How To Have Courage

Courage is something that is created from within. So when talking about how to have courage, it is something created, through a series of events and happenings to where it is built from within.

So the first tip I want to give you on how to be more courageous is the simple truth that we must not be looking outside ourselves for courage.

The world is all looking for things. It is human nature to seek what we want and to do so outside ourselves.

And yet, all the great teachings tell us to look inward and all of our hearts desires will come with this shift in awareness.

So again, the biggest takeaway, if you leave this article even right now and don’t go any further, is to KNOW that you have what it takes to create a courageous personality.

Even if you feel as if you never have shown it before, just know that you have what it takes. As this is coming from a person of whom, as of late, have been acting with much more courage than any other time in my life.

And below, I talk about what made me become more courageous and how you can emulate the same tips and hacks that can allow you to be courageous.

Also, don’t miss – 405 Quotes About Courage (Become Courageous) 

How To Become More Courageous (How To Be Brave)

#1 Do The Things You Are Scared To Do

Courage can be built rapidly when we do the things we are scared to do. As courage is not the lack of fear, it is simply triumphing over our fears.

Not letting them stop us.

Lack of courage is created from submitting to our fears.

So the key to how to feel more courageous is to act in spite of our fears.

Now a little hope for you here. The more you and I do this, the less fear has its stronghold on us.

Things that used to scared the crap out of us, now feels like just a mild fear.

And all other intense fears that we are used to feeling, are actually dulled down.

For me, cold calling is the one thing I HATE doing. But, in order for me to become courageous, I cold call no matter how I am feeling.

And because of this, I reached a point where they don’t scare me as much. And I have been able to attack other fears I have, like fear of being rejected by the opposite sex.

Since I have made it a point to cold call on a regular basis, I have very little problem asking women out now. This is a fact, I am not blowing smoke at myself.

Resource: 101 Things To Do To Get Out of Your Comfort Zone

#2 Think Of The Worst Thing That Can Happen

When you and I are scared to do something, we are suppressing thoughts and images in our heads that are showing and describing worst case scenarios.

The key is to allow them to come up in our minds and face them.

We find out that the suppression of these thoughts was causing the most fear.

As when we suppress thoughts, we are in a state of subconscious paranoia. We know we are scared about something, but we don’t know what.

It is like the monster behind the curtain. And yet, when we stop suppressing things, we are able to peak behind the curtain and see that the big and bad monster, was in fact very small and not scary.

Then going a layer deeper, face your deepest fear about what you are fearful about.

When you get to those fears, they are usually not as bad as we think.

When we face our deepest fear, then we can ask ourselves the question: “Can we recover from this, if in fact our worst fear came true.”

And as long as you are not dead, or incapacitated, then you and I can and are able to recover completely from our deepest fears ever coming true.

Also, take solace in the fact, that 99.99% of the time, our deepest fears never end up coming true.

#3 Make Courage A Priority

Courage needs to become part of our top core values in order to ever make it a one of our constant positive personality traits in our lives.

If we are not actively thinking about it, and don’t have it on the forefront of our mind, then it won’t come into our lives.

The law of attraction is definitely a real thing. And we attract courage into our lives by dwelling on it.

We can also keep it in the forefront of our minds by analyzing it at the end of our day. By asking ourselves, “what areas of our lives did we show courage today?”

Also – “Where in my life today did I show lack of courage.” Then correcting it and acting with courage next time we come across a similar situation in our lives.

Also, we can envision ourselves acting courageous both at night right before going to sleep. As well as upon awakening.

This is when our minds are most susceptible to incoming stimulus. Our minds take it as more fact and easily accept it. Much more than it will during the day when our mind is much more loud with thoughts.

#4 Build Upon Your Courage

Once you and I start attacking things, we need to stay in motion. When we are high off our courage breakthroughs, we then need to use that high to tackle more things we are scared of.

It is a never ending fight, we need to see it as.

I am not saying that growth isn’t permanent when we are breaking through our fears. And yet, we need to see ourselves as an ever evolving person, reaching and scratching and clawing our way towards our full potential.

Once we identify with this type of person, the more we tell ourselves a new story. We get rid of our story that kept us fearful and acting without courage. And we start to manifest this new courageous version of ourselves in our daily lives.

The more we reinforce this story, the easier it gets to live out naturally.

#5 Have A Live Autopsy 

This is morbid, and yet I think it needs to be said. We need to essentially look inside ourselves and see what our true fears are. Cut ourselves open before we die, to find out what is killing our dreams, hopes and essentially our true potential.

The more we self analyze, the more we can get to know ourselves. And we can see the self that we don’t like, and extract it.

So lets say, we are being real with ourselves, and that we feel as if we aren’t educated enough to feel like a success.

Ok, well now it is time for us to read self help books, go back to school and becoming a life long learner through books, podcasts and other forms of literature.

If we feel as if we aren’t good in relationships, maybe we self sabotage when things get good, it is time we go see a counselor to analyze why we are doing this.

The fact of the matter is, whatever insecurities we have, have a remedy. We can get rid of them, there is always a way.

Life is too short for us not to go within and find out what is causing our lack or courage and insecurity.

The more we do this, what is left is the pure form of consciousness that knows no fear and is all powerful. Our true self starts shining through more and more.

#6 Declare Your Fears (Then Let Go Of Them)

State your fears aloud. Truly give them the power that they deserve. The more we start to accept them, the more the fear dissolves.

Fear is caused by trying to deny your fears and insecurities. It builds up more and more until we feel incapacitated.

Also, when we express them, it is a higher form of expression than suppression. We essentially validate and acknowledge them.

And yet, these fears are like children, they scream and throw a tantrum to get attention. Once we give it to them, the quiet down.

The same is similar to fears. We simply need to acknowledge them and be OK with having them. What you resist persists, and acknowledgement is the opposite of resistance.

Then, once we have our fears completely conscious, we can let them go. Like permanently. Like you would do so if you were holding something very hot. You just drop it.

Resource: How To Let Go Of ANYTHING (With Ease)

#7 Study Courage

 

Who is the most courageous person you know? What have they done to become this courageous?

I love reading biographies of people who have triumphed and won when they were down and out.

What you put in your mind, must come out. Ideas in = Ideas out.

So the more we are feeding our minds with underdog stories and people persevering through their fears, the more we will act this out in the real world.

It will take time for this tactic, as when we read these stories, we naturally start saying “Well if he/she can do it, then so can I”

And yet, the more we take in these positive stories, the more our actual self image changes. This is where pure and permanent positive change takes place.

We can’t act differently in the long term until we change the image that we hold of ourselves in our mind. That is why through repetition, we finally change this picture. And because of it, we become more courageous and stay more courageous.

#8 Why Do You Want It?

It is said that for someone to do the unthinkable, their why for doing it has to be insanely powerful.

A why can’t be surface level.

For me, I want to be courageous because I lived most of my life as a coward. I gave up on things, quit too early, or never got started.

I realize how much of my own life I was wasting one day, by remaining in a state of fear.

I thought to myself, “If I keep living this way, there is no point for me even being here.”

I realized that things needed to change. And change they began. Slowly at first, then more rapidly then even more rapidly.

Dig deep for you WHY. Go layers and levels deep. It may start off that you want to be courageous to look cool or brave or tough.

Then take it a level deeper. Maybe then it will be that you want to approval of someone.

Then take it even deeper. From here it could be that you don’t want to not like yourself, you want to love yourself and that you will love yourself more if you act with courage.

Keep going layers and layers deep until you find a why that will make you emotional.

Then when you find it, write it down. Often times it will be powerful enough to not even write down. You will have an “AHA” moment.

And from there on out, this will be your North Star when you have to choose between acting courageous and submitting into a state of fear.

#9 Prove To Yourself That You Are Courageous

We have all had times in our lives where we acted with supreme amounts of courage. Reflect back on times that you acted in spite of fear. That you forged ahead when you wanted to give up.

When you need to act in courage, reflect upon those times and feel how you were feeling. Hold your body like you were when you were feeling and acting courageous.

This is both proof that you have courage within you. As well as you are changing your anatomy into a more courageous feeling.

As with emotion, we don’t feel emotion will DO emotion.

So if we are scared, we are in a scared stance or body posture.

If we are courageous, our eyes are opened a little wider. We are holding ourselves in a strong way with our shoulders back and we have a look of hope and optimism as our facial muscles are very important in activating how we feel.

#10 Workout

I have gained some of my best courage from working out. Not only does it make you feel better and raise your self esteem, it also puts our body in a state that channels higher levels of emotions, like courage and acceptance.

You can’t be in a state of fear when you are moving your body in strong and aggressive fashion. It is impossible.

#11 Accept That You Are Going To Die

If you trace any and ever fear you have, you can trace it back to dying. We are scared to ask someone out on a date for fear of rejection, then we will feel like a reject and that will affect our self esteem and every other area of our life.

This would get us feeling down and depressed to where we feel as if we want to die. But we don’t want to die because of the fear of the unknown.

Once we accept that death is part of life, we are no longer in fear of the inevitable.

Look at death as the ultimate journey instead of something to be scared of.

Also, if you really think about death and you see yourself as dead, you notice that you can’t think about you not here.

It means that our soul lives on forever and ever.

And that we don’t ever die. Our souls are eternal.

So there is no reason to fear the ultimate fear.

By accepting this and facing the ultimate fear, we can do away with a good amount of our fear in a big way.

#12 Envision Acting In Courage Before You Act

I don’t care how many times this has been said, the mind is the TV screen showing a preview of what is to come.

See yourself acting courageous in the areas you are needing courage in. Just doing this a time or two before we act upon the thing we need courage around, can make the biggest difference in the world.

It is essentially like warming your arm up before pitching in the actual game.

Resource: How To Visualize (Powerful Tips) 

#13 Be Courageous For That ONE Person

Who is that one person in the world in which you do everything for? For me, it is my mom.

Pick that one person, and whenever you need to act in courage, think of that special person.

We will do more for others often times, then we will do for ourselves.

Thinking about this special person can be a game changer on how to be courageous when fear strikes.

#14 Know What Fear Truly Is (Small Chemicals)

Fear is simply trapped energy. When we look at fear in the body, these feelings are incredibly small. They are the at their biggest, the size of a tiny little bubble.

Remind yourself of how small fear is when it feels big. It can put things into perspective. You are putting fear in it’s place by remind it that it isn’t as big as it acts.

#15 Meditate

We need to control our breath right away when you and I are in fear.

Often times we are in fear simply because our thoughts are too loud.

When we focus on our breath, our mind quiets down. We eliminate a lot of the chatter in our brains as we are only focused on the breath.

Stop and breath deep into your belly, this will also make you feel more calm as you are reducing the “fight or flight” response due to it activating the sympathetic nervous system.

#16 Step Your Dress Game Up

The package that is delivered is either delivered sloppy or tight and put together.

You can’t deny the feeling of putting on some nice clothes, that our ego is more happy. In a good way.

We walk a little taller, feeling a little more pride and simply feeling better in our own skin.

A couple tips to dress for courage include:

1. Dres For A Better Fit – Dress in clothes that show your figure, don’t try to hide in baggier clothes.
2. Try New Colors – What color is NOT in your closet. Buy some of it and integrate it into your daily dress routine.
3. Play With Pants Length – Often times to long of pants can make us feel sloppy. Tighten the height up a little bit.
4. Accessorize – Wear a fancy hat sometimes, some jewelry or invest in some nice sunglasses.

The way I like to go with this tip is that I always seek to dress just a step better than everyone else I know is going to be around.

Sure it is a feeling of superiority, but you and I have earned it. And with that, comes the feeling of courage.

#17 Get Educated 

Let’s be honest, a lot of fear is generated from the unknown. So say we are scared about an upcoming meeting with a client.

We feel as if we are going in blind and going to be in the dark.

Well instead of just showing up, we can instead due our due diligence by researching things about the client, both personally and professionally.

We can also drive the route to the location we are meeting, so we are familiar with it that day.

Also, we can go over our presentation right before we meet them.

In any area of life, we may simply just be feeling fear because we don’t KNOW enough. We can always gain more knowledge before we going into anything. Which will lessen our fear.

#18 Get An Accountability Partner

Cut and dry, having someone to answer to can make you more inclined to act. You both can keep each other accountable for a fear each one of you have.

It is the worst feeling to have to report to someone that you didn’t do what you were going to say you were going to do, right?

This can give us that extra courage to do the things we don’t want to do.

#19 Stop Thinking About Yourself

Fear is caused by us obsessing about ourselves. If we just stop thinking about ourselves when we are in a state of fear, we notice that fear dissipates.

As when we are in fear, we are thinking things like:

“What are they going to think about ME”

“What if I fail”

“What if I can never recover”

“I am going to be so embarrassed”

Notice a pattern? If we simply just direct our thoughts to something or someone else completely, we can lose ourselves in another topic.

Call a friend and ask them what you can be doing to help them with their short and long term goals.

Or call a family member and tell them how much you love and care about them.

This will allow us to shine the light on someone else instead of ourselves.

#20 Monitor Your Thoughts

Again, all back to the mind, this is where we either create origins of fear, or origins of courage.

Our thoughts, again dictate how we are using our bodies.

When we need courage, we need to be altering our mind with “I can” thoughts, “I will” thoughts, “I must” thoughts.

We can’t be thinking about what we lack, or what may or may not go wrong.

Resource: Affirmations For Positivity and Courage 

#21 Adopt A Growth Mindset

When we are in a fixed mindset, we are completely in fear.

Lack of seeings things from different perspectives is the ultimate pride. When we are in pride, we are in a fixed mindset. And pride is simply a mask, a mask to hide our fears and insecurities.

But when we see the world with a more open mind, we are able to learn and grow from EVERYTHING.

When we see the world this way, what really is the worst thing that can happen?

So our worst fear comes true, but we now see the world as something to learn and grow from.

Now we can really just get better from every situation in our lives.

If we don’t see the world in this way, then we will stay small and prideful. We may look like we have it all together, and appear to the world as so, and yet we know deep down, we don’t at all.

Resource: How to Have A Growth Mindset 

#22 Dwell Effectively 

Like I said, fear is created when we are thinking about ourselves. If we are going to be thinking about ourselves and dwelling over and over, why not dwell on all the positive things we have done.

This can temporarily, and eventually permanently raise our self image our ourselves. And again, how we act is all about how we see ourselves.

Think of 10 things that you have done good in this life. Maybe you gave back, graduated a degree program or simply go to church service regularly. Doesn’t matter, just stack your wins.

#23 Gain Mastery Over Something

The more we feel a sense of mastery, the more we feel better about ourselves.

Whether it is your job, your passion or something you are curious about, be seeking mastery in that subject daily.

Don’t even take a day off. Work towards something diligently, every single day. This will create a new self image and you will feel more confident and competent, both of which lead to more courage.

#24 Trust Yourself 

We all have doubts and fears, that is just part of being human. And yet, if anyone that looks like you has done the thing you are scared of, that means that you can do so as well.

Sure, some people are just more gifted at things, but we are all human. We all breathe and bleed the same.

As with people in the past, they simply said “screw it” and trusted in themselves. Even if you have to fake it til you make it, become your biggest fan. Simply trust that you what it takes and take the leap of faith.

If you can’t then let me be the one to tell you, you are enough. Believe in my own belief in you, instead of your own right now, until your own kicks in. You got this!

#25 Spring Into Action

We are never going to feel like doing the things we are scared to do, this is just a fact.

The longer we hesitate, the stronger the fear becomes. Kill that thing when it is just a mini monster instead of Godzilla.

You can also ground yourself by simply using your 5 senses, also known as the spotlight technique, which can be done through the following 5 steps:

1. See 5 things around you.
2. Feel 4 things around you.
3. Listen to 3 sounds around you.
4. Smell 2 scents in your vacinity.
5. Taste 1 thing.

After you go through this, you will feel grounded in the moment and ready to spring into action.

Conclusion To How To Have More Courage

So by you and I implementing these tips on how to have courage, we will simply enter into a new realm of existence.

We will dramatically change our self concept an image we hold in our mind about ourselves.

We ALWAYS act congruent with the image we hold our ourselves. So again, when we change our concept of ourselves around courage through these methods about, we will change forever.

We will feel less fear and way more powerful and courageous in our daily lives.

And give people permission to change and transform too as we our energy field will be more expanded. Influencing the world positively at large. This is legacy my friend.

Thank you so much for reading this post. I truly honor and appreciate your time, as you could be spending it anywhere else.

I would love to hear your advice on the subject and share with me what has helped you become more courageous in your life.

Along with what tip you are most excited about implementing.

Chat in the comment section below my friend.

With gratitude,

Chris Cucchiara

 

The fact of the matter is, accountability is the golden ticket to all that we can ever dream about and want in our lives.

Accountability, whether self accountability, or accountability through the likes of a coach, will provide us with the absolute best chance possible to create our own heaven on earth.

Which as you will see through the quotes about accountability below, taking full responsibility for our lives is when the journey to self mastery begins.

This journey can be one of the most fulfilling and liberating journeys of all time. As it forges a mental armor in our livers that essentially lets us say NO to the wrong things. And YES to the right things.

The more good decisions we stack, the more momentum starts to move in our favor.

It can be extremely hard to be accountable at first. As it goes against essentially the human condition. We are wired to take the path of least resistance.

When we go against this pre-wiring, something beautiful happens. We start rising from our own ashes. We become reborn, in a sense, to a high level of consciousness.

We start the momentum in our favor, and the thing about life, is that EVERYTHING AFFECTS EVERYTHING.

The more choices we make that benefit our positive growth, the more we tilt the scales towards us living our best life. And one day, we see the momentum take over. And like a tidal wave it can’t and we can’t be stopped.

This list of quotes on responsibility and accountability below will give us a gentle reminder of how powerful we can become when we lead a life that is filled with accountability.

Enjoy!

135 Accountability Quotes

“Accountability, it is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.” – Moliere

“You can’t escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” – Abraham Lincoln

“The benefits and possibilities that are created by being perosnally accountable are countless.” – Jay Fiset

“Accountability breeds responsibility.” – Stephen Covey

“It is only when you take responsibility for your life that you discover how powerful you truly are.” – Allanah Hunt

“When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.” – Louis Nizer

“At the end of the day, we are accountable to ourselves, our success is a result of what we do.” – Catherine Pulsifer

“Take accountability, blame is the water in which many dreams and relationships drown.” – Steve Maraboli

“Each day you are leading by example. Whether you realize it or not, or whether it’s positive or negative, you are influencing those around you.” – Rob Liano

“We are made wise, not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.” – George Bernard Shaw

“Don’t get up from the feast of life without paying for your share of it.” – W.R. Inge

“Accountability turns pain into peace.” – Unknown

“Take responsibility, it is where your powers live.” – Will Craig

“If I could give one tip for people, it’s not an exercise or nutrition regimen. It’s to walk your talk and believe in yourself, because at the end of the day, the dumbbell and diet don’t get you in shape. It’s your accountability to your word.” – Brett Hoebel

“Most people do not want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility. and most people are frightened by responsibility.” – Sigmund Freud

“There are two primary choices in life, to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.” – Denis Waitley

“Taking personal accountability is a beautiful thing because it gives us complete control of our destinies.” – Heather ShuckPeople are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in the world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, make them.” – George Bernard Shaw

Accountability, first and foremost is being reliable. To get a good picture of your personal accountability, you may want to periodically ask yourself, ” Can people count on me to do what I say I’ll do, as I said I would do it.” – Henry J Evans

“I believe that accountability is the basis of all meaningful human achievement.” – Sam Silverstein

“How can we resent the life we’ve created for ourselves? Who’s to blame, who’s to credit, but us? Who can change it, anytime we wish, but us.” – Richard Bach

“We are all responsible and accountable for what we do or say even if those behaviors occur in stressful times.” – Byron Pulsifier

“Many people would learn from their mistakes if they weren’t so busy denying them.” – Unknown

“Personal accountability requires mindfulness, acceptance, honesty and courage.” – Shelby Martin

“Accountability is not consequences, but ownership. It is a character trait, a life stance, a willingness to own your actions and results regardless of the circumstances.” – Brian P. Moran

“The enemy of accountability is ambiguity.” – Patrick Lencioni

“Accountability separates the wishers in life from the action takers that care enough about their future to account for their daily actions.” – John Dj Lemme

“Accountability is the glue that bonds commitment to results.” – Will Craig

“Accepting personal responsibility for your life frees you from outside influences, increases your self esteem, boosts confidence in your ability to decide, and ultimately leads to achieve success in life.” – Roy T. Bennett

“Concern yourself more with accepting responsibility than with assigning blame. Let the possibilities inspire you more than the obstacles discourage you.” – Ralph Marston

“As for the journey of life, at some point you will realize that you are the driver and you will drive.” – Steve Maraboli

“Blaming, whining and deflecting accountability, risk aversion, and resistance to chance are but a handful of symptoms of the adversity beaten individual and organization.” – Paul G. Stoltz

“No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.” – Stanislaw Lec

“The final forming of a persons character lies in their own hands.” – Anne Frank

“Sometimes if you want to change for the better, you need to take things into your own hands.” – Clint Eastwood

“A duty dodged is like a debt unpaid, it is only deferred, and we must come back and settle the account last.” – Joseph Fort Newton

“You must take responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.” – Jim Rohn

“Responsibility equals accountability equals ownership. And a sense of ownership is the most powerful weapon a team or organization can have.” – Pat Smmit

“If you hang out with chickens then you are going to cluck, if you hang out with eagles, you’re going to fly.” – Steve Maraboli

“It’s not a blame game. It’s accountability. It’s accountability!” – Terry Moran

“The benefits and possibilities that are created by being personally accountable are countless.” – Jay Fiset

“If you try to take on changes on your own, it is easy not to keep yourself accountable. Try telling a close friend or family member what you’re doing and have them check in on you periodically.” – Kathy Stanton

“You either make yourself accountable, or you will be made accountable by your circumstances.” – Unknown

“You fail all the time, but you aren’t a failure until you start blaming someone else.” – Bum Phillips

“Hold yourself accountable before you are held accountable.” – Umar

“He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.” – Benjamin Franklin

“A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blames somebody else and stops trying.” – John Buroughs

“Neither age nor experience matters when it comes to being personally accountable for any and all outcomes, no excuses whatsoever, be they positive or negative, nor shifting blame to other people or external factors.” – Kory Livingston

“You will not experience dramatic change in your struggle as long as you use accountability to describe your sins instead of declaring your need for help in the midst of temptation.” – Heath Lambert

“Accountability is the measure of a leaders height.” – Jeffry Benjamin

“The time is always right to do what is right.” – Martin Luther King

“Accepting complete responsibility for your life means that you refuse to make excuses or blame others for anything in your life that youre not happy about.” – Brian Tracy

“Stop blaming other people for your own behavior. Own your truth. If you don’t like it, then invest the time and energy to change it.” – Akiroq Brost

“Responsibility is a grace you give yourself, not an obligation.” – Dan Millman

“The secret ingredient to happiness? Decisive optimism and personal responsibility.” – Amuy Leigh Mercree

