that not only do these people feed off your positive attitude, but they make sure that they make you feel that you are worthless and incapable of what you desire. Be wise not to reveal your cards and hold them close to you like in a game of poker, no matter how trustworthy you feel people might be, because only you know deep down how badly you desire to achieve that dream. Not only that, no matter how hard you try, there is always going to be someone who will find flaws and try to downgrade your efforts. As long as you know you tried your best and are willing to learn from every opportunity, do not let such people pull you down.
6. Be confident- Once you have been through your journey of self-realization and really understood who you are as a person, be confident and proud about it. And no, I do not mean that you should be cocky or overconfident. Confidence with humility and graciousness is something that will take you a long way. Be opinionated and bold because, at the end of the day, it is your attitude that will decide your aptitude to take you to places.