“Financial accountability is the same as educational accountability.” – Randy Daniels

“When you think everything is someone else’s fault, you suffer a lot. When you realize everything springs only from yourself, you will learn both peace and joy.” – Dalai Lama

“Accountability crumbles silos, boots teamwork and collaboration, strengthens camaraderie, creativity, resiliency, agility, trust and communication.” – Mike Evans

“Children that aren’t taught accountability for their actions grow up to become adults thinking nothing they do is wrong.” – Moms Living Thrifty

“The final analysis, the one quality that all successful people have, is the ability to take on responsibility.” – Michael Korda

“Accountability means to say what you do, do what you say.” – Peral Zhu

“Good men are bound by conscience and liberated by accountability.” – Wes Fessler

“In reality, we have all our lives, and the accountability for achievement or our dreams and goals falls strictly on our shoulders.” – Thomas Matt

“Take responsibility for your own greatness, no one can take that courage walk for you.” – January Donovan

“Try holding yourself accountable to yourself. If you had to give yourself a daily, weekly, or monthly report, would you be proud to talk about what you had done, or would you need to be prettying up things, bullshi*ing, or lying to keep your job?” – Loren Weisman

“It is wrong, and immoral to seek to escape the consequences of one’s acts.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Accountability feels like an attack when you’re not ready to acknowledge how your behaviors harm others.” – Jazz Zo Marcellus

“You may believe that you are responsible for what you do, but not for what you think. The truth is that you are responsible for what you think, because it is only at this level that you can exercise choice. What you do comes from what you think.” – Marianne Williamson

“A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions, but by his inaction, and in either case, he is justly accountable to them for injury.” – John Stuart Mill

“Accountability means to say what you do, do what you say.” – Pearl Zhu

“To achieve mastery, and be worthy of a life well lived, we must take action, ownership and responsibility for our choices. Our date with destiny is not about reaching a final destination. It is about how fully we live the journey. – Will Craig

“Ignorance is a progressive thinkers enemy, acceptance, awareness, accountability and action are the tools of the informed, of people who want change and do al they can to achieve it.”  Carlos

“Without personal accountability, we cannot grow nor can we ever improve ourselves.” – Unknown

“Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Good men prefer to be accountable.” – Michael Edwards

“Blaming, whining, deflecting accountability, risk aversion, and resistance to change are but a handful of symptoms of the adversity beaten individual and organization.” –

“Responsibility is not a burden if you see it as response-ability.” – Rajendra Muthye

“Yes love yourself, but also, analyze and be critical of how you think, act and behave self love, without self awareness is useless, be accountable.” – Unknown

“Until you take responsibility for your life, someone else runs your life.” – Orrin Woodward

“Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.” – Les Brown

“You’re only responsible for being honest, not for someone else’s reaction to your honesty.” – Kelli Jae Baeli

“Admitting your mistake and taking responsibility for your actions requires courage and tremendous humility. People may misconstrue your accountability highlights your open minded character. Saying “sorry” requires higher levels of intellectual capacity, and only tough minded individuals can do it effortlessly. Always be proud of taking responsibility for your actions, because that’s the only part of your character that will differentiate you from the crowd as notable and extraordinary.” – Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate

“Individuals and teams have a sense of ownership, and are focused, disciplined and collaborative, while holding each other accountable for outcomes.” – Di Worrall

“My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.” – Oprah

“God gave burdens, also shoulders.” – Yiddish Proverb

“To be accountable or to be a victim is one of those elemental decisions that everyone needs to make. Simply the former leads you to a happier and more rewarding life.” – Rob Pitfield

“What if we had to give an account each night before we went to sleep of the one thing we did to make life brighter for someone else.” – Catherine Pulsifer

“You are responsible for your life. You can’t keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on.” – Oprah Winfrey

“All blame you have is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you. The only thing blame doesn is to keep the focus off you when you are looking for external reasons to explain your unhappiness or frustration. You may succeed in making another feel guilty about something by blaming him, but you won’t succeed in changing whatever it is about you that is make you unhappy.” – Wayne Dyer

“When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else.” – David Brin

“Restoring responsibility and accountability is essential to the economic and fiscal healthy of our nation.” – Carl Levin

“By taking responsibility for yourself, you can stop relying on others to take responsibility for you.” – Vironika Tugaleva

“There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction. The moment you are old enough to take the wheel, the responsibility lies within you.” – J.K. Rowling

“We hardly ever realize that we can cut anything out of our lives, anytime, in the blink of an eye.” – Carlos Costeneda

“Anytime that cannot be accounted for is a waste of time.” – Sunda Adelaja

“Take accountability before an excuse snatches you.” – Tyconis D. Allison Ty

“The reason people blame things on the previous generation is that there’s only one other choice.” – Doug Larson

“I believe, we all pay taxes. I’m happy to pay it, but I hate to have it abused, money wasted, no accountability. That’s going to bother you.” – Lou Holtz

“Take time to accept responsibility. Your life is exactly that. It’s your life. It is created by you. You are constantly making choices, constantly creating new experiences. And although we can be affected by circumstances which can seem to be completely out of our control, essentially, we decide the direction in which we walk.” – Nicholas Watkins

“There is no accountability in the public school system – except for coaches. You know what happens for a losing coach. You fire him. A losing teacher can go on losing for 30 years then go to glory.” – Ross Perot”

“If you take responsibility for yourself, you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.” – Les Brown

“A team is a small number of people with complimentary skills committed to a common purpose, performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable.” – Katzenburg and Smith

“A sign of wisdom and maturity is when you come to terms with the realization that your decisions cause your rewards and consequences. You are responsible for your life, and your ultimate success depends on the choices you make.” – Denis Waitley

“Blame is the cowards solution to his fear of accountability.” – Craig D. Lounsbrough

“For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked. How do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed.” – Bell Hooks

“Be real. Try to do what you say, say what you mean and be what you seem.” – Marian Wright Edelman

“It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.” Josiah Stamp

“Most goals people set are not achieved because they are not held accountable for them. When goals are made in private, they tend to fall off because people stop being motivated, stop focusing and stop prioritizing.” – Bola Onada Sokunbi

“Break the riddle of accountability, the thinking goes, and you will have solved one of the thorniest issues in modern business/” – Mihnea Moldoveanu

“Be accountable for doing the right things. This means ethical execution of the same activities that will actually support the goals you have chosen for yourself.” – Same Silverstein

“When we are really honest with ourselves, we must admit our lives are all that really belong to us. So it is how we use our lives that determines the kind of men we are.” – Ceasar Chavez

“Truly accountable leadership is the only way to build an organization that can not only survive in our increasingly complicated world, but also grow and thrive.” – Vince Molinaro

“People are more inclined to pass the buck than they are to take responsibility. The fact is though, passing the buck doesn’t build your character or give you the opportunity to learn from your mistakes.” – Marshall Goldsmith

“No one is perfect, and we all understand that, but when we decide to make that lifelong commitment, we need to weigh the cost and know God is holding us accountable, for the commitments we make.” – Dr. Kenton D. Wiley

“One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned about habit development is that you need to stick to a major goal. It’s not enough to make a personal commitment.” – S. J Scott

“Talent is part of the equation, but when you combine talent with accountability and authenticity, it is tough to beat.” – David Ross

“It is easy to let go of the string and think, ‘This isn’t me, it’s the arrow’. My hands do not bear the blood of this boy, it is the arrow that killed him, not me. But the arrow does not dream at night.” – Andrzej Sapkowski

“Without accountability, time would pass our intentions uncontested, then one day awaken, finding our objective lost to the penalty of neglect.” – W. Larsen Hughes

“Opinion is really the lowest form of human knowledge. It requires no accountability, no understanding. The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another’s world. It requires profound purpose larger than the self kind of understanding.” – Bill Bullard

“When we fail to set boundaries, and hold people accountable, we feel used and mistreated. This is why we sometximes attack who they are, which is far more hurtful than addressing a behavior or a choice.” – Brene Brown

“There is not in all America a more dangerous trait than the deification of mere smartness unaccompanied by any sense of moral responsibility.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions buy by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for injury.” – John Stuart Mill

“The moment you take responsibility for everything in your life is the moment you can change anything in your life.” – Hal Elrod

“Liberty means responsibility, that’s why most men dread it.” – George Bernard Shaw

Accountability In Relationships

“There is a difference between covering and accountability. Real accountability is only present in our lives when we have a personal relationship with people who can and do speak into our hearts, our circumstances and our relationships.” – Heavy Rain

“A relationship is a huge responsibility. It’s an investment in time, money, energy and emotions and you must be accountable for your comings and goings. And that’s just the beginning.” – Michael Baisden

“Behind every great relationship, the relationship matters mutually with depth of responsibility, accountability and sustained effort on both sides to grow and evolve. No relations falls down for good people, it fails when one tries to avoid responsibility and accountability and try to surpass the other at all levels.” – Maitreya

“Anger, blame and martyrdom are thieves. They steal time, relationships and respect. Personal accountability is the life giver. The thing that fills the soul with esteem and repairs it from the inside out.” – Amy Larson

Accountability Partner Quotes

“An accountability partner is able to perceive what you can’t see when blind spots and weaknesses block your vision. Such a person serves a tool in God’s hand to promote spiritual accountability, as he or she watches out for your best interest.” – Charles Stanley

“Your accountability partner keeps you on track and moving forward in all aspects of your development.” – Mike Staver

“Throughout history, great leaders have surrounded themselves with advisers, mentors, intellectual sparring partners and confidants. Working with a circle of the best thinkers is essential to successful leadership.” – Saj- Nicole A. Joni

“Having someone at your side who understands at a much deeper level what you’re trying to achieve.” – Kate Foley

Quotes About Accountability In The Work Place

“A culture of accountability makes a good organization great and a great organization unstoppable.” – Henry Evans

“Accountability is essential to personal growth, as well as team growth. How can you improve if you’re never wrong? If you don’t admit a mistake and take responsibility for it, you’re bound to make the same one again.” – Pat Summit

Quotes on Accountability And Transparency

“Trust, honesty, humility, transparency and accountability are the building blocks of a positive reputation. Trust is the foundation of any friendship.” – Mike Paul

“Without responsibility, accountability and transparency, no one is safe.” – Linda Reinstein

“We need more transparency and accountability in government so that people know how their money is being spent. That means putting budgets online, putting legislation online.” – Farly Fiorina

“It is difficult but not impossible, to conduct strictly honest business.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“We need transparency, and we certainly need accountability.” – Kristen Breitweiser

“Integrity, transparency and the fight against corruption have to be part of the cu;utre they have to be thought as fundamental values.” – Angel Furria

Leadership Accountability Quotes

“Leadership is about taking responsibility not making excuses.” – Unknown

“Leaders who fail to appreciate this fundamental precept of accountability must also fail to muster the profound commitment true leadership demands.” – Peter Cosgrove

“Accountability at every level is critical, and leadership begins at the top.” – Mary Landrieu

“You can’t talk about leadership without talking about responsibility. You can’t separate the two. A leader must delegate responsibility and provide the freedom to make decisions, and then be held accountable for the results.” – Buck Rodgers

“True leaders always practice the three R’s. Respect for self, Respect for others, Responsibility for all their actions.” – Anonymous

“Responsibility, equals accountability, equals ownership. And a sense of ownership is the most powerful weapon a team or organization can have.” – Pat Summit

“Leaders are accountable for accountability.” – Dan Rockwell

“Leadership is all about accountability and responsibility, and it’s surely not about the ladder climbing, power and position. True leader takes the responsibility for the wellbeing of his followers and his organization alike, and that’s the big difference between a boss and a leader, in my view.” – Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkha

“Holding your team accountable isn’t an exercise in control. It is an exercise in empowerment.” – Unknown

“Having authority implies accountability. If you reject the blame for failures under your watch, people reject your leadership.” – Rick Warren

“Many leaders believe that holding people accountable is the key to getting the results they want/ There’s one problem with this, though. Sometimes we get frustrated with people for not meeting our expectations when we have never communicated what they were in the first place.” – Anne Grady

Conclusion To Quotes on Accountability

There we are my friends, quotes for accountability in relationships as well as with ourselves.

Let me know what your favorite accountability quotes were and and advice you have on how to stay accountable in our lives so that we can all get to the next level in life together!

Looking forward to chatting in the comment section below.

With gratitude,

Chris

 

First and foremost, I called this blog personaldevelopfit.com because I believe personal development is the North Star if you will.

That we need to be essentially be focused on reaching the next level of yourself, as do I, on a daily basis.

That is by why the first way to have more energy is to be growing.

Grow Yourself 

Now I am not the one who decides what growth is to you. As for me, it is mass consumption of self help books and material.

But whatever growth means to you, you and I can have more energy by simply engaging in it daily. 30 minutes to an hour a day.

It is a spiritual need that when we satisfy it, we feel good and hopeful.

Working Out

Rightfully so, the next word in my blog name is FIT. And I know that, each day, that if I don’t workout, I have less energy all day. The time I trade for working out and getting extra productivity makes perfect sense for me. As I give 1.5 hours to a workout, I know I will be able to have 3-4 more hours of productivity that day.

A quick little tangent on eating our carbohydrates. Eating carbs can come with a crash if we eat to much at a time. And yet we can consume larger amounts of carbs before and after our workout. This will offer fuel for our workout and aid in our recovery post workout.

Stay Passionate

It is soul draining when we are not passionate about our work. You and I both know the feeling. That feeling where it feels as if we had a refrigerator fall on our back when we walk into work, or even the night before!

Resource: How To Find Your Passion 

Although, if you can’t do so fully, have something you are passionate about that you engage in when you get off work. Side hustles in your passion that both make you money and allow you to express the fullest version of yourself.

Resource: 50 Side Hustle Ideas 

“The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive and passion, it’s possible to achieve the American Dream.” – Tommy Hilfiger 

Use Your Car As A Motivation Machine

In life, we usually wait until we are down to try to get up. By why not stay up while you are already up, so you don’t have to worry about getting down?

It will take more effort in the short term, but in the long run, it will allow you to stay up longer with less effort. Plus, growth gets addicting so it becomes exciting to get in your car and pop in your favorite motivational talks.

Resource: Top 20 Motivational Podcasts 

Take Vitamins For Energy

Let’s face it, our diets have become pretty deficient in proper nutrition. Food is mass produced, sprayed with pesticides as well as geared more towards tasting good than providing us with the nutrients we need to stay healthy.

Here are a few great vitamins that are known for giving more energy to the person consuming them:

1. Vitamin B12
2. Coenzyme 10 (CoQ10)
3. Magnesium – Promotes better sleep
4. Iron – For optimizing cell function
5. Rhodioloa Rosea – Alertness and decreased stress levels. Elevated mood
6. Ashwagandha – Reduce Cortisol levels.

Take A Nap Each Day 

Not only can napping help you feel more energized, it can also boost our moods. A great article by NBCNews talks about how we should be napping in an environment that is similar to the one we fall asleep in at night.

If it is quiet at your home, then somewhere quiet is a must. If you live in a bustling city, a white noise maker will be helpful. Keep your room around 60 – 67 degrees and as dark as possible. You can also get blackout curtains to simulate night time.

The nap should be under 30 minutes as anything longer can send us into a deep slow save sleep and make us feel worse when we wake up.

Meditate/Yoga

This is always a great alternative if you can’t sleep and it just takes about 25 minutes a day of mindfulness meditation to reap the health benefits of meditation.

According to an article by ScienceDaily, Hatha Yoga or mindfulness meditation can boosts the brains executive functions along with better congitive abilities that are related to goal directed behavior as well as better emotional responses.

Both these practices focus on the brains conscious processing through focusing on breathing and posing. Blocking out non essential information. This gives the brain a nice rest and improving cognitive function.

Cut Out Bad Foods 

Lets face it, you can either put regular fuel into your car or you can put premium. One is going to make it ride OK, the other one is going to let your car maximize it’s potential and run the way it was made to run.

Some foods to cut out of your diet include: 

1. High Sugar Fruit Juices.
2. Sodas
3. High Caloric Meals (Like Pizza)
4. Sweetened Cereals
5. Fried Food
6. Cookies
7. Hydrogenated Oils 
8. Ice Cream
9. Low Carb Foods (Because there is something in it to compensate for the low carbs that add to more calories or not good for you)
10. Fast Food
11. Most Coffee Drinks

The fact of the matter is, you can’t go wrong with just eating whole foods. You won’t have to worry as much if you just eat foods with very low amounts of ingredients. Simple and easy.

You can also track your caloric intake with calorie counter apps like: My Fitness Pal 

Minimize Time With Certain People

Look, this is an energy game. We need to be keeping our vibrations high, and of course at the same time working on raising our own vibration daily. Which is what we are working on doing by using tips on this list. 

And yet, we all have one or more people in our lives that we talk to or hang out with too much. And because of it, they dip our energy and vibration levels.

I am not saying you and I need to cut these people out entirely. I am simply saying instead of talking to them 5 times a day. Instead lets try 5 times a month.

We need to be doing our best to replace these people with higher vibrating individuals.

Swap lower vibrators with higher vibrators. This is the name of the game when it comes to how to have more energy.

Dress For Higher Levels of Energy

This is one tip I stumbled upon and learned about during researching for this post. Colors are again, just a vibration. We can feel more alive with different shades.

Here area few good colors to dress with for more energy:

1. Hot Red (Activates the Root Chakra) 
2. Orange – (Activates The Sacral Chakra)
3. Cherry Yellow (Awakens the Solar Plexus Chakra)
4. Green (Awakens the Heart Chakra)
5. Expressive Blue (Awakens The Throat Chakra)
6. Spiritual Indigo (Awakens The Third Eye Chakra)

According to this great article, we can feel more alive as we are awakening energy centers in our body that can be blocked up. It is like getting a kink out of a hose to make sure it flows properly. 

Monitor Your Thoughts

We all feel down during the day. Maybe it is our bodies way of telling us our mind needs a clean up?

Zig Ziglar would call this “A check up from the neck up”.

Along with listening and reading positive material, we also need to be listening in on our own thoughts. And then challenging them when they don’t serve us.

For example, if a negative thought comes up like “I don’t look like the successful type”, we can break the pattern and simply ask “Why”.

Then you take this question two or three levels deep to find the true root. Then you change that root with something self empowering. 

Build Good Posture

Good posture can be created from weight lifting and stretching. Some good exercises for better posture include:

1. Reverse Plank Bridge 
2. Plank
3. Arch-up
4. Wall Angels 
5. Posture Belt 

As far as weight lifting exercises for better posture, I recommend we be doing a lot of row exercises. The better musculature we create in our back, the better our posture will be as we are able to pull and hold our scapula back better throughout the day.

Also, we need to be stretching muscles like our hip flexors, actual hips, spinal erectors as well as the latisimus dorisi muscles. 

These are all areas that are known to become tight and can enable us to unlock our postural potential when we stretch them out.

Also, we need to be simply not focusing on lifting as heavy as possible, we need to be focusing on utilizing good form.

Lastly, I want to encourage us to be doing gluteus targeted work. Like hip thrusts, pull throughs and kickbacks.

Gluteus training has done absolute wonders for my posture and simply just being stronger and more powerful both inside and outside the gym. 

Go To Bed At The Same Time

I can attest to this. I have sustainable energy for the first time in my life. My body feels much better. I wake up more refreshed. And my body starts to tire at the same time everyday.

Our bodies are so good at adapting when we give it a reason to.

It took me about a month to really starting feeling more energy from going to sleep and waking up at the same time each morning.

According to CBC.ca, it can also improve our health along with giving us more energy. It links up our circadian rhythm in our bodies which creates a stronger digestive system as well as better metabolic balance. Our hormones and thyroid gland function much better as well.

All of this positively effects the way our bodies operate. Hence our vehicle is working better, letting us optimally drive it the way it was supposed to be driven. 

Also, we can’t be acting like we are super humans. And that it is weak to get enough sleep. It isn’t about how long we sleep, it is about how productive we are with our waking hours. 

Forgive And Let Go

“Just because you carry it well, doesn’t mean that it isn’t heavy.” Unknown 

Have you ever been in the driveway and you go to push on the gas and it just doesn’t really move? You look down and realize you have your parking break on?? 

I know I have! 

This is honestly how forgiveness works. The more we forgive, the more we let off the breaks on our energy levels and ultimately our happiness. 

Forgiving people isn’t for them, it truly is for us. It is a way to get rid of some of the anchors we are carrying around and let us feel more free and alive. 

Let’s make it a point to together, let go of some of the things we are holding onto. This is truly how to have more energy, that lasts day in and day out. 

Get Health Panels 

Look, I am not going to act like I have all the answers. Doctors can help us identify things that may be getting in the way of optimal energy levels. 

Getting health panels done each year can not only remove blocks that are getting in the way of our energy, it can also give us peace of mind that we aren’t letting things go to long that could affect our health permanently in the long run. 

Worry Less

Look I know this sounds cliche, and yet, the more we worry, the more we zap our energy. The fact of the matter is, what is going to happen is going to happen. Plain and simple.

It is going to happen whether we worry about it or not. So might as well commit to being in a beautiful and happy state. 

Give Back

Money is great to give. And yet, giving your physical time can even be more beneficial. We see that we can always have it worse when we are in a state of contribution. 

It also makes you feel better about yourself. 

A spiritual need we all truly have is contribution. And when we fulfill this need, we feel spiritually renewed. Our soul is recharged. And we can enjoy the benefits of it, which is having more energy.

Create Better Fen Shui In Your Home

This is a tip I learned from TheSpruce.com in which they talk about how clutter is low, confusing and stagnant energy. It is like a river in which is blocked up, and muck accumulates because of it. 

Better Fen Shui creates a more clear mind in which mentally and physically will bring more energy into our lives. 

It talks about how even having a clutter entry way can get in the way of your grounding and focus as it is the mouth of the Chi.

Various areas of life affect our Chi. And by cleaning up and keeping our areas tidy, it can create a more free flowing Chi. 

Eat More Regularly To Feel More Energetic

Harvard.edu talks about how eating smaller more frequent meals can help us feel more energy in our lives. 

It essentially reduces our our perception of fatigue because your brain, which has minimal reserves for energy, craves a steady supply of nutrients. 

It also talks about how it can affect our circadian rhythm when we eat a large meal at lunch. This creates a later slump in our energy levels.  

Losing Weight

Weight loss can be extremely beneficial for energy levels. IF YOU NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT.

Look, I am not trying to offend anyone, and yet if we have a problem, we need to face it dead on. Look in the mirror and tell ourselves the absolute truth. 

I have had to lose weight at times in my life. We have all been there. I know that for a fact, when I manage my weight, I feel much more energy then one I didn’t.

Eat More Sustainable Energy Foods

Sugary foods jack you up quick, and what goes up, must come down. We should be doing our best to integrate whole grains and foods with unsaturated fats which will help us build up stores of reserves of energy throughout our days. 

Stay Hydrated

It is scientifically backed that when we stay more hydrated, we have higher energy levels. Eight 8 ounce glasses a water a day is a good beginning goal for us to shoot for.

I myself do my best to make sure I am getting a gallon in a day.

And yet, half your bodyweight in ounces is another pretty good rule of thumb. 

Healthline talks about how it not only lets us have more energy, it also lets us maximize our physical output and performance. Creates better brain function. Prevent the onset of headaches and treat chronic headaches. Help lessen constipation and kidney stones. And even aid in weight loss. 

Breath Deep Breathes

Lack of oxygen can cause some serious problems. I know that after I have a session of deep breathing, I feel more positive and energetic. 

According to UrbanBalance, deep breathing can help us not only increase energy, improve our digestion and immunity, create better posture, help us feel more calm, stimulate our lymph system as well as even lower our blood pressure and offer pain relief.

Resource: 17 Deep Breathing Exercises For Anxiety 

Don’t Half A** Anything

Look, when it comes down to it, I truly believe that lack of energy, a lot of it at least, comes from being non-committal. 

The more we break our agreements with ourselves, the worse we feel. And vice versa. 

The commitment to thing will free up a lot of negative mental chatter that will fuel failure. It won’t get rid of it, but it will dull the sound of it a bit. 

When we commit, there is no other alternative. We are going to save our marriage. We are going to get fit. We are going to start and sustain a successful and profitable business.

The more agreements we keep with ourselves, the higher our self esteem goes. This will create not only higher levels of energy, but also true sustainable peace. 

Self Monitoring (Mental)

There is something called cognitive therapy in which the therapist guides their client through a process of becoming more aware of our thoughts.

Thoughts are real energy. They can cause us to sink, or swim. 

We need to be essentially looking in the mirror a lot more often and acknowledging our negative thoughts.

But at the true essence of a thought, it is not you. That means that you created it. I created it. And that we can change because we were the original creator.

It is like taking a stock corvette and running it as it is, or putting a 572 engine in it. We can change our thoughts by first becoming aware of them, then reinforcing the new positive thought through repetition.

For example, if a reoccurring thought that we have is “I am destined to fail”, we simply first question it’s validity. Do a list of reasons why it could be true, or why it couldn’t be true.

We will usually then see that our limiting beliefs are garbage. And that it is silly to believe this because it simply isn’t true. That is when you start actually changing your mind at a cellular level and attracting better things and people into your life. This is the law of attraction in play. 

Self Monitoring (Physical)

I shared a bit above about us hitting spots throughout the day that we feel tired or lagging. Little or big dips in energy. The one reason that it could be is food related.

And yet, we can use these dips to our advantage by analyzing what is going on during that time. The fact of the matter is, this is our body signaling to use that something is off. And that our normal plan of attack isn’t the right way to attack it. 

Maybe we get tired everyday at 2 because we are knowing we are only half way through our day and don’t love our jobs enough to happily endure the rest of it. Time for a change in the workplace for us.

Or maybe you and I get tired right before you head home. Because our relationship isn’t where it needs to be to thrive and be deeply in love with each other. Time to go to therapy, plan more romantic dates, and actively work on complimenting and adoring our mates way more often. 

Again, it will unkink the hose so that our energy flows better. This is how to get more energy again for the long term and potentially save years of your life being stuck in a place you don’t want and don’t deserve to be in. 

Self Care

I don’t care how lame it may sound, we need to be treating ourselves right. Massages and bathes are cool. Long walks alone while engaging in mindful meditation is great. Taking an off day and not doing anything at all is phenomenal.

I am not talking about staying in these places and doing them in excess. I am simply saying that we need to be treating ourselves good. Loving ourself will make us feel more energetic.

Self Care Ideas (61 Of The Best)

Free Yourself From Bad Habits

I can attest to this when it comes to this year. I gave up alcohol, pharmaceutical drugs as well as graphical online adult content. All at pretty much the same time.

I went through some terrible withdrawals, especially with the last one! But after the storm came a sunny and calm day.

I found myself by going through the suffering. And because of it, I had pretty much the biggest wins of my life. 

The more internal battles we win, the more energy we feel. As we show our minds that we are in charge, and not the other way around. 

Lets give up bad habits and integrate good habits. And watch our lives change for the better. 

Less Social Media

For me, I know that I am always more energetic when it comes to using social media less. At one point there was a 6 month gap in my life where I needed to cut costs. I ended up getting a flip phone! 

Because of this, I was never on social media. I got more done and just felt better, a lot better. 

Let’s try and commit to simply going on social media at certain times of the day, instead of mindlessly scrolling. 

Once in the morning, once on our lunch breaks and once when we go to bed.

Coffee (Used Wisely) 

Although, I think that this is not to be abused, used in moderation, it can be a tool to allow us to have good productivity. CNBC had a great article talking about how coffee can affect our sleep cycle up to up to 6 hours after consuming it. So we need to plan our coffee intake accordingly so that we don’t affect those precious dreamland hours.

It can even be wise to try different sleep positions as the one you use now may not allow for optimal rest and relaxation.

Even getting a new bed or pillow and can help us sink into dreamland much more efficiently. 

Don’t Care What People Think

This is true liberation. It is the point where nothing and no one can affect us. When we reach a point of not caring what others think about us, we have so much creative and free flowing energy.

Our thought energy is taken off of the trivial and focused on things we can control. We have much more energy to dedicate to our life and simply are rising above lower vibrations that come with attachments to how others think of us. 

Live In The Moment

Wherever you are, try to be there. We exert a ton of mental effort in trying to “be” somewhere else in our minds, when we can simply let go and be present.

When we focus on being present, and simply being where we are, whether that be in the shower, at work or with our family. Then we can stop the resistance within our bodies and minds that comes with wanting and thinking about being somewhere else or accomplishing something off in the future. 

Guide: How To Live In The Moment 

Say No More Often

We are often spread thin because we can’t say no. We feel obligated to do everything. We want to please people. I know I have been victim to this.

And yet, if we are going to live with optimal energy, we need to be focusing on us more than them.

I am not saying don’t take care of your family or close friends. I am just saying that we don’t HAVE to do everything.

If you are like me and you don’t want to let people down when they ask you to do something, say something like this, it’s worked for me:

“Right now no and probably not, but if something changes I will let you know.” 

Or we can simply just let them know what we value our energy and livelihood and that we don’t want to spread ourselves too thin. People will get that as we all feel the same!

Grow And Nurture Friendships

the fact of the matter is, we are social animals. We thrive amongst human connection. Some of us do better with crowds, other reenergize with direct one on one connection.

Whatever way we thrive and energize best with people, we need to be making sure we integrate this at least once a week to check the box for positive and deep human interaction. 

Have Goals In Each Area of Life

Goals are the lifeblood of a passionate and fulfilling life. We are goal striving organisms and lose hope and energy when we aren’t striving. 

Even if we haven’t reached the goal yet, it feels very good to be progressing towards a worthy ideal. 

We can always be expediting the process on striving and reaching our goals by hiring a coach to keep us accountable. 

If you don’t have time to jump into any of the resources below, simply try and have one or more short and long term goals in the following areas of life: professional, personal, spiritual, health, contribution and financial. 

Guide: How To Set And Accomplish Any Goal

Resource: 300 Examples of Short and Long Term Goals

Resource: Goals For Health

Resource: 75 Life Goals 

Resource: 201 Bucket List Ideas 

Soak Up Some Sun

It can be easy to refrain from even being outside most of our day. We wake up, then workout in a gym, then go to work in an office and then go home and do our night routine. 

WebMD talks about how the Suns UV rays offer our bodies Vitamin D which creates better bone health, blood cells and helps our immune systems function more optimally.

Not only does getting out in the sun feel good, but it is great for adding more energy to our lives.

The article also talks about how early morning sunlight can actually help us sleep better at night and even lose weight. As well as boost our serotonin levels in which can make us feel way better. Feeling better on a chemical level will help us make better food choices, be more inclined and likely to work out and simply enjoy our lives more. 

So if you can, soak it up in the morning.

Scents For Energy

Different scents carry with them different vibrations that can affect our energy. TheSleepJudge Oranges, grapefruit, lemons, peppermint, eucalyptus, rosemary, jasmine, ginger mint and coffee.

These scents have properties in them that can not only help us feel more awake, but it can also offer us antioxidants as well as vitamins and minerals needed for proper and ideal dieting for energy. 

You can also get oils that help with energy as well in these same categories, which you can check out here:

Resource: 10 Essential Oils For Energy 

We can even take our energy needs even further with scents and do an energy cleansing with powerful incense. If you are interested in doing so, check out the resource below:

5 Tips For Energetic Cleansing With Inscence

Stop Hitting The Snooze Button

If you are like me, this may be the hardest one on the list to remedy! And yet, lets hear my good friends out at 8Sleep who talk about how hitting the snooze button can make us more tired. 

As we are waking up, we are just finishing our REM cycle. When we continually tap the snooze button, we jump in and out of this cycle. 

Our bodies are also primed now to get up when our alarm goes off when we are continually waking up at the same time. We can mess up our bodies rhythm by resisting this process, leading to a messed up REM cycle and circadian rhythm. 

Morning Routine 

Creating a good morning routine is imperative to us having more energy. If we win the morning, we win the day.

I like to first envision my top 5 LIFE GOALS happening for me. Really seeing them through the process of visualization and then feeling what it would feel like when I accomplish them.

I also work on envisioning goals I want to come into fruition during that day as well.

I then do a meditation of about 10 to 15 minutes to still my mind, as I know it will get loud as the day goes by and I can keep it quiet for longer if I start my day with meditation.

Then I make my bed. This is the first task of the day that starts me off right.

Then I will go workout. Then I eat a healthy breakfast and then shower. And dress for work or working my my side hustles. 

You and I can also wake up with reading and/or listening to positive content. Going for a run. Or simply taking a cold shower. 

Whatever it is, I suggest you create a morning routine with 5 good habits that follow up in succession with one another. And do them the same way everyday.

This will prime your body for a successful day. Which will offer us more energy.

Resource: 55 Morning Ritual Ideas (The Ultimate List)

Night Routine

When we form a good night routine, we can prime ourselves for getting tired and going to sleep around the same time.

A good night routine can include working on a side hustle that gives you hope for the future. Journaling. Taking a bath. Watching a positive podcast. Or thinking of things to be grateful for and expressing thanks for them.

I try my best to limit electronic screen light as much as I can. But if I have to use them, I put on blue blocker glasses to minimize it. 

I also take a big of melatonin to make me sleepy. I take it around the same time so that I will be in bed at pretty much the exact same time every night. 

Again, we should be doing 3 to 5 things every night in succession that are good and positive. To set us up for feeling good as we enter our sleep cycle. No negative material at night, whatsoever as this will negatively affect our sleep and dreams. 

Also, we should be doing our best to not take any calls a couple hours before we go to sleep if possible to let our mind settle in for rest. 

Resource: Night Routine Ideas (Powerful Tips)

Stretching/Yoga

Stretching can really enhance our overall feeling of ease and relieve anxiety and tenseness. Nothing may help more for feeling more energy than unlocking our body where it is tight.

It causes our whole energy to flow better. It can unlock our tight spines and hip flexors, allowing us to breathe and move better. Plus reap the benefits of more oxygen uptake like:

1. Body Detoxification
2. Increased memory capacity
3. Raising altertness
4. Strengthen the immune system 
5. Alleviation of headaches
6. Help you sleep better
7. Aid in faster recovery 

The more we unlock our tight muscles, the better our organs function as well. If you are looking to try this tip for more energy, check out the resource below for yoga poses you can do at home.

11 Yoga Poses For More Energy

Focus on 3 Big Things Per Day

The fact of the matter is, often times we just overload our back too much. We are trying to do EVERYTHING. I know I have a challenge with this. 

If we have 3 things we are focusing on, we know what we need to be getting done. We aren’t thinking about little things. And these 3 things need to be so big that they are affecting every other area of our life in a positive manner. 

We can ask ourselves the question, what is the 1 to 3 things that if we did today would make the biggest positive impact on my future. 

Ask that question and do those things, day in and day out.

That way we don’t spread ourselves too thin and aren’t burning as much thinking power as we have to.

Do The Hard Things In Life

When it comes down to it, we need to be forging mental armor. The more we do so, the less we care what the world thinks about us. 

And I am talking about now only doing the things we need to be doing, but doing them all out.

It is said that once we expand from our original form, we can never go back to our original dimensions.

This means a better, happier, stronger more capable us when we challenge and breakthrough our limits. 

Love Yourself (Don’t Care About What People Think)

I think this one is the most important tip I can share with you when it comes to how to have more energy in life. 

When we love ourselves, we are giving ourselves the highest vibrating energy there is.

We all get into the habit of seeking love outside ourselves, and yet we can have it now because love comes from within.

The more we love ourselves, the better our self image is. And the more we better our self image, the better our lives get. As how we see ourselves dictates every decision we make in our lives.

Also, the more we love ourselves and the better our self image gets, we let go of needing people to like us. Because we already like ourselves. This is when the fun and higher levels of energy really begin.

And by default, since we love and accept ourselves as we are, naturally people just start liking us more and more anyways!

List 10 Things You Are Proud About

Often times we can convince ourselves that we don’t have what it takes, or we are not enough. This is just naturally how humans are. We see lack. But we can remedy that by listing off 10 or more things we are proud of ourselves to show ourselves that we do have value.

This can help us feel better and have more energy as we are focusing on the positive, not the negative. 

Adaptogenic Herbs 

If you aren’t familiar with these, adaptogenic herbs are non toxic plants that can aid in fighting and mitigating stress and fatigue.

A great article by WellAndGood talks about how they can also help us balance our hormones and create a better immune system. 

They share the three most powerful herbs to use for higher levels of energy that include: 

1. Panex Ginseng – which can help us function better cognitively. 
2. Maca – A complete protein with more than 20 different vitamins and amino acids
3. Ashwagandha – A good anti-inflammatory which reduces stress and anxiety 

Avoid Burnout 

If you are an ambitious person, which I know you are because you are reading this, then people like you and I can push ourselves relentlessly.

And yet, it can work to our detriment if we take it too far.

Good ways to avoid burnout include:

1. Taking one day completely off of everything. Literally just relaxing. Make it a Sunday ritual.
2. Outsource things you don’t HAVE to do.
3. Switch up your work locations.
4. Break up your day and projects into manageable chunks. 
5. Schedule mini breaks into your day. 
6. Unplug at the exact same time each night. 
7. Remind yourself that burnout isn’t permanent. 
8. Integrate passions into each day. 

Don’t Beat Yourself Up

If you have a bad day and don’t get as much done as you have, don’t beat yourself up. This will take up vital energy and not let us rest well. 

Just learn and grow each day. Cultivate a growth mindset vs a fixed mindset as much as you can. This will allow us to not only get better, but do it without shaming ourselves.

Juicing 

Juicing can offer us fast delivery of vitamins and nutrients to our body and minimize the time and energy our bodies is using for digestion and delivery of nutrients.

Juicing for energy is also done by allowing us to provide pure nutrients to our body without cooking them at high temperatures which can downplay the nutrient profile of foods. It is also less acidic than most meals and the nutrients can be absorbed better by our bodies. 

Try swapping one small meal per day with a healthy juice. 

Chia Seeds 

Chia seeds are a superfood. They are packed with healthy fibre, protein and essential fats. All of which can help us feel more energized and even less hungry. 

They also help us regulate spikes in insulin, which will help us stay steady with our energy levels all day. 

Herbal Tea

Tea can be both soothing and provide us with some high levels of energy. Here are a few of the best pick me up herbal teas that can get our engine running nicely.  

1. Black Tea 
2. Pu-erh Tea
3. Matcha
4. Mate
5. Peppermint Tea
6. Giner Tea

The great thing about these options is that they can provide you with a more steady dose of caffeine. They contain about half the amount that coffee does in milligrams of caffeine and are a a great option for sipping steadily.

Conclusion To How To Get More Energy

Look, the fact of the matter is, this is a list of how to have more energy through tips and tools we can be using physically, mentally and spiritually .

And yet, we ultimately know what will give us true lasting energy. This list will help, although I suggest that you dig deep and ask your inner you what is taking away from your energy.

I get it, we won’t be energized all the time. And yet there are energy blocks in our lives that if we simply remove, we can function more optimally.

Have a conversation with yourself. Pose this question to your subconscious mind. It will reveal itself through repetition. This could be the root that when finally ripped out, can liberate your entire soul.

Anyways, just some food for thought for you and I.

I am super honored that you stopped by to share some of your day with me. 

I look forward to seeing you on the next post.

Let me know what you thought about tips for more energy and how to feel better. I would love to hear what has worked for you too that I may have missed in our list.

With gratitude,

Chris 

 

Words To Make You Sound Smart

 

The English language has been spoken now for over 1400 years. With the oldest language being Egyptian which dates back to 2690 BC!

The fact of the matter is, expanding our vocabulary is a great journey to go on. We can learn more about our language, and the more words we use, the more we are able to use. As we start noticing patterns in the language we speak. One word open up ten more possibilities!

Let’s start off then, with the longest world in any of the major languages for funs sake!

pneumonoultramiscroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis – A lung disease in which it is contracted due to the inhalation of very fine silica particles, specifically from a volcano!

As far as some fun facts about language.

The world “alphabet” is actually created from the summation of the two letters of the greek alphabet which are: “Alpha” and “Beta”.

Cambodia has the longest alphabet including 76 words!

There are actually over 7000 languages. Basque language is the only language spoken that has no relation at all whatsoever to any other language.

There is a language called “La Gomera” in which the language has no words, it is spoken in whistles!

Hawaiians have nearly 200 words that the use for rain.

The first printed book was in the German language.

About 2/3 of languages come directly from Africa and Asia.

Anyways, I am sure you will be using that sporadically throughout your day now, as there are SO MANY good times to use it during the average conversation you have with the check out clerk at the grocery store!

It also happens to be more intellectually attractive to the world, which can create a feeling of being more worthy to the world as well as allowing us to feel a sense of significance and growth in our lives.

The fact of the matter is, all words are not created equal. We can set ourselves apart very quickly once we learn words that most of the population have never even heard of.

It can make us ace interviews, give better presentations, sounds more attractive on dates as well as even make us smarter and change our brain in a positive manner, according to this extensive study!

And let’s face it, variety is the spice of life, am I right?? So the fact of the matter is, when you and I start to build out our vocabulary, I truly believe that it will sustain a much more colorful existence to where we are able to see the world and express how we feel about it, in multiple new different shades.

So let’s jump into the list so we can start to really milk the most out of this life through the expansion of vocabulary.

Really it is all about little tweaks, like for example instead of saying cartoons, we can say animation. Instead of saying crazy, we can instead say ludicrous.

These little tweaks can make our communication sound more poetic and captivating.

So here are some big words to use to make you sound smart or list of fancy words if you will!

Enjoy.

List Of Big Smart Sounding Words (Learn New Words)

1. Abdicate – To renounce one’s throne, failing to fulfill a undertake
2. Absurdity – Utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue, contrary to all reason or common sense. Laughably foolish or false.
3. Accolade – An award or privilege granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgement
4. Abiogenically – Not produced by the action of living organism
5. Abstruse – Hard to understand
6. Absorb – Take in or soak up.
7. Academia – The life, community or world of teachers, schools and education
8. Advantageous – Affording advantage, favorable or beneficial
9. Adversary – Relating to a person, place or thing where conflict is involved
10. Advocate – To speak or write in favor of, support or urge by argument, recommend publicly.
11. Anomaly – Something that deviates from what is standard, normal or expected.
12. Altruistic – Showing disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others, unselfish.
13. Annihilate – Destroy utterly, obliterate
14. Antidisestablishmentarianism – Opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church
15. Abbreviate – Shorten the duration of, cut short
16. Acrimony – Bitterness or ill feeling.
17. Accoutrement – Additional items of dress or equipment or other items carried or worn by a person or used in a particular activity.
18. Agitated – Feeling or appearing troubled or nervous
19. Allure – To entice by charm or attraction
20. Ambiguous – Open to more than one interpretation, having a double meaning
21. Amicable – Having a spirit of friendliness
22. Amnesty – The act of an authority, by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
23. Ample – Of large or great size, amount, extend or capacity.
24. Animation – The preparation of animated cartoons
25. Anomalistic – Departing from the normal. Irregular
26. Anagnorisis – The point in the plot, especially of a tragedy at which the protagonist recognizes his or her true identity
27. Angst – A feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general.
28. Anomaly – Something that deviates from what is standard, normal or expected
29. Antidote – A medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison.
30. Annihilate – Destroy utterly.
31. Anachronistic – Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed.
32. Antiquated – Old fashioned or outdated.
33. Antagonist – A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something. An adversary
34. Aplomb – Self confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation. Self assurance
35. Apparatus – Items needed for the performance a task or activity
36. Appalled – Greatly dismayed or horrified
37. Appreciation – Grateful, thankful, recognition
38. Apprehension – A suspicion or fear especially of future evil
39. Apprenticeship – A person who works for another in order to learn a trade.
40. Arbitrary – Existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance
41. Arsenal – A place where military arms are stored
42. Arcane – Understood by few, mysterious, secret.
43. Astronomically – Of or relating to astronomy, of enormous magnittude, immense
44. Astonishment – A feeling of great surprise and wonder. The state of being astonished.
45. Astute – Having or showing shrewdness and ab ability to notice and understand things clearly, mentally sharp or clever
46. Auspicious – Conducive to success, favorable. Being a sign of future success.
47. Austere – Severe in manner or appearance, strict, forbidding
48. Avante Garde – People or works that are experimental, radical, or unorthodox, with respect to art, culture or society.
49. Aversion – A strong feeling of dislike, opposition
50. Baroque – relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century.
51. Belittle – To regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate, depreciate, disparage.
52. Blunder – A stupid or careless mistake
53. Bloviate – To speak or write verbosely and windily
54. Bolster – To support or improve something or make it stronger
55. Boondoggle – Work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but given the appearance of having value
56. Bona fide – Made with earnest intent, neither specious nor counterfeit
57. Bravado – A bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate
58. Brunt – The main force of something unpleasant
59. Bourgeois – Of or character of the middle class, typically with reference to it’s perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.
60. Brutalize – Attack someone in a savage or violent
61. Byzantine – Excessively complicated and typically involving a great deal of administrative detail.
62. Cacophony – A harsh discordant mixture of sounds
63. Camaraderie – A mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together.
64. Captivating – Charmingly or irresistibly appealing
65. Carnage – The killing of a large number of people. Death and destruction
66. Capricious – Given to sudden or unaccountable chances in mood or behavior
67. Caustic – Able to burn or corrode tissue by chemical action
68. Childrearing – One who raises a child
69. Clattering – A continuous rattling sound as of hard objects falling or striking each other./
70. Cognoscenti – People who are considered to be especially well informed about a particular subject
71. Combustion – The act or process of burning,
72. Concoction – A mixture or various ingredients of elements
73. Connotation – The suggesting of a meaning by a word apart from the thing it explicitly names or describes
74. Conspicuous – Standing out so as to be clearly visible. Attracting notice or attention.
75. Contemptuous – Showing or expressing contempt, disdain, scornful, disrespectful.
76. Contour – The outline of a figure or body, the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object.
77. Contextualize – To place something, such as a word or activity in context.
78. Convoluted – Twisted, coiled, complicated, intricately involved
79. Cloying – Disgust or sickening someone with an excess or sweetness, richness or sentiment
80. Commendable – To express the approval of, praise, to represent as worth, qualified, or desirable.
81. Composition – The nature of something’s ingredients or constituients, the way in which a whole or mixture is made up of.
82. Congenial – Friendly and pleasant.
83. Conformity – Correspondence in form, manner, or character
84. Consensus – A generally accepted opinion or decision among a group of people.
85. Correspondence – The agreement of things with one another
86. Corrosion – The wearing away of
87. Culprit – One accused of or charged with a crime
88. Deceptive – Tending or having power to cause someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid, tending or having power to deceive
89. Delighted – Feeling or showing great pleasure
90. Depleting – To empty of a principle substance
91. Depreciate – To reduce the value of .
92. Destabilize – Upset the stability of, cause unrest in
93. Dialogue – Conversation between two or more persons. Exchange of ideas or opinions.
94. Diatribe – A harsh criticism
95. Dichotomy – A division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposite or different
96. Dictation – The action of saying words aloud to be typed, written down or recorded. Arbitrary command
97. Dilettante – Intended to entrap or beguile
98. Disambiguate – Remove uncertainty of meaning from
99. Disheveled – Hanging loosely or in disorder, unkempt
100. Derision – Ridicule, mockery. An object of ridicule.
101. Disbanded – To break up or dissolve. To disperse
102. Discrepancy – A lack of compatibility between two or more facts. Displaying an unexpected or unacceptable difference.
103. Disdain – A feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior
104. Disorderly – Lacking organization, untidy, confused.
105. Distraught – Extremely worried, upset or confused.
106. Dragoon – Coerce someone into doing something. A member of any of several cavalry regiments in the British Army.
107. Earnest – Not playful, serious, important
108. Echelon – A level of command, authority or rank. A level of worthiness, achievement or reputation.
109. Ecstatic – Experiencing or marked by overwhelming pleasurable emotion
110. Elaborate – Planned or carried out with great care, marked by complexity, fullness of detail, or orateness
111. Elitism – Practice of or belief in a rule by an elite. Conscious of or pride in belonging to a select or favored group.
112. Eloquence – Fluent or persuasive speaking or writing.
113. Equivocate – Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.
114. Euphemism – A mild indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
115. Elucidate – To make something clear
116. Epitome – A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.
117. Esoteric – Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
118. Espionage – The practice of spying or using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information.
119. Enormity – An outrageous, improper or immoral act.
120. Euphoric – Characterized or feeling intense excitement and happiness-
121. Explicit – A fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity, leaving no question as to meaning or intent
122. Extravagant – Exceeding the limits of reason or necessity
123. Erroneous – Wrong, incorrect, containing, error, mistaken. Straying away from what is moral.
124. Exquisite – Very beautiful and delicate
125. Fastidious – Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
126. Fascination – The state of feeling an intense interest in something
127. Faux Pas – An embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation
128. Fiasco – A thing that is a complete failure, especially in a ludicrous or humiliating way
129. Finagle – To trick, swindle or cheat, manipulation.
130. Flattery – lavish insincere praise and compliments upon someone, especially to further ones own interest.
131. Flustered – In a state of agitated confusion
132. Foibles – A minor weakness or eccentricity in someones character
133. Foist – To pass something off as valuable when its not
134. Foster – To promote the growth or development of.
135. Futile – Incapable of producing any result, ineffective, useless, not successful.
136. Glamorous – Full of glamour, charmingly or fascinatingly attractive, especially in a mysterious or magical way.
137. Gargantuan – Very large, impressive in size
138. Glib – Fluent and voluble but insincere or shallow.
139. Guileless – Innocent, naive
140. Harping – Talk or write persistently or tediously
141. Harbinger – A person or something that foreshadows a future event. Something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
142. Hedonist – A person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self gratification
143. Homogeneous – Of the same kind, alike, having the same properties
144. Helm – The handle or wheel which controls the direction in which a ship or boat travels.
145. Hostile – Unfriendly, antagonistic. Having or showing unwanted feelings.
146. Idealistic – Unrealistic aiming for perfection.
147. Idiom – An expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements.
148. Implicate – To bring into intimate or incrimating connection
149. Impoverished – To make more, to deprive of strength or fertility by depleting or draining something essential
150. Incisive – Intelligently analytical and clear thinkings.
151. Indelible – That cannot be removed, washed away or erased.
152. Infinitesimal – Extremely small, a value approaching zero
153. Indenture – A legal agreement, contract or document.
154. Inordinate – Exceeding reasonable limits.
155. Irrepressible – No able to be controlled or restrained.
156. Inebriated – Exhilarated or confused by alcohol.
157. Irrelevant – Not connected with what you are discussing or dealing with. Not important.
158. Insensible – Lacking sensory perception or ability to react
159. Insentient – Lacking perception, consciousness, or animation
160. Insidious – Unpleasant or dangerous and develops gradually without being noticed.
161. Insignificant – Unimportant, especially because it is very small.
162. Intelligentsia – Intellectuals or highly educated people as a group, especially when regarded or possessing culture and political influence .
163. Intergalactic – Relating to or situated between two or more galaxies.
164. Jejune – Naive, simplistic, superficial, very simply and childish, boring and not interesting.
165. Junket – A trip made by an official at public expense.
166. Kerfuffle – A fuss or commotion. A disturbance or commotion, typically caused by a dispute or conflict.
167. Lavish – Produced in abundance
168. Litany – A prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation. A sizable series or set.
169. Lollygag – To waste time in trifling or aimless activity, too fool around.
170. Ludicrous – Causing laughter because of absurdity, provoking or deserving derision, laughable.
171. Lucid – A clear understanding of.
172. Lurid – Vivid and attention grabbing in a shocking, graphic, or horrible way.
173. Malaise – A general feeling of discomfort, illness or unease
174. Malevolent – Having or showing a wish to do evil to others
175. Malignant – Very infectious
176. Malinger – A pretend or exaggerate incapacity of illness
177. Mantra – A word or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation
178. Marvelous – Superb, excellent, great. Such as to cause wonder, admiration, or astonishment.
179. Maudlin – Drunk enough to be emotionally silly
180. Memoir – An official note or report, a narrative composed from personal experience
181. Merit – A praiseworthy quality
182. Mercilessly – Cruel, Pitiless
183. Mercenary – One that serves merely for wages, a soldier hired into foreign services.
184. Methodical – Done according to a systematic or established form of procedure
185. Misnomer – A wrong or inaccurate name or designation.
186. Morale – The confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of a person or group at a particular time.
187. Mountainous – Resembling a mountain, containing many mountains
188. Nidificate – To build a nest
189. Non Sequitur – A conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement
190. Notorious – Widely and unfavorably known
191. Nouveau-riche – People who have recently acquired wealthy, typically those perceived as an ostentatious or lacking in good taste
192. Nullify – To reder or declare legally void or inoperative.
193. Obliterate – Wipe out, utterly destroy. Cause to become invisible, or indistinct, bewilder
194. Obliged – To constrain by physical, moral or legal force
195. Oblivion – The state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening, the fact or condition of not remembering, a state of marked by lack of awareness or consciousness
196. Obfuscate – Render obscure, unclear or unintelligible
197. Obscure – No discovered or known about, uncertain. Keeping from being seen, conceal
198. Orate – To speak in an elevated or often pompous manner
199. Obstinate – Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion.
200. Ostentatious – Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display, designed to impress or attract notice
201. Ostracize – To exclude, by general consent from society, friendship or conversation, to banish
202. Opportunistic – Exploiting chances offered by immediate circumstances without reference to a general plan or moral principle.
203. Oratory – A small chapel, especially for private worship.
204. Panacea – A remedy for all ills or difficulties
205. Pedant – A person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or who is displaying academic learning.
206. Peevish – Easily irritated, especially by unimportant things. Marked by an ill temper
207. Pervicacious – Inflexible and self willed
208. Perception – Awareness of the elements of environment through physical sensation.
209. Periodically – From time to time, occasionally
210. Pessimistic – Tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen
211. Phenomenal – Beyond stellar, greatness in all forms. Truely gifted and able.
212. Philistine – One uninformed in a special area of knowledge
213. Pitiless – Merciless, showing no pity, no sympathy
214. Placate – Make someone less angry or hostile 
215. Plebeian – A person, especially one from earlier history, who comes from a low social class
216. Plethora – Excess, overabundance
217. Pompous – Excessively elevated or ornate, having or exhibiting self importance.
218. Precarious – Not securely held in position, dangerously likely to fall or collapse
219. Prodigious – Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size or degree. Unnatural
220. Perfunctory – Carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection.
221. Precipitous -Dangerously high or steep, perpendicular, overhanging in rise or fall
222. Prodigy – A person, especially a young one endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities.
223. Prolix – Extended to great, unnecessary length, long or wordy
224. Proficient – Well advanced in an art, occupation or branch of knowledge.
225. Pretentious – Making usually unjustified or excessive claims
226. Prone – Likely or liable to suffer from, or experience something regrettable or unwelcome
227. Pusillanimous – Lacking courage and resolution, marked by contemptible timidity
228. Quid Pro Quo – Something that is given or taken in return from something else
229. Quintessential – Of the pure and essential essence of something
230. Radiant – Sending our light, shining or glowing brightly
231. Ratified – Sign or give formal consent to. To confirm by expressing consent
232. Rebellion – An act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler. An instance of such defiance or resistance.
233. Recherche  – Rare, exotic, or obscure. Excessively refined
234. Reciprocate – To give and take mutually
235. Recondite – Dealing with profound or difficult matter. Beyond ordinary knowledge or understanding
236. Redemption – The action of saving or being saved from sin, error or evil.
237. Red Herring – Something to divert attention from the real problem or matter at hand.
238. Remorse – Deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed
239. Retort – Say something in an answer or a remark or accusation typically in a sharp, angry or wittily incisive manner.
240. Revel – Lively and noisy enjoyment, enjoy oneself in a lively or noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing.
241. Rhetoric – The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
242. Ridicule – Speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing
243. Rococo – Ornate or elegant in architectural style
244. Rollicking – A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be to harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
245. Ruse – A trick intended to deceive someone
246. Sarcastic – Marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey content
247. Salubrious – Promoting health or welfare, healthful, wholesome, salutary
248. Scatterbrained – A person who tends to be disorganized or lacking in concentration
249. Scintillating – Shining brightly, sparkling.
250. Scornful – Feeling or showing open dislike for someone or something regarded as undeserving or respect or concern.
251. Schism – A split or division between strongly opposes sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.
252. Skewed – Not accurate or exact
253. Sleek – Smooth or glossy, as hair. Well fed, or well-groomed.
254. Smattering – A slight or superficial knowledge of a language or subject.
255. Smug – Contentedly confident of one’s ability, superiority, or correctness or complacent
256. Specious – Having a false look or truth or genuineness, having a deceptive attraction or allure.
257. Splendid – Excellent, or beautiful and impressive.
258. Standardized – To bring into conformity with a standard, especially in order to assure consistency and regularity.
259. Stimulating – Encouraging and arousing interest and enthusiasm.
260. Stratospheric – Relating to the stratosphere, very high or great
261. Stigma – A mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality or person.
262. Streamlined – Having a contour designed to offer the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, optimally shaped for motion or conductivity.
263. Strewn – To let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface, scatter or sprinkle.
264. Stern – Very serious or strict
265. Stupefaction –
266. Stupor – A condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility.
267. Subdued – Lacking in vitality, intensity, or strength
268. Subvert – Undermine the power and authority of, to pervert or corrupt by an undermining of morals, allegiance or faith
269. Supplications – The action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly
270. Svengali – A person who completely dominates another, usually with selfish or sinister motives
271. Sycophant – Self seeking flatter. A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important
272. Systematically – Characterized, based on, or consulting a system.
273. Repugnance – Strong distaste, aversion or objection
274. Tedious – Long and tiresome, so as to cause werryness or boredom
275. Teetotaler – Someone who never drinks alcohol
276. Tete-a-tete – A meeting in private between two people
277. Thrive – To prosper, be fortunate or successful
278. Tumultuous – Marked by disturbance and uproar. Raising great clatter or commotion.
279. Turbulent – Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion, not controlled or calm.
280. Tirade – A long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.
281. Trifling – Small or unimportant, tiny, insignificant.
282. Truce – A suspension for hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement, an agreement
283. Tyrant – Cruel ruler or authority figure
284. Tryst – A planned meeting, a plan to meet at a certain time
285. Ubiquitous – Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
286. Umbrage – Offense or annoyance
287. Undaunted – Undismayed, not discouraged, not forced to abandon purpose or effort
288. Unduly – To an unwarranted degree, inordinately. Harsh punishment.
289. Unsystematic – No done or acting according to a fixed plan or system
290. Untenable – No able to be defeated, not able to be occupied.
291. Utterly – Complete, absolute manner.
292. Vamoose – Depart hurriedly.
293. Vile – Morally despicable or abhorrent, physically repulsive
294. Vignette – A brief evocative description, account or episode. A small illustration or portrait photograph which fades into it’s background without a definitive border.
295. Vigorous – Strong, actie, robust, energetic, forceful
296. Vitriolic – Something said or written that is caustic or biting
297. Vivid – Very strong, producing a clear impression on the senses
298. Wage – To carry on (Wage a war)
299. Wield – To exercise power, authority, influence as in a ruling or dominating way
300. Zealous – Enthusiastic or eager.

Conclusion To Big Words That Make You Feel Smart

So look at it this way, using big words that make you sound smart should bring you and I no shame. Forget about the people telling you thfat you are just “trying” to sound smart.

The fact of the matter is, you and I are growing as people when we are learning, even if it is for vanity or selfish reasons. The bi-product is more growth and utilization the language we use everyday!

Nothing wrong with that.

I hope you enjoyed this article and learned so cool new words that you can use to impress your friends or that special person!

Quotes About Self Esteem

Self esteem is a strange thing. At first glance we feel as if it is something that is instilled by outside forces.

Something is raised and can be lowered just as fast, like the tide. But the more we grow and learn, the more we find out that it is completely the opposite. As we will find this conclusion in most all the quotes below.

Self esteem, when we look at it, has the term “self” FIRST. That means, in it’s very basic essence, that you and I have the empower of the cultivation of the levels of self esteem we experience. You can raise you self esteem through continual hard work on ourselves. And self monitoring of our daily thoughts.

You can feel better about yourself and I the same, by simply making it an ultimate priority. Which often times, we can feel bad about just this thought. That if we focus on ourselves, it is somehow selfish. That if we make ourselves a priority, than we would naturally make others less of a priority.

And then again, this limiting belief is simply something that was instilled in us over the years. It is a false belief. As if you don’t fill your own cup up, you will first off, be very thirsty. And second of all, you will not be able to give to others what you don’t have.

So I want to encourage both of us to do away with this notion that we should not be putting ourselves first. As the more strength we have, the more we can build others up.

The more we love ourselves, the more we can both love others and experience true unconditional love.

We are the best thing on this earth. You and I deserve to feel great about ourselves. It is not vanity to do so. And even if you and I can’t shake the belief that it may be, who cares??

The point of life, in my opinion, is to get the absolute most out of it. To stay passionate, driven, go after your short and long term goals and because of it, find yourself in a state of admiration for yourself.

Call me a dreamer, but I truly believe you and I are deserving of feeling like we are the greatest thing to ever walk the earth.

If you happen to not be here yet, just give yourself the freedom to think of yourself as the best thing on earth, just for the short time we spend together as you read this list of quotes about self esteem, quotes about self love and quotes about self worth.

Allow yourself to marinate in these quotes. To let them sink in deeply into your consciousness. Allow yourself to be the fertile soil in which growth and cultivation of this new you emerges and is able to grow faster and stronger than ever.

And allow these quotes to essentially be the sun and nutrients needed to start off the journey of you and I cultivating a self love so pure, that it ultimately gives the world at large freedom to do the same. So we can do away with hate, and ultimately create a whole new earth for generations to come.

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Also, lastly before we jump into our self esteem quotes, let’s commit to each other, today that you and I will always take full responsibility for our lives. This is how we take the power back.

High levels of self esteem cannot be cultivated in a victim environment. That is why we need to be trading our fixed mindset for a growth mindset.

Once we start taking and assuming full responsibility for our lives, we are now in control. And once we are in control, we have all the say about everything that happens in our lives.

We can now see the world through the filter of a growth mindset. To where we see failure as feedback, set backs as steps before the comeback and lastly we see rejection as simply redirection.

And we believe in the fact that the entire world is conspiring to help us win. The ENTIRE UNIVERSE. We sink into it’s flow. And we are nourished by it. Naturally in this state, we seek things in life that add to our self esteem. And naturally we either get rid of bad habits, or they naturally fall away as darkness cannot live in a light place.

Quotes About Self Esteem, Self Love and Self Worth

“You are not your mistakes, they are what you did, not who you are.” – Lisa Lieberman

“Quiet that voice of doubt inside of you, you are good enough, you do deserve good things, you are smart enough, you are worthy of love and respect, you are amazing just the way you are.” – Lorri Foye

“Don’t let anyone make you question your worth. You are worth of every big of happiness and love in this life.” –

“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha

“We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light.” – Mary Dunbar

“Loving yourself isn’t vanity, it’s sanity.” – Andre Gide

“Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.” – Charles Bukowski

“Self esteem is a powerful force within each of us. Self esteem is the experience that we are appropriate to life and the requirements of life.” – Nathaniel Branden

“Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.” – Louise Hay

“Lighten up on yourself, no one is perfect. Gently accept your humanness.” – Deborah Day

“To fall in love with yourself is the first secret of happiness.” – Robert Morley

“Dismantle your wounds, so you stop living your life by them.” – Nikki Rowe

“You can’t build love on a feeling of self loathing.” – Ram Dass

“Accept yourself, love yourself and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.” – Roy T. Bennett

“To love yourself, right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don’t wait until you die. If you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now.” – Allan Cohen

“Self confidence comes from one thing, thinking your worth.” – Wayne Dyer

“Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“I think everybody is weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.” – Johnny Depp

“You are not the mistakes of your past, you’re the resources and capabilities you’ve gleaned for it.” – Jordan Belfort

“Wouldn’t it be powerful if you fell in love with yourself so deeply that you would do just about anything if you knew it would make you happy? This is precisely how much life loves you and wants to nurture yourself. The deeper your love yourself, the more the universe will affirm your worth. Then you can enjoy a lifelong love affair that brings you the richest fulfillment from inside out.” – Alan Cohen

“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” – Rumi

“Greater self esteem produces greater success, and greater success produces more high self-esteem, so it keeps on spiraling up.” – Jack Canfield

“Its a lie to think you are not good enough. It’s a lie to think you’re not worthy of anything.” – Nick Vujicic

“Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.” – Coco Chanel

“You are not your mistake, they are what you did, now who you are.” – Lisa Lieberman-Wang

“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

“Dare to love yourself as if you were a rainbow with gold and both ends.” – Aberjhani

“My self esteem is high because I honor who I am.” – Louise Hay

“It’s not your job to like me, it’s mind.” – Byron Katie

“You are amazing as you let yourself be. Let me repeat that. You are as amazing as you let yourself be.”_  Elizabeth Alraune

“Love yourself. Enough to take the actions required for your happiness. Enough to cut yourself lose from the drama filled past. Enough to set high standards for relationships. Enough to feed your mind and body in a healthy manner. Enough to forgive yourself. Enough to move on.” – Steve Maraboli

“You are not a drop in the ocean, you are the entire ocean in a drop.” – Rumi

“Our self respect tracks our choices. Every time we act in harmony with our authentic self, and our heart, we earn our respect. It is that simple. Every choice matters.” – Dan Coppersmith

“Accept everything about yourself, I mean everything. You are you and that is the beginning of the end. No apologies, no regrets.” – Clark Moustakas

“Helping others, without expecting anything in return, is what true self-worth is all about.” – Gavin Bird

“You don’t need to explain yourself to anyone. You are amazingly brilliantly you. Celebrate it.” – Elle Sommer

“No other love, no matter how genuine it is, can fulfill one’s heart better than unconditional self-love.” – Edmond Mbiaka

“I always look outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time.” – Anna Freud

“The strongest single factor in prosperity consciousness is self-esteem. Believing you can do it, believing you deserve it, believing you will get it.” – Jerry Gillies

“Your problem is, you’re too busy holding onto your unworthiness.” – Ram Dass

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Remind yourself that you cannot fail at being yourself.” – Wayne W. Dyer

“To re-establish true self esteem, we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.” – Denis Waitley

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” – Marilyn Monroe

“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” – Maya Angelou

“What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates his fate.” – Henry David Thoreau

“Stop comparing yourself to others as a gauge for our self worth, there is no scale and you have strength, beauty, skills, dreams, ideas, value and are love by many. Add passion into the mix, put it into action, and you will be unstoppable.” – Ronald Kern

“I’m beginning to measure myself in strength, not pounds. Sometimes in smiles.” – Laurie Halse Anderson

“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” – Michel de Montaigne

‘When i loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn’t healthy. This meant people, jobs my own beliefs and habits, anything that kept me small. My judgement called it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving.” – Kim McMillen

“You must think well of yourself. You must see yourself as worth celebrating, worth loving, worth having.” – Angelina Talpa

“It’s not my responsibility to be beautiful. I’m not alive for that purpose. My existence is not about how desirable you find me.” – Warsan Shire

“Don’t you dare, for one more second, surround yourself with people who are not aware of the greatness that you are.” – Jo Blackwell-Preston

“When a woman is her own best friend, life is easier.” – Diane Von Furstenberg

“As long as you look for someone else to validate who you are by seeking their approval, you are setting yourself up for disaster. You have to be whole and complete in yourself. No one can give you that. You have to know who you are, what others say is irrelevant.” – Nic Sheff

“So then the relationship with self to other is the complete realization that loving yourself is impossible without loving everything defined as other than yourself.” – Alan Watts

“Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?” – Brigham Young

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Washington Thurman

“Too many people overvalue what they are not, and undervalue what they are.” – Malcolm Forbes

“If you believe in yourself and have confidence in yourself. You can do anything. I really believe that.” – Karlie Kloss

“Never bend your head, hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.” – Helen Keller

“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” – Carl Jung

“You can never meet your potential until you truly learn to love yourself.” – Unknown

“Growth begins when we start to accept our own weaknesses.” – Jean Vanier

“Respect, love and value yourself. Always remember to be good to yourself, by taking care of yourself. Make yourself a priority and know that it’s okay. Don’t feel guilty for loving yourself, first. You’re just as important as anybody else.” – Stephanie Lahart

“To establish true self esteem we must concentrate on our successes, and forget about the failures, and the negatives in our lives.” – Denis Waitley

“Unless you value yourself, you won’t have the motivation to exercise, get enough sleep, eat healthfully and care for yourself.” – Doreen Virtue

“You are very powerful, provided you know how powerful you are.” – Yogi Bhajan

“We must fall in love with ourselves. I don’t like myself. I’m crazy about myself.” – Mae West

“To believe you are worth or a person who has worth simply because they are human being that can think and express themselves in meritorious.” – Byron Pulsifer

“Self love, my liege, is not so vile a sin, as self-neglecting.” – William Shakespeare

“That kind of life is most happy which affords us most opportunities of gaining our own esteem.” – Samuel Johnson

“Wen you recover or discover something that nourishes your sould and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.” – Jean Shinoda Bolen

“What we perceive about ourselves is greatly a reflection of how we end up living our lives.” – Stephen Richards

“Self esteem are important to our well-being as legs are to a table. It is essential for physical and mental health and for happiness.” – Louise Hart

“Self love is an ocean and your heart is a vessel. Make it full and any excess will spill over into the lives of the people you hold dear. But you must come first.” – Beau Taplin

“Your chances of success in any undertaking can alway be measured in your belief in yourself.” – Robert Collier

“Accepting yourself is about respecting yourself. It’s about honoring yourself right now, here today, in this moment. Not just who you could become somewhere down the line.” – Kris Carr

“you are blessed and highly favored.” – Les Brown

“Did your mom ever tell you, ‘If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anythinn’? She was right and talking nicely also appliest when you’re talking to yourself, even inside your head.” – Victoria Moran

“Listen to your heart above all other voices.” – Marta Kagan

“Find the love you seek, by first finding the love within yourself. Learn to rest in that place within you, that is your true home.” – Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“Self respect, self worth and self love all start with self. Stop looking outside of yourself for your value.” – Rob Liano

“Just be yourself. Let people see the real, imperfect, flawed, quirky, weird, beautiful, magical person that you are.” – Mandy Hale

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by it’s ability to climb a tree, it will spend it’s whole life believing that it is stupid.” – Albert Einstein

“Everything you need to be great is already inside you. Stop waiting for someone or something to light your fire. You have the match.” – Darren Hardy

“Self-pity gets you nowhere. One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world making the most of one’s best.” – Harry Emerson Fosdick

“Everything that happens to you is a reflection of what you believe about yourself. we cannot outperform our self esteem. We cannot draw to ourselves more than we think we are worth.” – Iyanala Vanzant

“You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be.” – Lou Hotlz

“Enjoy your body. Use it ever way you can. Don’t be afraid of it or what other people think of it. It’s the greatest instrument you will ever own.” – Mary Schmich

“I used to be self conscious about my height, but then I thought F***  that, I’m Harry Potter!” – Daniel Radcliffe

“Love yourself so much that when someone treats you wrong, you recognize it.” – Rena Rose

“Accept yourself as you are, right now.” – Lia Lieberman-Wang

“When you stop living your life based on what others think of you, your real life begins. At  that moment, you will finally see the door of self-acceptance opened.” – Shannon L. Alder

“When we fulfill our function, which is to truly love ourselves, and share love with others, then true happiness sets in.” – Gabrielle Bernstein

“To accept ourselves as we are means to value our imperfections as much as our perfections.” – Sandra Bierig

“You are always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.” – Diane Von Furstenberg

“Self worth is the belief that your value has significance.” – June Hunt

“Do you want to meet the love of your life? Look in the mirror.” – Byron Katie

“Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.” – Rumi

“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest things that we’ll ever do.” – Brene Brown

“Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered, either by themselves or by others.” – Mark Twain

“I know what I bring to the table, so trust me when I say I am a not afraid to eat alone.” – Unknown

“Fear of failure is caused by lack of self esteem and confidence. Dealing with fear is the key to super success.” – Dan Pena

“A persons worth in this world is estimated according to the value they put on themselves.” –  Jean De La Bruvere

“I found in my research that the biggest reason people aren’t more self compassionate is that they are afraid they’ll become self-indulgent. They believe self-criticism is what keeps them in line. Most people have gottten in wrong because our culture says being hard on yourself is the way to be.” – Kristen Neff

“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal, nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.” – Thomas Jefferson

“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all, confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, whatever cost, must be attained.” – Marie Curie

‘My mother told me to be a lady, and for her, that meant to be your own person, be independent.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“Embracing your true self radiates a natural beauty that cannot be diluted or ignored. Confident, powerful, untamable, badass you!” – Steve Maraboli

“Don’t belittle yourself. BeBIG yourself.” – Corita Kent

“We have to be our own best friends, because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies.” – Roderick Thorp

“Its all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self love deficit.” – Eartha Kitt

“The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.” – Carl Jung

“Believe in yourself, have faith in your abilities. Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy.” – Norman Vincent Peale

“The greater danger for most of us lies not int setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark.{ – Michelangelo

“I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.” – Hafiz

“If you aren’t good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you’ll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren’t even giving to yourself.” – Unknown

“Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self esteem and personal satisfaction.” – Margaret Thatcher

“High self esteem doesn’t mean you won’t experience sadness or regret or failure, but it will help you maintain an overall sense of self worth.” – Jewel McQuin

“Stop judging yourself by where you are and start appreciating the distance you’ve traveled from where you started.” – Elle Sommer

“You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.” – Brian Tracy

“We are what our thoughts have made us, so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live, they travel far.” – Swami Vivekananda

“Your relationship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have.” – Unknown

“Self esteem and self-love are the opposites of ear, the more you like yourself, the less you fear anything.” – Brian Tracy

“Sometimes the hardest part of the journey is believing you’re worth the trip.” – Glenn Beck

“If we love God, do His will, and fear His judgement more than men’s, we will have self-esteem.” – Ezra Taft Benson

“Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiousity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” – E.E. Cummings

“Self worth says that you are a worthy person, deserving of experiencing happiness and success. To increase one’s confidence of self-worth is to declare that this attribute defines your success in whatever you do.” – Byron Pulsifer

“Don’t be a victim of your thoughts.” – Darlene Lancer

“Adversity and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self esteem that is priceless.” – Scott Hamilton

“Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.” – Marilyn Monroe

“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” – Lucille Ball

“Confidence can be developed by acting as if you already had the confidence you desire to have.” – Brian Tacy

“Don’t waste your energy trying to change opinions. Do your thing and don’t care if they like it.” – Tina Fey

“I don’t entirely approve of some of the things I have done, or am, or have been. But I’m me. God knows, I’m me.” – Elizabeth Taylor

“Never say yes to others when it means you’re always saying no to yourself.” – Elle Sommer

“I never loved another person the way I loved myself.” – Mae West

“You have to love yourself because no amount of love from others is sufficient to fill the yearning that your soul requires from you.” – Dodinsky

“It’s not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and to make your happiness a priority. It’s necessary.” – Mandy Hale

“It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot

“Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.” – Lao-Tzu

“No other love, no matter how genuine it is, can fulfill one’s heart better than unconditional love.” – Edmond Mbiaka

“Beauty is when you can appreciate yourself. When you love yourself, that’s when you’re most beautiful.” – Zoe Kravitz

“No boundary of barrier surrounds the heart of a person that loves their self and others.” – Shannon L. Alder

“The more you work at just being yourself, the more likely you’ll feel purposeful and significant in your life.” – Wayne W. Dyer

 

“Once you’ve released the struggle to prove yourself worth in someone else’s world, you begin to trust yourself and your instincts.” – Wendy Hammond

“Confidence isn’t walking into a room wit your nose in the air, and thinking you are better than everyone else, it’s walking into a room and not having to compare yourself to anyone else in the first place.” – Unknown

“We cannot overestimate ourselves, but we must not presume that we lack self worth or potential to make a positive difference.” – Simon Bell

“If you’re searching for that one person that will change your life, take a look in the mirror.” – Unknown

“An individual with a mature, well-developed sense of themselves has the most to offer someone else. They have their own lives, their own sense of self worth, their own strength.” – Simeon Lindstrom

“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” – Helen Keller th

“Our self respect tracks our choices. Every time we act in harmony with our authentic self, and our heart, we earn our respect. It is that simple. Every choice matters.” – Dan Coppersmith

“To me, self esteem is not self love. It is acknowledgement, as in recognizing and accepting who you are.” – Amity Gaige

“Once you embrace your value, talents and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you.” – Rob Liano

“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” – Willie Nelson

“Life is not meant to be lived in your comfort zone.” – Louise Hay

“You can always hold out for something better when you know your self worth.” – Byrant McGilll

“We are valued in this world at the rate we desire to be valued.” – Jean de la Bruvere

“Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.” – Nathaniel Branden

“If I am not myself, who will I be?” – Pirke Avoth

“The person I am today would like to thank the person I was 5 years ago for not giving up. You’re awesome.” – Iva Ursano

“One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.” – Shannon L. Alder

“When people increase their own well-being, they usually become more patient, cooperative, and caring in their relationships.” – Rick Hanson

“Be yourself, because an original is worth more than a copy.” – Unknown

“Be high and low, and confused and soulful and unafraid to be exactly who you want to be.” – Seeker

“You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” – Louise L. Hay

“The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.” – Walt Disney

“No matter what you look like or think you look like, you’re special and loved and perfect just the way you are.” – Ariel Winter

“Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can wear.” – Unknown

“You really are good enough, pretty enough and strong enough.” – Al Carraway

“If someone is judging you, that’s their problem. Don’t make it yours.” – Mel Robbins

“If only you could sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet, how important you can be to people you may never dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.” – Fred Rogers

“It took a long time not to judge myself through someone else’s eyes.” – Sally Field

“Where talent is a dwarf, self esteem is a giant.” – John Petit-Senn

“Be healthy, take care of yourself, but be happy with the beautiful things that make you, you.” – Beyonce

“Long brings you face to face with yourself, it’s impossible if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you.” – Karl Lagerfeild

“Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Tell your struggling self I love you so much.” – Haemin Sunim

“Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.” – Andre Gide

“Self esteem is made up of two things, feeling lovable and feeling capable.” – Jack Canfield

“Every woman that finally figured out her worth, has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to freedom, which landed in the valley of change.” – Shannon L. Alder

“Self esteem isn’t everything, it’s just that there’s nothing without it.” – Gloria Steinem

“Never say anything about yourself that you do not want to come true.” – Brian Tracy

“Self esteem should not be confused with self-confidence. Self-confidence is believing in your competence and your ability to do something, whereas self esteem is believing in your goodness.” – Mark Goulston

“Love yourself first because that’s who you’ll be spending the rest of your life with.” – Unknown

“Self care is never a selfish act, it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer others.” – Parker Palmer

“Treat yourself as your own beloved child.” – Pema Chodrin

“Believe in yourself. Failing to believe in yourself will only perpetuate unhappiness in your life. Being your true self might require some extra bravery on your part, but it’s the key to embracing all the beauty life has to offer you.” – J. Marie Novak

“If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place.” – Lao Tzu

“Talk to yourself like someone you love.” – Brene Brown

“How would your life change if your self esteem improved?” – Caroline Myss

“Instead of becoming a victim of your life, become a student of your life and watch yourself become a better person for it.” – Brittney Moses

“It’s not what you are that’s holding you back, it’s what you think you are no.” – Anonymous

“Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.” – L. Hay

“Well we all know self esteem comes from what you think of you, not what other people think of you.” – Gloria Gaynor

“Self care is how you take your power back.” – Lala Delia

“You can have anything you want if you are willing to give up the belief that you can’t have it.” – Dr. Robert Anthony

“As long as you can love who you are and what you do, no one else’s opinions matter.” – Elle Sommer

“Anger is a manifestation of a deeper issue and that, for me, is based on insecurity, self esteem and loneliness.” – Naomi Campbell

“I came up with seven strategies that had always served me well: self worth, focus, resilience, empathy, loyalty, forgiveness and most important, optimism.” – Leeza Gibbons

“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Perhaps the biggest mistake I made in the past was that I believed love was about finding the right person. In reality, love is about becoming the right person, don’t look for the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, become the person you want to spend the rest of your life with.” – Neil Strauss

“Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming anything, maybe it’s about un-becoming everything that isn’t you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place.” – Unknown

“When you recover and discover something that nourishes your sould and brings you joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.” – Jean Shinoda Bolen

“I had to grow to love my body. I did no have a good self image, at first. Finally it occurred to me, I’m either going to love or hate me. And I choose to love myself. Then everything kind of sprung up from there. Things that I though weren’t attractive became sexy. Confidence makes you sexy.”- Queen Latifah

“Other than the love of God, the greatest love is self love. You have to love yourself more than you love someone else in order to succeed in prosperous life.” – Barbara Hart

“You are and and always have been worthy of love, care, trust and respect.” – Natalie Lue

“The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely or blame. The gift if yours, it is an amazing journey, and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins.” – Bob Moawad

“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” – Oscar Wilde

“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” – Oprah

“You can never meet your potential until you truly learn to love yourself.” – Teresa Collins

“When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it.” – Mark Victor Hansen

“When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings you, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.” – Jean Shinoda Bolen

“Once you embrace your value, talents and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you.” – Rob Liano

“The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that that situation is over, you cannot move forward.” – Steve Maraboli

“When you’re constantly thinking of others and what they must be thinking, or feeling or expecting, you wind up in this perpetual state of trying to please them. You see yourself through their eyes and you lose sight of who you are.” – Michael Soll

“W use language to create realities. Use it to create a version of you that you love.” – Mariela Dabbah

“Every person is the creation of himself, the image of his own thinking and believing. As individuals think and believe, so they are.” – Claude M. Bristol

“She made broken look beautiful and strong look invincible.” – Ariana Dancu

“Self-care is never a selfish act. It is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.” – Parker Palmer

“Maybe if you had been different, you would have been what they wanted. But if you had been what they wanted, you would be different than who you were supposed to be.” – Morgan Harper Nichols

“Its all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self-love deficit.” – Eartha Kitt

“I used to hate feeling embarrassed, then I realized no one is watching and no one gives a damn.” – Barbara Corcoran

“Being happy with who you are is the first step to being confident.” – Unknown

“No one actually knows what the hell they are doing. Everyone is just working off their current best guess.” – Mark Mason

“Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with, all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanny the tinny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.” – Golda Meir

“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” – Sir Edmund Hillary

“Contemplating and meditating on the ‘real self’ accelerates this process of self-development and makes liberation possible.” – Atharva Veda

“One of the most courageous things you can do is identify yourself, know who you are, what you believe in an where you want to go.” – Sheila Murray Bethel

“Change yourself and your fortune will change with you.” – Protugese Proverb

“Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.” – M. Scott Peck

“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” – Maya Angelou

“If you don’t love yourself, nobody will. Not only that, you won’t be good at loving anyone else. Loving starts with the self.” – Wayne Dyer

“Never measure your self worth by what other people think you should have become.” – Unknown

“Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don’t base your self esteem on their opinions.” – Harvey Mackay

“Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.” – Judy Garland

“Beauty isn’t a measurement. It’s in our inherent worth as a human being.” – Ashton M. Long

“Take care how you speak to yourself, because you are listening.” – Unknown

“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” – Dale Carnegieref

“A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.” – Mark Twain

“Self love is not opposed to the love of other people. You cannot really love yourself and do yourself a favor without doing people a favor and vice versa.” – Karl A. Menninger

“If you must doubt something, doubt your limits.” – Elle Sommer

“Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how to use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept.” – Anna Taylor

“I found in my research that the biggest reason people aren’t more self-compassionate is that they are afraid they’ll become self-indulgent. They believe self-criticism is what keeps them in line. Most people have gotten it wrong because our culture says being hard on yourself is the way to be.” – Kristen Neff

“A health self love means we have no compulsion to justify to ourselves or others why we take vacations, sleep late, why we buy new shoes, why we spoil ourselves from time to time. We feel comfortable doing things which add quality and beauty to life.” – Andrew Matthews

“If we can find forgiveness in our hearts for those who have caused us hurt and injury, we will rise to a higher level of self esteem and well being.” – James E. Faust

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?” Actually who are you not to be? Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” – Marianne Williamson

“Outstanding leaders go our of their way to boost the self esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.” – Sam Walton

“When you adopt the viewpoint that there is nothing that exists that is not part of you, that there is no one who exists who is not part of you, that any judgement you make is self-judgement, that any criticism you level, is self-criticism, you will wisely extend to yourself unconditional love that will be the light of the world.” – Harry Palmer

“It is normal that when results are better, self esteem grows, and imporoving things becomes more easier.” – Massimiliano Allegri

“Self esteem doesn’t have to just be about the way you look, it can be about your talents and passions. All of those things can build someone’s confidence and show them that they have self worth and they are important.” – Franchesca Ramsey

“Realizing that we’ve surrendered our self-esteem to others and choosing to be accountable for our own self worth would mean absorbing the terrifying fact that we’re always vulnerable to pain and loss.” – Martha Beck

“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a vicitm. Accept no one’s definition of your life, but define yourself.” – Harvey Fierstein

“The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I’m not going to let myself put me down anymore.” – C. JoyBell C

“For once you believed in yourself, you believed you were beautiful and so did the rest of the world.” – Sarah Dessen

“I’m Dylan, I’m so cool. I want to date myself but I don’t know how! You want to date me instead? You’re so lucky.” – Rick Riordan

“Love yourself and love those around you. Take care of yourself and take care of those around you. Lead by example. Give love. Be a part of everything that is great in the world, and in turn, there is more love and greatness in the world. Change the world!” – Jeffrey I. Moore

“Make sure you don’t start seeing yourself through the eyes of those who don’t value you. Know your worth even if they don’t.” – Unknown

“On the contrary of what you might believe, your worth has absolutely nothing to do with your accomplishments either. Acing your exams or receiving a stellar evaluation at work is fine and dandy, but you’re still worth even when you fail.” – Akirah Robinson

Quotes About Low Self Esteem

“The worst outcome in this world is not having self-esteem. If you don’t love yourself, who will?” – Naval Ravikant

“The surest way to lose yourself worth is by trying to find it through the eyes of others.” – Becca Lee

“Being confident and believing in your own self worth is necessary to achieving your potential.” – Sheryl Sanders

“Low self esteem is like driving through life with your hand break on.” – Maxwell Maltz

“The greatest single cause of a poor self image is the absence of unconditional love.” – Zig Ziglar

“Insecure people only eclipse your sun because they’re jealous of your daylight and tired of their dark, starless nights.” – Shannon L. Alder

“Beauty begins when you are able to compliment people without you feeling insecure. – Sarkodie

“The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself.” – Mark Twain

“If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.” – T. Harv Eker

“The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.” – Rita Mae Brown

“Most people with low self esteem have earned it.” – George Carlin

“What kind of people are these with such low self-esteem that tthey need a war to feel better about themselves?” – Bill Hicks

“Sometimes people with low self-esteem will try to punish you for caring about them.” – Wayne Gerard

“Oh God, I struggle with low self esteem all the time. I think everyone does. I have so much wrong with me, it’s unbelievable.” – Angelina Jolie

“I think high self esteem is overrated. A little low self esteem is actually quite good. Maybe you’re not the best, so you should work a little harder.” – Jay Leno

“You can’t compare an apple to an orange. It will cause a lot of self esteem issues.” – Craig Sheffer

“You can accomplish so many things with a negative outlook and low self esteem if you just do it over and over and over again.” – Lela Loren

“Low self esteem comes from who you asses yourself to be. It’s about who you are, and I didn’t think I was anything or anybody.” – Gloria Gaynor

“Low self esteem involves imagining the worst that other people can think about you.” – Robert Ebert

“The wounded heart learns self love by first overcoming low self-esteem.” – Bell Hooks

“The best way to overcome low self esteem is by loving yourself “self love”. Love everything about you. Love every part of you. Accept every flaws. Welcome criticism and have a positive mindset always.” – Olive A

“The people who contributed to yourself sense of low self-esteem will be ashamed when God gets through unleashing you. You won’t have to prove anything, God will prove it.” – Unknown

“When we feel that we aren’t enough, or that we aren’t good enough, we also fear that we’ll never have enough.” – Nancy Levin

“Overbuying habits are often linked to low self-worth. No object can make you more or less of a person.” – Tara Button

“Hiding, secrets and not being able to be yourself is one of the worst things ever for a person. It gives you low self esteem. You never get to reach that peak in your life. You should always be able to be yourself and be proud of yourself.” – Grace Jones

“I suffer from low self-esteem. I had horrible self esteem growing up. You really have to save yourself because the critic within you will eat you up. It’s not the outside world, it’s your interior life, that critic within you, that you have to silence.” – Iman

“If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.” – Marcus Garvey

“I don’t take compliments very easily. I think most musicians suffer from low self-esteem to some extent.” – James Taylor

“Insecure people only eclipse your sun because they’re jealous of your daylight and tired of their dark, starless nights.” – Shannon L. Alder

“I grew up with low self esteem. I didn’t think I was very pretty. I had glasses, red hair and was generally quite a spod.” – Mark Gatiss

“I don’t think I would ever have taken on professional acting roles if I hadn’t had to ability to fly. I had quite low self esteem, and it gave me the self confidence to believe I could do anything I put my mind to.” – David Jason

“Low self worth isn’t just a could on our self-esteem, it darkens our entire well-being, including our financial sustainability.” – Tara Stiles

“I spend most of my life is prison. I was a prisoner to my fear and my low self esteem.” – Gerry Cooney

“Often those that criticize others reveal what he himself lacks.” – Shannon L. Alder

“If you think that the only way you could feel important would be to belittle those around you, then your self-esteem and self-confidence definitely need some fixing.” – Edmond Mbiaka

“Jealous results in lack of respect towards self.” – Anoir Ou-Chad

“Esteem cannot be where there is no confidence, and there can be no confidence where there is no respect.” – Henry Giles

“Self esteem is no better home to take refuge. It does not keep you comforted from any danger, it keeps you confined away from your real belongings.” – Israelmore Ayivor

“Hiding secrets and not being able to be yourself is one of the worst thigns ever for a person. It gives you low self esteem. You never get to reach that peak in your life. You should always be able to be yourself and be proud of yourself.” – Grace Jones

“Many of us harbor hidden low self esteem. We deem everything and everyone more important than ourselves and think that meeting their needs is more important than meeting our own. But if you run out of gas, everyone riding with you will be left stranded.” – T.d Jakes

“Of all the traps and pitfalls of life, self disesteem is the deadliest, and the hardest to overcome, for it is a pit designed and dug by our own hands, summed up in the prase, “It’s no use – I can’t do it.” – Maxwell Maltz

“You can’t let someone else lower your self-esteem, because that’s what it is – self-esteem. You need to first love yourself before you have anybody else love you.” – Winnie Harlow

Conclusion To Quotes For Self Esteem

So there we are my friends, quotes about self esteem. I truly hope you locked in on some powerful quotes and allowed them to positively alter the way you see yourself and your entire self concept.

I know it did for me. And I am really looking forward to which ones you liked best? Which one do you think you would have to go with if you HAD to pick one favorite?

Let me know why it impacted you so much, I am super curious!

Chat with you in the comment section my friend!

Thank you so much for stopping by and spending some time with me!

With gratitude,

 

Chris

 

It is funny, peace of mind seems elusive to most, if not all of us at one time or another. It seems like the pursuit of happiness. The pursuit is guaranteed, but is ultimate happiness, and in yours and I’s case today, peace of mind actually attainable? And not only attainable but sustainable?

Well it’s a great question, and I am glad you asked it! I think FOR SURE. Just like with anything in life, if someone has peace of mind, then we can have it to. If someone is living a certain way, then we simply follow the footsteps of that person. And when we do so on a consistent basis, then we ultimately get similar, if not better results.

Now of course, I can only speak for myself and yet I have made some changes in my life over the last few years after hitting rock bottom. A time in my life that provoked positive growth and ultimately setting me on journey to finding more answers and ultimately more happiness and peace of mind.

And today I am going to delve deep into the tips that have worked for me to help me feel more calm and bring more peace into my life. Both in the short term and long term. In hopes that you can use the tips in your life as well to help you reach you goal of having more peace.

To help you cut the learning curve and speed up your results. Allow me to be your coach for the day and walk with you side by side. As well as provide you with tips that I have intentions of implementing in my life to ultimately stack that compound effect completely in my favor, to achieve my own peace on earth, or get as close to I can to it in a permanent way.

Peace of Mind Meaning

No matter how you slice it, peace of mind is different for you and me and everyone else. It is something that when attained, we feel at our best. We feel happy, healthy and even prosperous.

It feels so good because all of this is our natural nature. These feelings are our true being-ness.

It can even feel unnatural because life can push us so far away from our true nature that it can feel even euphoric when we tap into it.

And yet the more we do things that bring us peace of mind, the more we remember that peace of mind is our true nature.

It is stay congruent with our hearts desires, doing things that we know we should be doing even when we don’t feel like doing them.

The real meaning of peace of mind, in my opinion, is doing things that quiet our mind. Because when we quiet our minds, we are quieting thoughts that are in a sense, not us. We didn’t show up with them, we manufactured them.

So when we quiet our mind, we feel a peace that passes all understanding. It can’t be conceptualized, it can only be experienced.

So in a sense, peace of mind is transcendence of our false self/ego, and simply being ourselves. The all knowing, all loving, happy, healthy and powerful us. Our true nature.

Peace of Mind Synonyms

vAgain, going back to what peace mind is, peace of mind synonyms for you and me will be more personal, related more towards what we feel peace really.

For some, it may be money in the bank, some it may be loving and passionate relationship with their mate, others may be working tirelessly towards changing the world or it may be as simple as being grateful each day for being alive.

The more personal we can make it, the better. Because the more we allow ourselves to ask ourselves the deep questions about life, the more we can get closer to happiness for us. Not happiness in a way that the world is telling us we can find it in. But in a way that will bring us sustainable happiness and peace.

Here are some actual thesaurus synonyms for peace of mind:

1. Calmness
2. Happiness
3. Pleasure
4. Serenity
5. Well-being
6. Tranquility
7. Bliss
8. Euphoria
9. Joy
10. High Spirits

I don’t know about you, but just simply reading this list made me feel better! These are powerful affirmation and words that we can also be using and seeking on our journey for the attainment of peace of mind.

Ok enough of the other appetizers, let’s get into the main dish! The main event. Tips on how to attain peace of mind.

So without further adieu, lets jump into our list.

How To Achieve Peace of Mind

Start Saving Money Now

The general rule of thumb is ten percent of your income goes into savings. Of course, you can do more or less. The important part is to simply just to get started. I started saving ten percent of what I was making and also got an app that helped me invest passively called Acorns. It simply rounds up your purchases and invests the spare change.

For example, if you but a coffee for 2.50 it will round the purchase up to 3.00, investing the extra .50 cents into a savings account.

Have Short and Long Term Goals

Goals bring us hope in life. It brings us a feeling that we are progressing. And progress equals happiness. Even if we have yet to reach our goals, just knowing we are on the right track feels good.

Having short and long term goals with a plan for goal achievement is imperative to having more peace of mind.

As nothing brings more turmoil to our minds than not having direction in life. Direction dictates our whole entire mood. And once we start to move in the right directions, you and I’s body and mind can start to relax into the feeling that we are making good use of our time.

Not only do goals give us a roadmap for our lives, they also help us have more power to say NO to things that bring us LESS peace of mind.

If you know you need to get up early and go to the gym in order to be in the best shape of your life to keep up with your kids, then it becomes easier to say NO to going out for drinks and staying up late.

Meditation

Like I said above, goals give us direction in life. It makes it easier to say NO to things. But of course, it doesn’t make it guaranteed. We are only humans so we will be tempted.

The main thing is to focus on building our mental fortitude. Meditation can help us in this regard.

A great article talks about how mediation can help build mental fortitude and toughness in soldiers along with boosting mood. Being tougher mentally as well as having a better mood can make us simply feel better about ourselves. And this can quickly result in having more peace of mind.

Resource: Breathing Exercises For Anxiety 

Resource: 201 Affirmations For Anxiety 

Do The Hard Things 

This is a follow up to building mental fortitude. We can either take the easy route in life, and our life will be hard. Or we can simply do the hard things and our lives will be easy or easier.

Those tough things are the things we know we should be doing but maybe aren’t doing.

And let’s face it, you and I simply have to live with ourselves 24 hours per day. We are alone with our thoughts all day long.

So the more we can do things to keep our mind positive, the better. And this comes down to you and I doing the things we need and know we need to be doing. Once we do, we can go to sleep at night knowing we did what it took that day to start building a better life.

The more we stack the deck in our favor, the better we feel about ourselves. And again the better we feel about ourselves, the better we produce. This results in long term peace of mind.

It is a grind and struggle everyday to win these little micro battles within ourselves. And yet the more micro battles you and I win, the more we are likely to win the ultimate war within ourselves.

So when you and I want to stay home and watch TV but we know we haven’t hit the gym yet, we need to get up and go to the gym. If we know we need to stay tight on our diet, but a friend asks up to go out for dinner, then we simply need to either not be going or put even more willpower into it and eat something healthy at dinner.

You and I need to get better and better with not negotiating with ourselves within our minds. We tell us what to do, not our mind. We have the power, sometimes we simply forget that we are the masters over the internal dialogue, not the other way around.

Treat People Good

I don’t think there is any other tip I can give you on how to have more peace in life than to simply pay it forward. It is the age old rule, do unto others as you would want done unto you. It has held its old weight for all these years.

Knowing that we are treating people right, we feel a sense of positive impact in the world. It also goes congruent with how the human organism works. We are genetically engineered for survival. We do things that give us the best chance of survival.

This goes back to the tribe days where we did good things for the people in our tribe to build trust. Just in case we were every to be in a sticky spot, everyone would have peace of mind to trust us. As well as not vote us out into solidarity from betraying the tribe.

This meant long term survival, longer life.

This is why treating people good just feels right. And when we are doing things in congruency to how we are wired, naturally we will feel more peace of mind, and ultimately just more peace in general.

Resource: 261 Random Acts Of Kindness

Get Rid of Bad Habits

We all have them, we are only human. And yet the more we can tame these negative habits, the more peace we will feel. Not only will we be trading weak energy vibrations for strong energy vibrations, hence just helping our whole body and mind vibrate higher. We will also be enjoying the feeling of mastering ourselves.

Self mastery is very important thing to be seeking and going after each day if you and I want true peace of mind.

The more we engage in mastery of self, the more we leave behind weaker versions of ourselves. The more weak skins we shed, the stronger and tougher our skin becomes. This is when we see ourselves completely eliminating bad habits. And really becoming unrecognizable to ourselves and others because of the internal growth we have done.

Think About Your Deathbed

Although this may seem morbid, if we always look at our decisions, big or small, from our deathbed, it can give us insight, a lot of it.

So let’s say we want to take the job of your passion, and yet you and I are scared to do so because we don’t want to lose our steady income.

We can run this choice through our deathbed experience, thinking about if we will regret if or not if we don’t take the job.

If you think you will regret anything on your deathbed, do the opposite. The thing you would do to not have that be a regret.

We all will have a certain amount of regrets in the end. And yet you and I can minimize them by asking ourselves this question. For big or small things.

Peace of mind will come from this because you are maximizing your life and going with your souls desires if you choose to do the things that will not leave you with regrets.

De-clutter

Have you ever had an argument or a frustration in your life and you take it out on straightening up your home or car?

And what happens after? You and I feel better!

There is something to de-cluttering and cleaning. Throwing away the things we don’t need. A purge in a sense.

Guide: How To Live A Simple Life 

Eat Healthy

When we eat unhealthy, there is a subconscious fear inside us that we are eating our way to an early grave.

At this point, if I were to suggest that we eat healthier, it would be empty. As nowadays, fast foods are so addictive, they are literally like a drug. And yet, if we simply start slow, eliminating one bad meal for a week, then two per month, then 4 per month, then we can start to permanently change our diet.

Let’s you and I, make it a point this week to eat a healthy meal when we are tempted to go out and get something quick.

These little wins will set us up for bigger wins to where one day we are in complete control of what we are putting in our body.

Laugh More Often

Laughter mediates any type of lower level emotion almost instantaneously. Haven’t you ever been REALLY mad, the someone says something funny?

At this point, we try to act tough and stay made, and sooner or later, we break! We can’t stay composed because laughter overtakes us.

Let’s use this tactic in everyday situations.

If someone cuts us off, and we find ourselves in a state of anger, lets step back from the anger and just laugh!

If we get called into work when we thought we would have the day off, laughter will help us accept what is.

It is a healthy and free way to cope with the lows life with naturally bring.

Self Care

Look, we can’t help people as much as we possible can, if we aren’t at our best. That means taking care of ourselves so we can put our best foot forward when it comes to being there for the people in our lives.

It also shows ourselves that we see ourselves as valuable and deserve to be treated good. This will also show up in our relationships, as we show people how to treat us, and treating ourselves good will give people subconscious permission to do the same to us.

Resource: 61 Self Care Ideas 

Be Honest With Yourself

Sometimes, as Zig Ziglar said, we need a check up from the neck up. This is checking in with our mental environment.

You and I have both been in a spot in life where we are lying to ourselves or at least not giving ourselves the FULL truth.

For example, at a time in my life, I had a problem partying too much. I justified it by saying that it is “just what young people do” or “people party WAY more than me, I am just having fun”.

At first it wasn’t affecting in areas of my life. But then it started making me feel more tired at work and not working as hard. As well as me forgetting and missing out on family occasions.

I had to look right in the mirror and tell myself, that I HAVE A PROBLEM.

Once we admit the truth to ourselves, it will set us on the path to more freedom.

Denial is a slippery slope.

If we have a weight problem, we need to be telling ourselves that we are fat. Not that we are big boned or it’s just genetic.

If we have marriage problems, we need to be completely real with how bad it is. Go get therapy or leave if it is too toxic.

The more black and white we can get with our lives in the big areas, the better steps we can take to eliminating bad habits and replacing them with good habits.

Get Health Check Ups

Peace of mind comes from KNOWING we are on the right track.

If you are like me, you HATE being blindsided. It is the worst to not know what is coming then have egg on our faces.

Let’s focus on health prevention. Some things we should be monitoring for our health include:

1. Colon Cancer
2. High Blood Pressure
3. Cervical Cancer
4. Diabetes
5. Osteoperosis
6. Enlarged Blood Vessels
7. Breast Cancer

Also just in general, it can help to hire a dietician or personal trainer and have check ins with them.

When we are kept accountability by someone, naturally we act better in our daily lives. We have someone to answer to.

All in all, just a yearly check up can really put your mind at ease knowing that nothing is sneaking up on you.

Sleep It Off

A solid 7-8 hours a day is crucial if we want peace of mind. As if we aren’t rested, our bodies don’t really feel at ease. When we have tired muscles, our posture tends to get worse as well. This results in hunched over shoulders and head, which cuts off part of our oxygen supply.

When you and I are well rested, our minds function better. We have less brain fog. We are able to use our body with more energy and vitality. Hence having more peace of mind because were are operating more effectively in every area of our lives.

Leave It All On The Field

We all know the feeling of not giving it our all. We feel as if we had more and should have done more.

The way to get peace of mind, to where your pillow becomes your best friend instead of the reminder to a day not fully lived, is to give it all we have.

Each day, day in and day out, lets try to put all we have into everything. Milk every hour with productivity and time well spent with the people we love.

That way we will feel as if we are using the most limited resource we have, time, wisely.

Tell The Truth 

The thing is, when we are vague or aren’t saying what is truly on our minds, we can get caught in the trap of thinking we should have said more or simply said how we really felt.

The more we just say it how it is, the less we will think about the past and how we communicated ourselves.

Let’s say what we mean and mean what we say. Otherwise we will be wondering when we are going to get ours.

Journal Your Way To Peace

I don’t know about you, but when I have journaled in the past, I have felt MUCH better. Just talking about it now, I want to start it as a regular practice.

There is power in emptying my head through our pens. In a way, it is giving us insight into what is really going on.

As often times there are so many thoughts happening, it is hard to hone in on what is really going on.

We can journal out what is going on and then if we have to, implement solutions to our anxieties.

Align Your Heart With Your Head

Spend Time With Friends and Family

Look, I get it, work life balance is not really feasible. We have to put money on the table and we have to be working hard in order to really solidify our place in our job and/or business.

And yet, in order to have peace of mind, we need to be hanging out with our loved ones.

I am not saying everyday if you can’t. But even a simple text, loving voicemail, random act of kindness or quick coffee date.

I mean God for bid something happens to someone we love and we wish we could have spent more time with them, or told them we loved them more.

You and I must be living as if we are on limited time, because we are. And so are the people in our life that means the most of us.

If you are like me, you waste time here and there. Instead of doing something that is a distraction, let’s set up that coffee date with grandma, lunch with the parents, and a hike with a friend.

And in the process, letting them know how much you value them and truly are grateful that they are in your life. Little acts will go a long way.

Be A Social Media Minimalist

Social media hasn’t changed us, it just has made it easier for us to fake it that our lives are better than they really are.

One time, I had no money, I was so broke that I had to go back to using a flip phone because I couldn’t pay my phone bill.

I remember literally going through social media withdrawals, not being able to access it on my phone.

It lasted about a month, and then I noticed that I was actually happier after this passed. I didn’t really miss it anymore. I focused on things I should have been focusing on, paid more attention to my lady, and simply just got more done with a clearer mind.

I was in my own lane, not worrying about others.

Just writing this, I am actually thinking about going back to that flip phone!

At very least, let’s you and I do our best to limit our exposure to social media. Just checking it our in the morning and in the evening. Twice a day, once in the morning and once at night.

Even put it in your profile that you do so. So that you don’t worry that people will be bothered if you don’t get right back to them.

Grow From The Critics 

The fact of the matter is, there are always going to be people telling us where we are missing the mark. These critics in life, are the haters. The people trying to get us down.

And if we submit to them with anger, resentment or even verbal or physical abuse, we lose.

And if you are reading this blog, I know you are a winner.

We can either use this as water to put our flame out. Or you and I can simply go another route and let it be our fuel to our fire.

We can accept the fact that people are critiquing us. But realize, often times there can be some truth within this critic.

And if we use the the small or large amount of truth imbedded within the critique, then we can simply get better. And getting better sparks the beautiful journey of life progression. And once we gain some momentum, it truly starts to become permanent growth. And very hard to stop.

Resource: 50 Ideas For Self Improvement

405 Quotes About Self Improvement 

Stop Having To Look Over Your Shoulder

You know the things we do in this life. That make us maintain a small or large sense of paranoia. We forget to pay someone back, and then we end up seeing them at a ballgame. Trying to avoid them and constantly worried about them seeing us.

Or you and I get a little to flirty with someone who is in a relationship, and now we are worried about their mate taking some revenge.

We should be thinking ahead before we do these things.

If you and I can’t pay that person off in full, we need to be reaching out to them and filling them in. Honesty will go a long way. It displays good leadership and builds very good trust.

Congratulate Your Successes

There is something about us human beings that either give ourselves too much credit and take our foot all the way off the gas when getting a win. Or in most cases, and if you are like me, we we end up simply bypassing our stop and keeping our foot on the gas.

We are passing up a spot where we should rest and enjoy our win a bit.

This will bring us both peace of mind for the mere fact that we will be living life.

If we are too concerned about getting to the finish line, we can’t refuel at the pitstops. And ultimately we will run out of gas because of it.

We are reward driven beings. And it helps to reward ourselves so much because it promotes the idea of more victory in the future. The path doesn’t look dismal like it does if we never celebrate anything.

So let’s find a balance between resting on our laurels too long, and not resting at all. In that space, there is balance in which we can soak in the greatness, and then move onto to bigger and better greatness.

Dance like its the last night of your life! Dancing to some solid music or simply driving around that listening to your favorite songs has always been a good go to to clear my mind. Simple but powerful!

Or even go for a bike ride and allow yourself to finding sync with being in the moment. Enjoying the wind on your face and hearing the sounds of nature and the city around you.

Do A Full Body Stretching Routine

Stretching is a phenomenal way for us to find peace of mind as it is very meditative in it’s nature.

We can really find peace through stretching by focusing on our stretches. Feel the tension. Breath into the areas that are being stretched. And take deep and full breathes into your stomach and blowing is fully out of your body through your nostrils.

Create A Highlight Reel

Sometimes we just need to go back over our lives to show us how great we are.

Try listing out ten things that you are extremely proud about that you have done in this life.

Peace of mind is created from inner turmoil. Inner turmoil is often felt when we feel as if our lives are not measuring up.

Again, everyone has these feelings of insecurity, it is part of being human. But we can prove to ourselves our value by writing out things we have accomplished and are proud of.

Let’s literally write until we can’t write anymore. Let’s make a list of 1000 things if we can!

Let Go Of Cultural And Society Norms

We all know the feeling of feeling like we are behind. It is what makes people marry the wrong person. What makes people take jobs they hate just to pay the bills. And what makes people feel depression and anxiety because they feel like they are missing the mark that society has placed on us.

Look it is still very cool if we getting married after thirty, have kids after 40, become homeowners after 40 and find our dream job late in life.

IT IS OK! Lets make it a point to make our own scales on which we weigh our own happiness. Forget what we are “supposed” to do. This is all fabricated anyways. It is stupid! Let’s just enjoy life and know we will get “there” one day, and just enjoy the journey between that time.

Take A Shower

Nothings brings me a bit of short term peace in my mind the nice fifteen minute showers!

I can literally be so mad about something, and after my shower, I can go from a 10 to a 4 in emotions about an event!

Be the Victor Not The Victim

At times, you and I can feel as if we are the victim to live. That we were handed a raw deal. Or that others are succeeding easier or faster than us.

And yet ultimately, in order to have peace of mind, we need to be seeing ourselves as the masters of our own fate and the captains of our own souls.

Once we assume responsibility for everything, we start to feel in control. And since lack of peace of mind is created by a feeling of being out of control, we can really take the power back by taking massive responsibility over our lives.

Invest For The Long Term

Warren Buffet, the almighty legend of buying stocks, talks about how the best strategy for investing is to buy and hold forever.

Getting into the stock market to make a quick buck will most likely results in short term thinking, which when we are thinking in the short term, we make rash decisions.

If we think in the macro level, we are thinking in decades over days or months. Every single recession in the USA has resulted in an upturn in which it became a better market than the last. EVERY ONE.

The longest recession of all time in the states lasts a total of 65 months, with the average recession lasting around 15 months with the expansion of the market lasting around 48 months.

So if you and I invest and we don’t get scared and sell off our stocks/investments, then we can really profit over the long haul. And again, advice from Warren Buffet, when everyone is scared, he sees the most opportunity.

Quadruple Down On Strengths 

We are all told to go get better at things we aren’t good at. To become more well rounded. To become a better overall asset to the marketplace and to the world at large.

I say that is exactly the opposite of what we should be doing. i truly think we should be locking in on the things we are phenomenal at. Then from there we can drive deep on those things.

We need to be getting away from the old school system way of thinking. To where we want to get straight A’s.

Although that may have been a great way to attack that time of our lives, it just isn’t feasible to be great at everything.

Not only is it not feasible, it is impossible.

It is also impossible to get great at one thing if we are trying to be good at everything.

The best way to ultimately attain peace of mind is by doing the things you and I are good and naturally gifted at. We become so good that essentially we not only can’t be ignored because we are so good. And we take solace in the fact that we are become masters at things.

We are essentially using our precious time to develop the gifts that were bestowed upon us.

This way, we won’t be thinking about what we lack. We will be in a constant state of becoming. And that is a powerful place to live.

Self Analysis

When we begin to know ourselves, we can be our best selves.

Looking in the mirror is tough, if you make it. Looking in the mirror can actually be the best thing in the world for us and the people in our lives. And ultimately the world at large.

At the end of our day, let’s be journaling out what we did good and what we need to improve upon. So that each day we are getting better.

Have The Conversation That Is Holding You Back

I got this tip from Gary Vaynerchuk. I think the guy nailed it on the head when he talks about how the people in our lives are holding us back. And it is all our faults.

We often do things in life to make people in our lives happy. Like the jobs we take or the people we date. Naturally, we want to make the people closest to us proud.

And if we are doing this, then we need to have the tough conversation with the people we are doing these things for.

Just bluntly telling them that we love them and yet we are going a different path. A path that will bring you and I much more happiness and fulfillment.

That we will live life on our own terms because we aspire to reach a deep state of peace of mind for ourselves. And then encourage them to do the same.

Usually, the reaction from the other person will be very positive. They will simply let you know that they have always wanted the best for you. And as long as you and I are happy, they are happy.

Don’t Focus On Micro Losses, Focus On Macro Wins

Often times, we are more concerned about our little losses, because of the simple fact that we are playing finite game. But if we see this game as an infinite one, then we think more long term.

Social media has enabled us to get quick boosts of feel good hormones simply by positing pictures and then going and looking at all the likes we have.

Amazon prime lets us get stuff ASAP. We can binge watch entire seasons of TV shows in an instant and not have to even wait a week for the next episode any longer.

And yet, when it comes to how to find peace of mind, we need to be looking at success and happiness as a long term game.

So what if it takes us ten years to build that business, get that promotion, find that mate.

We need to be shrugging off losing a client knowing we will have 100 in ten years. We should be letting go of not getting that promotion this year when we can be running the company over the next decade. And simply moving on from the bad date in hopes and expectations that if we just keep dating, we will find our soul mate.

Lets make a commitment to think long term with our goals and dreams. So we aren’t tempted to give up after our first losses.

Doing it this way will give us peace of mind as we will simply just move on and keep pushing forward. Instead of having losses on our minds, we will see these micro losses as stepping stones to our bigger victories in life.

Growth Mindset

Lack of peace of mind comes from having a fixed mindset. We all know the type of people who think it absolutes. That they are either good at something or not. They have a certain IQ and it can’t be changed. They are stubborn and that is the way it has always been and always will be.

I know I have thought this way before in my life in the past.

And yet we have the choice of how we look at the world. We can definitely change, grow and transform. We just need to foster a growth mindset.

You and I are at the top of the food chain. We are the apex preditor. We can do anything we want in this life. We just need to see ourselves as capable and malleable.

So then when we look at ourselves this way, we know that we have what is called latent potential.

We have something that is referred to as junk DNA. At one point it was seen as just extra wiring. But now, it is seen in the scientific field as something that enables us to grow and get better and change, and do so rapidly.

Resource: Growth Mindset Vs. Fixed Mindset 

Read, Read, Read

Readers are leaders. The more we read good self help books, the more we put good ideas into our mind. Ideas in equal ideas out.

And just speaking from a personal standpoint, for some reason, my anxiety melts away when I read. And there is a nice residual effect that is experienced when I do. An hour or so afterwards, I am able to stay calm.

Now look, these books don’t all have to hail from the personal development greats, and yet blend them in.

Read enough positive material to where you don’t have to pick up a self help book when you are down. Let’s make it a commitment to simply read enough good material that we stay up instead of having to get up.

Once you and I grow ourselves to a certain extend, optimism will just become more natural and a permanent new way of living.

At this point, peace of mind is a natural byproduct. For the fact that since we are in a sense, “bigger” and our consciousness has expanded, we naturally see the problems of life being much smaller and easy to manage. At this point, old level 7 problems now look like level 3 problems,

This brings peace of mind as we now KNOW we can handle anything that life happens to through at us. And become better because of it.

Only Thing To Fear is Fear Itself

We need to be acknowledging our fears and essentially letting them know that you see them.

If we aren’t in denial mode. We aren’t able to break through our fears if we are simply not looking at them dead in the eye.

When it comes to how to find true peace of mind and ultimately more and more courage comes from facing our fears head on. Not trying to skip around them.

And I am talking about creating a unshakeable character.

So lets, you and I today, make it a point to face our fears. If we are scared to do something, we use it as an indicator to attack instead of retreating. Deal?

Peace of mind will come from this because fear is very loud in our heads. And it gets louder and louder when we don’t face it.

When we don’t face it, this means that we will have other thoughts that will stack on the originals. These negative thoughts will consist of self defeating content that comes from retreating.

It is a negative perpetuating and self fulfilling prophecy.

And yet we can use the same energy to create a positive self fulfilling prophecy. By simply going right through our fears.

Resource: Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone (101 Examples)

Don’t Blame Anyone

The blame game is another slippery slope. We can feel as if we aren’t achieving or goals and dreams because we are being held back. By the way we were raised, by the bad teachers we had, or that we had things fall through that should have happened.

We all have challenges to overcome, this is just part of life and what makes is beautiful when we do overcome them.

And yet if we are blaming anyone but ourselves for our lack of anything, we need to stop today. I’ve done it, you’ve done it.

Let’s commit today to stopping this right in it’s tracks. Let’s assume entire responsibility for our lives, day in and day out.

Give Gratitude

When we really think about mental turmoil, it comes from being discontent. So the opposite of peace of mind is unrest of mind. The mind can’t truly sink into a place of solace ahnd silence.

When we feel as if we lack, we naturally our left questioning how to find peace of mind without really feeling as if there are any solutions.

The more we seek to silence the mind, the more peace we have. And when we are grateful, we are not coming from a place of lack. We are simply acknowledging all the great things we have in this life.

There is no fear when we are grateful. This is a simple truth. So whenever we are experiencing any type of fear or unrest in our minds, let’s fall back on stacking gratitude. For anything and everything that we have in our lives.

The fact of the matter is, most the world lives just a mere couple dollars a day. IF we are living on any more than that, we are extremely lucky and prosperous.

Here is a list to help you if you need some ideas for gratitude:

301 Things To Be Grateful For 

Play With an Animal

Animals have mastered the art of peace. They just want to be with us when we are with them. They have no hidden agendas. They know unconditional love through and through.

Peace of mind can come fast through just hanging with animals.

If you don’t have any, you can always give your time to an animal shelter.

Believe You Are Worth It

Let’s face it, often times the things we desire most can be elusive to us. For the mere fact that we don’t think we deserve these things.

For some reason, somewhere along the way, we forgot that we amazing. That we are Gods children, and that we live in an abundant universe.

Let’s simply give ourselves permission today to allow abundance to flow through our life in every single area of our lives.

Treat Other With Empathy

I read a book called Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek, which if you haven’t read it, I suggest it highly.

It talks about leadership in organizations and how companies essentially outlast their competition.

It talks about how when companies focus on the numbers over the people, they create an environment that is more dopamine driven. It works in the short term, but it is very cut throat, causing people to become toxically competitive. As they know that if they don’t hit certain numbers, they may not have a job come 1st quarter.

And yet companies that cultivated the receptors of serotonin and oxytocin, created long term sustainable upward growth. And best yet, the culture was happier and trusted their team.

If we want to be leaders in our life, which we need to be in order to live a good life on our terms, then we need to be focusing on people over the numbers.

In every area of our lives we should be approaching our relationships with empathy and essentially, like the book talked about, worried about our people on our right and our left.

They know we have their backs, and in turn, naturally we will find that they have ours too.

Also, in cultures that executed this correctly, people were healthier and enjoyed their jobs more. Hence enjoyed their life more as they felt that they had purpose in their life, through a job they enjoyed.

Cortisol levels, being the stress hormone, were lower in these companies as well. Created a more harmonious internal environment.

Let’s never forget that we are more similar than we are different. And too see people as individuals with hopes, dreams and insecurities similar to us. If we can see the world from the other persons point of viewpoint more often, we will create a world worth living in.

Wherever You Are, Be There

We are all in such a hurry. And yet when we are in the shower, be in the shower. Let’s not be at the office when we are in the shower.

Or let’s not be thinking of an upcoming meeting while we are having breakfast with our loved ones.

Let’s you and I try our best to be where we are. Because life is too short to be in the future all the time in our minds, but not present in our bodies.

Forgive People

You and I have had people in our lives do pretty terrible things to us. Maybe we were bullied, or verbally abused. These people were hurting and that is why they hurt us.

When we see it this way, it makes it easier to let the anger go. And truly move on.

The more we do this, the lighter we feel. We are able to cope with life on a much higher vibration, as we are not engaging in lower level emotions that block happiness and abundance from flowing into our lives.

Stay True To Who You Are

You and I know when we totally lock in on being ourselves. There is a sporadic-ness to it. It feels nice. We say something funny or we tell it how it is. It comes from within our being. It feels so natural.

That is the feeling of being ourselves.

The more we can stay true to us, the more peace of mind we will have. Because of the sheer fact that it is hard to act like someone we are not.

Say what you mean and mean what you say type of thing.

And most importantly, lets be doing work that we simply love and adore. If you aren’t and need some help, check out this post I wrote just for you.

Guide: How To Find Your Passion

Affirm Your Peace

There is a power in repetition. We are a bi-product of our most dominant thoughts.

The saying you are what you eat should have been “you are what you think”.

Haven’t you ever wanted a certain color car and model so bad, then you start seeing it everywhere?

This is our Reticular Activating System working in our minds. It attracts our most dominant thoughts.

Lets you and I affirm what we want to come into existence. Envision your goals and dreams coming true throughout the day.

And the next stage of affirmations are incantations. Where you use emotion and moving your body powerfully while stating the affirmations.

Here are a couple articles I wrote for you that can help you and I stay on track:

Resource: 1001 Positive Affirmations 

How To Set And Accomplish Any Goal 

Non Peaceful People Have To Go

Look, first off, before I get into this tip for us for peace, I am going to blatantly admit to you that I WAS the non peaceful person before. That had to go! And people left me.

So we are all falling short, and it is important to give people grace as none of us can walk on water and are perfect.

And yet, let not only limit the time with non-peaceful people as well as focus on making own lives peaceful with this list. So we can also be that peaceful person in that persons life in our circle in which they need us to help them reach a higher level of peace.

And lastly, lets really commit to simply refraining from defaulting to mad and angry and sad, etc when we are around non-peaceful people. As the real test in our growth is how we maintain peace when the world isn’t giving it to us.

Let these trying times be more of a challenge that helps us moved toward, rather than a obstacle to our peace.

Commit To Peace

10 Peace of Mind Scriptures

“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” – John 14:27

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” – Romans 15:13

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased.” – Luke 2:14

“Turn away from evil and do good, seek peace and pursue it.” – Psalm 34:14

“”For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility.” – Ephesians 2:14

“In peace, I will both lie down and sleep for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.” – Psalm 4:8

“For God is not a God of confusion but of pace. As in all the churches of the saints.” – Corinthians 14:33

“May the God of peace be with you all. Amen.” – Romans 15:33

“Let him turn away from evil and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it.” – 1 Peter 3:11

“Mark the blameless and behold the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.” – Psalm 37:37

Conclusion To Peace of Mind and Happiness

So I leave you with this. If we simply commit to this process, we become a student of life to where we become life long learners through a growth mindset, and we do not tolerate anything that takes us away from peace, we can do away with the question of of how to find peace of mind, and simply enjoy the answers to the question.

We will be walking and breathing example of someone who has found peace. And because of it we can bestow it upon people in our lives to change the world at large and make it a better place for us all to live in.

Let me know you advice on the subject, and if you have any tips that I missed that have helped you find more pace in this life.

Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to hang out with me a bit.

With gratitude,

Chris

 

 

 

Questions On How To Get To Know Someone Better

 

The fact of the matter is, questions are the most easiest way to get to know someone. I know that if you are like me, the thought of getting to know someone knew, especially if you want it to lead to somewhere great, can be very intimidating. But through our questions on how to get to know someone better below, you and I can be ready to get to know that special person, that business contact or even re-get to know someone whom you may have lost touch with.

When it comes down to it, you and I want to stick to open ended questions vs close ended questions. Which if you aren’t super familiar with the topic, click the link and it will take you to a page I created for you on to learn more.

And yet, just a quick and simple breakdown of the topic so we can all be on the same page today, open ended questions evoke more thought provoking answers. They leave room for our imaginations to run wild a bit, and offer a chance for a person to connect with the feeling behind the response.

And lets be honest with one another, we are emotional beings. We figure things out with logic, and yet we justify our final response with emotion. Also, if you and I can get someone in their feelings, they are more likely to feel connected to us.

Hence they will share more with us, open up more, and best yet they will ultimately trust us more. This trust will lead to building better relationships whether that be with your clients that will result in more deals or getting to know someone special and ultimately forming a tighter bond together that may last a lifetime!

So just as a general rule of thumb, open ended questions usually start with certain worlds, those being “what”, “why” and “how. These evoke longer responses.

You and I want to be avoiding questions that lead to more closed off responses, those being: “Is”, “Do”, “Was”, “Could” and “When”.

Of course these are general rule, and there are always exceptions. But we can always set up better open ended questions with closed ones if we feel as if we may have used more of a close ended question.

The fact of the matter is, some of the questions below can be a bit awkward to ask, but that is where breakthroughs come. If we can push through the awkwardness, we will delve deeper into the relationship.

As if you and I really want to get to know someone, it needs to be in a way where we give each other freedom to show our true selves. Show out emotions, emotions that may have been locked up for years or decades. Good and bad.

These questions on how to get to know someone below will allow you and I to do exactly that. It will help us truly create a freedom based relationship to where both parties will feel totally accepted, listened to, maybe getting you out of your comfort zones.

But through this, it will allow both parties to dig deep with each other, and true a long lasting friendship, romantic relationship or solid business partnership. Where both parties are intellectually and emotionally satisfied.

Ultimately, I created this post in a way that would be a little more broad, that you can use to get to know any type of person. Regardless of race, background, orientation, etc. And yet, it is probably ultimately geared more towards get to know you questions for couples and someone trying to from a relationship. Again though it can for sure be used in any type of scenario.

Enjoy my friend.

Also don’t forget to check out my other post I made for you that may help you get to know someone better as well:

241 Deep Questions About Life (Philosophical Questions) 

 401 Deep Questions To Ask Someone

7 Tips For How To Get To Know Someone

The main thing to remember when trying to get to know someone is to do all you can to put the spotlight on them.

Us human beings have a big need for significance. It is one of the biggest human needs. If we can make someone feel significant, then we automatically go up in a notch in their eyes. The more we do so, the more they are comfortable sharing more and more with us.

That is when you and I can really start to get to know someone. It starts to really tap into the other persons emotional responses, to where you are connected on a deeper level.

Here are a couple tips to help you connect with someone:

1. Keep good eye contact. Especially important if they are intense with their eye contact as well. This will show that you are devoting your effort to paying full attention to them. Let’s try not to look around and have our eyes dart around to much.
2. Keep your phone in your pocket. This may be the ultimate form of respect nowadays. We are all in a way addicted to our mobile devices. So putting it away can really make the other person feel special and significant. Let’s try not to even put in upside down on the table. Simply just in our pockets.
3. Make them the most important person in the world. Every question we ask people, we want to literally feel as if we are speaking to the most important person in the world. Talk them up, act excited with their excitement, bummed about their disappointments. You and I need to be riding their emotional roller coaster with them.
4. Smile often. A smile melts down all barriers. Simply put, the more you smile, the more the other person will start smiling. This can break down internal and external resistance to help the person open up more.
5. Act like you are interviewing them. We have all seen that super good interviewer, where they evoke so much out of their person on their show. A good interviewer talks very little, and actively listens to their person they are interviewing. When you and I are getting to know someone, lets act as if they are our most anticipated guest on our TV show. And that we owe it to our millions of followers to get the best interview possible.
6. Go deep as you can. You and I should be taking one question and driving deeper with that question. Say for example, a person says they choose to work in the agriculture field. We can then build off that question and ask them something like: “What made you choose to get into the field for your profession?”. Then we can build off that asking them if they are fulfilled in their career, etc. I find that the real emotional answers are 3-4 layers deep from the original question.
7. Allow them to compliment you. I have found when I try to act modest when people compliment me, it dismisses them in a way. Taking away the feeling they felt when they reached out to us with the compliment. It almost deflates them. I know this is a little more selfish in our approach to getting to know someone better. And yet it is another tool in our tool kit to use when we are meeting people.

Here is a article I wrote for you that may help you lock in on listening better to the people you are trying to get to know better.

How To Listen To Someone Better 

700 Questions To Get To Know Someone Better (Get To Know You Questions)

1. What is the most important word in the vocabulary to you, and why?
2. What are your top 5 core values that you would never sway from?
3. How do you want your life to be remembered by?
4. What would you do with your life if your were financially free?
5. Who made the biggest impact on your in your life?
6. What would you do if you were elected president?
7. What is your biggest pet peeve?
8. Who is your favorite philosophical thinker?
9. What year of your life were you the most happy, and why?
10. What school subject was your favorite?
11. Would you ever go to space?
12. If you could communicate with the dead, would you?
13. What would be your dream job in you could do anything in the world?
14. What day of your life would you pick to live over again?
15. What world leader to do you admire most?
16. If you can dine with someone, dead or alive, who would it be?
17. How old were you when you realized Santa wasn’t real?
18. What is your favorite childhood memory?
19. What or who in life pushes your buttons the most?
20. Who in your life makes you feel like you can simply be the real you?
21. Why do you think we are here on this earth?
22. What do you feel your life purpose is?
23. What is your passion in life?
24. Do you feel that age is “just a number”?
25. How long do you think the earth will last before the sun burns out?
26. How much money would you need to feel like you never have to work again?
27. Do you think life exists on other planets?
28. Would you ever go to space if you had the chance?
29. What is your dream car?
30. Who is your hero?
31. What legacy to do want to leave behind after you pass away?
32. If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
33. What do you think the best thing is about advanced technology?
34. What do you think the worst thing is about advanced technology?
35. What is your favorite movie of all time?
36. What is your favorite genre of music to listen to?
37. What type of music do you listen to when you are sad, happy, angry, etc?
38. What one concert do you wish you could have been at?
39. What place in the world feels most like “home” to you?
40. What era of the years past do you feel like you resonate with the most?
41. What are your thoughts on past lives?
42. What do you think God does in His spare time?
43. How big do you think the universe is?
44. Do you think that war is necessary?
45. How long do you think it will be before we have flying cars?
46. If you could start your own school, what would you teach?
47. Where do you go when you are feeling sad, mad, angry?
48. Have you ever hit rock bottom in life?
49. What super power would you NOT want?
50. If you can have one hour more a day, what would you do with it?
51. What was your childhood like?
52. What is your favorite thing about your job?
53. What was your major in college?
54. What are your parents names?
55. Does your name has any family significance?
56. What is your least favorite part about your job?
57. What parent do you feel you are most similar to?
58. Are you more of a cat person or dog person?
59. What side of your family do you like most?
60. Would you take romance or riches if you had to choose one?
61. Who in the world would you trade places with if you could?
62. What advice would you give your younger self?
63. Who is your favorite author?
64. If you were to write a book, what would it be about?
65. What advice would you give your older self?
66. What qualities area must have for you in a relationship?
67. If you could live life all over again, what would you do differently?
68. What is the biggest regret you have had in life?
69. What is your biggest victory that you have had in your life?
70. Do you think it really takes 10,000 hours to gain mastery at something?
71. What do you feel for you would be the body of your dreams?
72. What do you want to be different for your kids, versus how it was in your childhood?
73. Why do you think we care so much about what others think about us?
74. What are your thoughts on goal setting?
75. What do you think our generation is doing better than the last generation?
76. What life lessons can we learn from past generations?
77. How and where do you want to die?
78. Does listening to your intuition always provide you with the right answer?
79. What one thing would you get rid of if you could rid it from the planet?
80. What is your favorite form of contribution/giving back?
81. What did your parents teach you that you are most thankful for?
82. What is the kindest thing anyone has ever done for you?
83. What is the kindest thing you have ever done for someone else?
84. What is the funniest thing that ever happened to you?
85. How does one find true happiness?
86. Is it just the pursuit of happiness that is guaranteed, or do you think true happiness can be attained?
87. What was the biggest turning point in your life?
88. What is your favorite thing to wear from your wardrobe?
89. How long do you want to live? Or what age do you think you will make it to?
90. What is your favorite food to eat?
91. What is your favorite TV show of all time?
92. What popular TV show do you refuse to watch?
93. Why do you think some people achieve their short and long term goals and others don’t?
94. What is your ethic background?
95. What cultures do you get along with the easiest?
96. What scar are you most proud of?
97. What cause in the world would you donate a million dollars to if you could?
98. What “bad” thing should everyone try at least once?
99. What is your favorite sport to watch?
100. What mode of transportation do you prefer?
101. When did you think you were going to fail big at something, and ended up succeeding?
102. What is your most prized possession that you have?
103. What habit did you pick up the fastest in your life?
104. What habit took the longest and most effort for you to develop?
105. What comes naturally to you?
106. What show did you binge watch the fastest?
107. What shows have you watched more than once?
108. What is your favorite quality about yourself?
109. What good character traits do you admire most in someone?
110. What has changed the most in your life in a year, decade, since childhood?
111. What tattoo would you get if you had to get one?
112. What hairstyle best fits your personality?
113. What is your favorite sport to play?
114. If you could be in any movie, what would it have been?
115. Who is your favorite actor?
116. What is your birthday?
117. Have you ever prank called someone?
118. What is the best prank you have played on someone?
119. What is your zodiac sign?
120. What is your favorite smell?
121. Do you believe in astrology?
122. Do you like to plan things out or do them spontaneously?
123. What did your parents/family do that you will not do raising your kids?
124. What aspects of your parents parenting style do you want to emulate with your kids?
125. What would be one thing that you would change about yourself or your life right now?
126. Do you like going out and trying new things?
127. What cause would you die for?
128. What is your biggest motivator for working hard?
129. Do you believe in conspiracy theories?
130. What is your favorite conspiracy theory?
131. What president do you feel did the best job?
132. Would you ever run for office?
133. What is your hidden talent?
134. What subject embarrasses you the most to talk about?
135. What about death most scares you?
136. What zodiac signs do you get along with best?
137. What would you do if you only had one day left on this earth?
138. Do you think home is where the heart is, or does something else make you feel more at home.
139. What is the one thing you take for granted the most?
140. Do you like buying brand clothing or off brand clothing?
141. Why is your favorite color, your favorite color?
142. Who do you think you look like most in your family?
143. What celebrity do you get compared to the most?
144. Do opposites really attract?
145. Who is the one person that you would die for?
146. Who is your favorite comedian?
147. What villian do you most relate with?
148. What rules in life are OK to break?
149. Where or when do you feel most alive in this life?
150. What is the funniest joke you have ever heard?
151. What music do you listen to that you are embarrassed if your friends found out?
152. What time do you usually get up each day?
153. What is the greatest gift that you can give someone?
154. What 3 wishes would you wish for, if a genie granted you them today?
155. What did you want to be when you grew up?
156. What is the best gift you ever received?
157. What ancient artifact would you love to own?
158. What thing do you think annoys people the most about you?
159. What qualities would you like to be remembered by?
160. What would you do if you won the lottery? How would you spend it?
161. What is the best restaurant you have ever been to?
162. What is your favorite vacation you have ever been to?
163. What were your friends like when you were young?
164. Do you have any nicknames from our family or friends?
165. What is your go to karoke song?
166. What do you think is the worst job in the world?
167. How fast can you type/read?
168. Are you happy at your job, or do you think you could be working more in a field involving your passion?
169. Have you ever had a dream that felt like it was your past life?
170. What activity makes you feel the most worn out from?
171. What is the spiciest food you ever had?
172. If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
173. What do you think is the first thing people notice about you when they see you?
174. Have you ever had or thrown a surprise birthday?
175. What is your relationship with failure?
176. What makes a good friend to you?
177. What instruments have you played in your life? Do you play one regularly?
178. What do you admire most about your best friends in your life?
179. What was your biggest breakthrough in life?
180. Do you consider yourself more religious or spiritual?
181. Have you ever hit rock bottom in life?
182. What does the good life look like to you?
183. What is your animal?
184. What is your go to ice cream topping?
185. If you could work anywhere in the world, where would that be?
186. Do you like to wake up early or later in the day?
187. What is your go to drink at a bar?
188. What biggest lessons did you learn from your past relationship?
189. Do you believe that we have to pay off karma while we are here?
190. Have you ever done any health cleanses?
191. What is your favorite trend that has died out?
192. What is your heritage?
193. What are your thoughts on soul mates?
194. What was the first CD you bought?
195. What do you think you were in your past life?
196. What ways do you get in your own way of success?
197. Do you relate more so to a race or ethnicity other than your main ethnic background?
198. Can you concentrate for long periods of time, or do you get distracted early?
199. What are you most afraid to do in life that you know you should do?
200. What would you do if you were the last person on earth?
201. Do you believe in love at first sight?
202. What mistake have you made multiple times?
203. What type of work do you refuse to ever do?
204. What blog or website do you frequently go to?
205. What is the activity in your life that brings you the most calm and relaxation?
206. What do you feel most intensely about?
207. What is your favorite amendment/law?
208. Which app on your phone do you use the most?
209. What is a total deal breaker in a friendship/relationship?
210. What one rule would you implement that everyone would have to follow?
211. What stock do you wish you would have invested in?
212. What is the one outfit you would wear everyday if you had to choose one?
213. What are your thoughts on faith?
214. What one good habits if integrated, would change someones life most positively?
215. What areas of the world have you traveled to?
216. What made you most recently laugh so hard it hurt?
217. Who is the most interesting person you know?
218. When is someone ready for marriage?
219. What trait do you most need to work on to evolve?
220. Do you give people second chances?
221. What was your favorite age to be in your life and why?
222. If you could be famous for anything, what would it be?
223. What is the kindest thing you have ever witnessed?
224. Is all truly fair in love and war?
225. What is the craziest thing you have ever done in your life?
226. If you had to choose just one activity to do for the rest of your life, what would it be?
227. What hobbies did you have as a kid?
228. What makes any relationship thrive the most?
229. What is the weirdest thing about you?
230. What is your morning routine?
231. Would you consider yourself more passive aggressive?
232. What is your evening routine?
233. Do you think there are aliens that are more advanced than we are?
234. What are your thoughts on life on other planets?
235. Do you prefer to shower at night or in the morning?
236. Do you think this is all just a dream?
237. What thing in life are you most likely to brag about that has happened to you?
238. Do you believe in ghosts?
239. What is one of the things you still have from childhood?
240. What was your first drive in movie that you saw?
241. What is the scariest thing that has ever happened to you?
242. What new skill in your life have you developed the most lately?
243. What made you go into the current profession you are in?
244. What happens to us when we die?
245. What do you love on a pizza?
246. How do you sleep, in what positition?
247. What is your personal definition of love?
248. What is your philosophy about life?
249. What is your best drunk story?
250. What subject could you give a powerpoint presentation on?
251. What type of help/advice do people come to you for mostly?
252. What is the one thing you have been putting off in life?
253. Do you think we only use 10 percent of our brains capacity?
254. What movie most inspires you?
255. What one thing would make the biggest difference in your life?
256. What is the one thing in your life that you can’t live without?
257. What do you like to cook?
258. What is your favorite flavor of jelly bean?
259. What is your favorite Christmas movie?
260. If you could choose one person to sit next to on a plane, who would it be?
261. What is your go to meal that you like to cook?
262. What are your thoughts on reincarnation?
263. If you do believe in reincarnation, do you think we can come back as something other than humans?
264. What animal would you talk to if you could speak to just one species?
265. What sport do you think needs to be added to the olympics?
266. What movie do you wish you could re-experience and watch all over for the first time?
267. Are you more of a homebody or life of the party?
268. Does everything truly happen for a reason?
269. What is the nicest thing anyone has ever said to you?
270. What one thing stands out to you a most about being a kid?
271. What animal is your spirit animal?
272. Have you ever had an idea to invent, and then you saw it be made?
273. What makes you feel most accomplished?
274. What is your best way to spend your day off?
275. What would you do if you could be invisible for a whole day?
276. What do you wish you could do or be better at in your life right now?
277. Do you believe your soul picks your family members before birth?
278. Can you raise your IQ or is it set from birth?
279. Do you trust others quickly?
280. Do you have any siblings?
281. What is your favorite quality about yourself?
282. What scared you the most as a kid?
283. What would it take to have absolutely no regrets on your death bed?
284. What type of non-profit would you start?
285. What one goal, if you achieved it, would make your life a true success?
286. What is the one thing you were wrong about when you thought you were completely right?
287. Do you believe in alternate realities?
288. Do you trust yourself?
289. What negative emotion affects you the most?
290. What makes you most anxious?
291. What is your favorite piece of art ever painted?
292. What is your favorite meal of the day?
293. Is you life better than you thought it would be right now, or worse?
294. When was the last time you ate until your stomach hurt?
295. What is the first thing I would see if I went through your front door?
296. What celebrity can you simply just not stand!?
297. Are you more of an introvert of extrovert?
298. What is one chapter that you would like to take out of the book of your life?
299. What do you think about most?
300. What do you consider the biggest waste of time?
301. What age group is the wisest/ignorant?
302. What role do you play amongst your friend group?
303. What is your earliest memory?
304. What is something you look forward to all day?
305. How did you come about and find your hobbies you engage in?
306. What would be the title of your life so far?
307. What word represents your current state of mind?
308. What is the biggest lie you have ever told?
309. What part of your home do you love the most?
310. What the one rule no one should ever break?
311. What is the word of wisdom or advice that you have ever received, and from whom?
312. If you could time travel to once place, where would it be?
313. Have you ever eaten an entire box of cereal?
314. What bones have you broken?
315. What illegal thing have you justified actually doing one day in your mind?
316. Do you have a journal you like to write in?
317. If you had to wear only one Halloween outfit every year, what would it be?
318. What was the best bridge that you ever burned?
319. What name would you have chosen for yourself?
320. Who in your life knows you the best?
321. How much does one’s childhood affect their adult life?
322. What time in your life would you go back to if you had a time machine?
323. Would you want to live forever?
324. Was your childhood a happy experience?
325. What parent was most strict in raising you?
326. What do you think about when you can’t sleep at night?
327. What affliction would you take from the world if you could take just one?
328. Have you ever re-gifted a gift?
329. What are your top things on your bucket list this year?
330. What is your favorite motivational quote?
331. Would you move to a different state/country for love?
332. How would your parents describe you?
333. What gave you the biggest adrenaline rush in life?
334. Who is your biggest cheerleader in life?
335. Have you ever cried from joy or happiness?
336. Have you ever had a near death experience?
337. What is your favorite flower?
338. What is the most sick you have ever been?
339. What cartoon character best suits you?
340. Do you think people can really talk to the dead?
341. What do you think your natural gifts are?
342. Are you similar to how you were in high school?
343. What is your number one guilty pleasure?
344. What is your favorite thing about the town you life in?
345. Do you believe that most people are good people?
346. What advice do your parents need to hear from you?
347. How much do you love yourself on a scale of 1-10?
348. Who is your current and some of your past celebrity crushes?
349. What is your favorite self care activity?
350. What body part attracts you the most about the opposite sex?
351. What is your dream date?
352. What would the world look like if we actually had flying cars?
353. What was your favorite birthday?
354. If someone broke into your house, what would be the ultimate weapon to have to use against them?
355. What is the one novel that you just couldn’t put down?
356. What makes the perfect weekend for you?
357. Do you consider yourself confrontational?
358. What is your favorite vice?
359. How was your high school experience vs your college experience?
360. When and how was your first kiss?
361. Why do you think we are here on this earth?
362. What do you want to reincarnate as in your next life?
363. What is the worst pain you have ever experienced?
364. Have you undergone a major surgery?
365. Would you ever spend the night in a haunted house?
366. What would you consider heaven on earth?
367. Are you an organ donor?
368. Do you consider yourself more of a leader or a follower?
369. What are the top 5 songs that would make up the playlist of your life?
370. What song brings you up most when you are down?
371. Do you recharge best when you are alone or around people?
372. What is your definition of beauty?
373. What is your least favorite sound in the world?
374. What is your most favorite sound in the world?
375. What do you feel like you need more of this year?
376. What person would you play if you were going to be a star in a movie?
377. Do you like playing video games?
378. How long does it take for you to unpack after a trip?
379. What do you do at night if you can’t sleep?
380. What is your faith level in humanity?
381. What song do you know every single world to?
382. Do you have a good memory?
383. If you had to leave earth and go to space for a month, what 3 people would you take with you?
384. If you could become a profession at any sport in the world, what would you choose?
385. Do you think every man grows up to marry someone like his mother and vice versa?
386. What subject is way to serious to be joked about?
387. If you had to paint one picture today, what would you paint?
388. What is your favorite name?
389. What is the weirdest dream you have ever had?
390. What advice do you give but don’t actually follow?
391. Have you ever been in a fight?
392. Do you think someone truly has the Midas touch where everything they touch turns to gold?
393. What book did you think you weren’t going to like but ended up loving?
394. What books series is your favorite?
395. Do you learn better by listening or reading?
396. What is the best audiobook you have every listened to?
397. What singer has the best voice in your opinion?
398. What type of singing voice do you have?
399. What song do you know every single word to?
400. Would you choose nosey or noisy neighbors?
401. What would be the most embarrassing thing that could ever happen to someone?
402. How many licks does it really take to eat a whole tootsie pop?
403. What would your write about if you were to write a book?
404. Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction?
405. What childhood movie scared you the most?
406. What email provider do you use?
407. What parent had the birds and the bees talk with you?
408. Do you give into peer pressure easily?
409. What activity clears your mind the most?
410. Do you lose things easily?
411. Do you get along better with younger or older people?
412. What is one thing that you avoid at all costs?
413. What is the best part of your day?
414. What makes you feel old/young?
415. What are must have items for a zombie apocalypse?
416. What is the best age to get married at?
417. What family tradition is your favorite?
418. What year of school did you skip the most days in?
419. What product do you love so much that you could actually be a spokesperson for?
420. What is the baddest thing you ever did as a child?
421. Were you a good influence on your childhood friends or bad one?
422. Why is the sky blue?
423. What is your favorite time of the day?
424. What does the perfect world look like to you?

Questions For Getting To Know Someone Better (Cautiously Proceed With These Babies!)

Ok, so lets be honest, there are certain questions we refrain from on the first date/encounter. And yet, some questions in life, like the religions, sex or politics questions can test ones relationship. That if there is really a connection there that is meant to be, questions like this may bring challenge and growth to the relationship.

And a bit of tension can be good to break up the monotony that certain longer term relationships can brinsg. It is always good to go into these questions by you and I first letting the other person know that you will not judge or change opinions about them if you dislike their answers. But proceed with caution here my good friend!

1. What are your political stances?
2. How do you want to win the next election?
3. Do you think racial injustice exists?
4. What would be the best way to create a more accepting world between all cultures?
5. Why do you think we even had slavery?
6. Do you agree with what the Bible teaches?
7. Do you think that God exists?
8. What are your thoughts on Hell? Who goes there? can you get out?
9. What are your true thoughts on religion?
10. What do you think about same sex marriage?
11. Have you ever had your heart broken, or broke someone’s heart?
12. Would you ever fight for your country?
13. Do you believe in life after death?
14. Have you every gone through a death in the family or traumatic experience?
15. What bridge do you regret burning?
16. What thing in life are you most ashamed about that inadvertently brought good change and growth?
17. What are your addictions in life?
18. What lies do you think you have justified in your life?
19. What is your biggest insecurity?
20. What causes your last relationship to end?
21. How would you react if you found out today that you were adopted?
22. Have you ever been bullied in life?
23. Have you ever been a bully?
24. Have you ever been cheated on or cheated on someone?
25. What belief system to do not agree with?
26. What would you say to someone who came to you about committing suicide?
27. What was your worst date of all time?
28. Have you ever been on a blind date?
29. Have you ever been stood up for a date?
30. Have you ever acted like you had an emergency and left a date you didn’t want to be at?
31. Have you ever embarrassed yourself on a first date?
32. What are your thoughts on evolution?
33. Who are you going to vote for this election?
34. Who do you think the worst president, presidential candidate is of all time?

6 Areas of Life – Conversation Starters

If you have came across any of my other blog posts, you will know that I love to tie in all areas of life to my posts. To provide for you a more well rounded approach to our topics that we are both trying to grow in.

Of course out of the 6 areas, you and I will ultimately devote more of our time to one or two areas for the majority.

And yet, it can’t hurt to bring a well rounded package of questions when it comes to how to get to know someone. I mean the more tools you have in your tool kit the better.

That is why I started with our more vauge, wide netted approach above, with 419 questions for getting to know someone. Then below, I narrow it down for you in a bit in the areas of life that I consider the big 6. Health, Family, Career, Spirituality, Relationships and Contribution.

I also provided some funny ice breaker questions that you can use to get to know somebody more and do it with a humorous flair. Last but not least, I put some questions to ask kids to help you get to know the kiddos better in your life!

Career Get To Know You Questions & Conversation Starters

1. What is your favorite part of your career?
2. What is your least favorite part of your career?
3. Who had the most influence on you in taking the position you hold?
4. How long do you see yourself working for the company you are at?
5. Is the work you do your passion?
6. Do you have any side hustles that you do that are around your passions?
7. What would you do work work if you were financially free?
8. How many people work at your job?
9. Who is your favorite person to work with at your job and why?
10. What are your thoughts on your boss?
11. Can you see yourself owning or managing the company you work for one day?
12. What is the most valuable lesson you have learned at work so far?
13. What is the one thing you would change about the position you hold?
14. Does your company offer any good retirement plans or perks?
15. What part of works makes you most excited to get to work?
16. What do you do to deal with work stress?
17. Is the job everything you thought it would be?
18. Do you consider yourself a workaholic?
19. How long does the average person work for your company?
20. What business would you start if you were to?
21. What qualities make a good boss for you?
22. What type of leadership role do you take in your company?
23. Are you more excited about retiring, or do you plan on working as long as possible?
24. How do you manage work-life balance?
25. How does your family feel about your career choice?
26. What do you consider your career highlight reel/top moments?
27. What job did you despise most in your life?
28. Who sticks out as the most memorable person you ever worked with?
29. How much do you make per year?
30. How often do you get a raise at your job?
31. Did you follow your own path for a career or do similar jobs to what your parents do/did?
32. Who is the most hard headed person in your family?

Relationship Get To Know You Questions (Get To Know You Questions For Couples)

1. What do you find most sexy about the opposite sex?
2. Do you stay friends with your exes?
3. How does one know when they meet “the one”.
4. Do you believe you attract certain people into your life?
5. Do you believe in soul mates?
6. What is the perfect date for you?
7. What is your favorite color eyes in a mate?
8. What makes you feel most loved by a mate?
9. What are your 5 love languages?
10. What is your favorite color hair on a person you want to date?
11. How long do people need to be together to get married?
12. How many kids do you want  to have?
13. What do you want your kids to be when they grow up?
14. What do you want give your kids that you didn’t have growing up?
15. What turns you on the most?
16. Do you believe in love?
17. Who is your favorite fictional couple?
18. Do you get turned on with words or more non-verbal cues?

Financial Questions On How To Get To Know Someone

1. How much do you need to save in order to feel like you never have to work again?
2. Do you invest in anything?
3. Do you invest based off of intuition or facts?
4. Would you rather be rich or happy?
5. Why do you think some people are better at managing their money than others?
6. Do you have a retirement plan?
7. What scares you the most about retiring?
8. What would make you feel like you “made it” financially?
9. Are you more driven by passion or money?
10. Can you be rich and happy?
11. Do you consider yourself more budget conscious or more of a spender?
12. What is the first thing you do with your paycheck money?
13. How do you like to give back financially?
14. What is the most you have ever made in a year?
15. What is your most challenging financial goal right now?
16. What limiting beliefs do you think are keeping you from attracting more abundance?
17. What is your favorite investment app?

Family Get To Know You Questions

1. How many kids do you want?
2. What makes a strong family unit?
3. Where do you want to travel with your family this year?
4. Are you more traditional thinking or progressive thinking for having a family? – 652
5. Who do you get along best with in your family?
6. Who do you get along the least with?
7. Who makes you laugh the most in your family?
8. If you had to sum your family up in one word, what would it be?
9. Is your family more extroverted or introverted?
10. Who is the loudest person in your family?
11. Has your family lived in the area a long time?
12. Do you have anyone famous in your lineage?
13. Do you have any estranged family members?
14. What is your favorite family vacation?
15. Who makes you feel the most special in your family?
16. Do you ever wish you were born into another family?
17. Is your family competitive?
18. Does your family get together often?
19. Are you closer with your family now, or more close when you were younger?
20. What is your family like when you bring home someone new?
21. Who do you hang out with the most in your family?

Health Questions On How To Get To Know Somebody

1. How long do you think you will live following your current diet?
2. What is the diet you refuse to follow?
3. How often do you go to the gym?
4. Do you follow your own workout or an influencers workout?
5. What gym do you go to?
6. How often do you follow a specific diet?
7. Do you count your calories, or do you go off of how your body feels?
8. Have you ever competed in a show or done any races/runs?
9. What is your biggest fitness goal for the year?
10. Who is your biggest inspiration for fitness?
11. What is your main reason for working out?
12. How did you first get inspired to workout?
13. Are any of your other family members really into fitness?
14. What time of day do you usually workout?
15. What is your favorite healthy snack?
16. When do you eat your last meal each day?
17. Do you have a trainer or have you ever had one?
18. What group classes do you like to go to?
19. What body part is your favorite to workout?
20. Do you have a workout partner, or do you workout solo?
21. How often do you take time off from the gym?
22. What is your favorite gym outfit?
23. Do you have friends from the gym that you hang out with outside the gym?
24. What type of music do you listen to when you lift weights?
25. What are you most proud about when it comes to your fitness journey?

Spiritual Get To Know you Questions

1. Do you think you go directly to heaven after you die, or is there some lag time?
2. Do you think you will get into heaven?
3. Do you think the Bible accurately describes God?
4. How would you describe your current level of faith?
5. What made you choose the religion your practice?
6. Who has the most influence on you in your beliefs?
7. Do you think the soul never dies?
8. What is your favorite book of the bible?
9. What do you think heaven will be like?
10. Can heaven and hell be created on earth?
11. What is the most evil thing people can do?
12. Do you think God truly forgives everyone?
13. What one main message do you think the bible is trying to teach?
14. Would you consider yourself an old soul?
15. What do you think the actual spirit of someone looks like?
16. Do you think all dogs go to heaven?
17. Who would you haunt if you were a ghost?
18. Do miracles exist?
19. What do you think hell looks like?
20. Can you be a good person of faith and not go to service?
21. What is your favorite part about going to church?
22. What is your least favorite part about going to church?
23. What is the number one benefit of religion?
24. What do you think the most common misconception is about faith?
25. What is your favorite religious lingo?
26. Should the Bible be taken figuratively or literally?
27. Do you think God answers every prayer?
28. What is your take on why bad things happen to good people and vice versa?
29. Has religion and God helped you through tough times?
30. Is there a “right” or “wrong” way to pray?
31. Why do you think there are so many religions?
32. Have you ever been confronted about your faith?
33. Did God create astrology and the zodiac?
34. If the basis of the atom is positive and negative, isn’t evil a necessary part of the process?
35. What makes someone do evil?
36. What is the most spiritual act you have ever seen someone do?
37. What was your first encounter with God?
38. Did your faith come naturally to you, or was it something you had to work on?
39. Who do you know who is the most congruent with their faith an actions?
40. Who do you know that talks the talk about faith but doesn’t walk the walk?
41. How accurate overall would you say the Bible is?
42. Do you tithe to the church or some other cause?
43. Why does religion get a bad name?
44. Do you think it is better to just walk the walk or go out and pitch religion?
45. What is the best way for someone to find the Lord?

Get To Know You Questions Funny

1. What is the best WiFi name you have seen?
2. What word do you absolutely despise?
3. What is the one thing everyone looks dumb at when they do it?
4. What is the worst thing you have ever smelt?
5. What is the least sexy male and female names?
6. What do you wish you could say to someone’s face and not get punched for it?
7. What nicknames do you have for people amongst the current political terrain?
8. What would your cheat code be if life we in fact a video game?
9. What makes you feel the most uncomfortable when you but it at a store?
10. What is the funniest name you could name a branded product?
11. What would your younger self first do if it was trapped in your adult body?
12. When was a time that you got caught farting, and blamed it on someone else?
13. If you could shrink anything down and stick in in your back pocket, what/who would it be?
14. What or who would you take a bad day at the office out on?
15. If you could cause anyone to go bankrupt, who would it be?
16. If you were a flavor, what would it be?
17. Why is it so funny when people get hurt?
18. What is the worst pick up line you have ever heard?
19. What is the strangest text you have ever got?
20. Have you ever received nude texts?
21. Have you ever lit anything on fire when cooking?
22. Have you ever dropped your phone on your face when text while lying down?
23. What is your go to dance move in the club?
24. What species would you breed if you could breed two random species?
25. Who would be the rudest animal if they could talk? Nicest?
26. What TV character deserved to get killed off?
27. What character stayed way too long on a TV show?
28. What type of cult would you create if you had to?
29. In theory, what name would you give your kid to embarrass them the most?
30. What TV family is most similar to your actual family?
31. Is a hotdog technically a sandwich?
32. What is the longest you have gone without brushing your teeth?
33. How much money would it take to get you to streak across a pro football game?
34. What celebrity should not be famous at all?
35. What deep dark secrets do you keep in your internet history!?
36. What would your walk up song be if you were a pro fighter?
37. Does cereal technically qualify as a soup?
38. If you had to choose your own nickname, what would it be?
39. If you could read minds, who would be the most dirty minded in your family?
40. How long do you think you could go without using your smart phone?

Contribution Questions On Getting To Know Someone Better

1. What is your favorite foundation to contribute to?
2. What area would you create a non-profit in?
3. How much do you donate in time in money per year?
4. If you could give back in just one way forever, what would it be?
5. Who do you admire most for their contribution?
6. Would you ever adopt a kid?
7. What do you think it would take to end world hunger?
8. Are there any causes that aren’t worthy of contribution?
9. How does giving back make you feel?
10. How do you think you can change the world and make it a better place?
11. Who or what do you think needs help the most right now?
12. What is the biggest donation you have ever seen someone give?
13. Do you think it is better to give your time or money?
14. How much is your biggest donation?
15. Do you think some people feel obligated to give?
16. What was the first act you did to give back?
17. When do you think the world will shift to a more selfless standpoint?
18. Who should be giving back that isn’t?
19. If you could solve one ailment in the world, what would it be?

Get To Know You Questions Kids

1. What sports do you like to play?
2. What is your favorite subject in school?
3. What do you do on the weekends?
4. How long have you been living in town?
5. What do you love doing most with your family?
6. What is your favorite thing to do at school?
7. What is your favorite time of year?
8. What do you think you will wear for Halloween this year?
9. Are you excited about going to the next grade?
10. Do you miss school and your friends on the weekends?
11. What is your favorite snack?
12. What do you usually eat at school lunch?
13. Who is your favorite superhero?
14. What superpower do you wish you had?
15. What is your favorite animal?
16. What makes you the most happy?
17. What is your favorite thing in the whole world?
18. What do you like to learn at school?
19. Do you like playing inside more our outside more?
20. What is the coolest toy anyone has ever given you?
21. Who is your best friend?
22. If you had to give away all your toys, who would you offer them to?
23. What is your favorite thing to wear on a cold day?
24. What are you looking forward to for the next grade?
25. What do you like most about being a kid?

Conclusion To Get To Know You Questions (Break The Ice Questions)

 

Quotes About Anxiety

Anxiety SUCKS! I mean if we are being honest with each other, it is literally the worst. And it is crazy to try and describe to people what it is that haven’t dealt with it at all, right?? The list of quotes about anxiety below really put the matter in perspective, and helps let us know that we are not alone.

Sure it is a battle, and one that you and I continue to win daily. Of course, we may be bruised, battered and tired, and yet together we will persevere.

You can win the battle against anxiety. And one day, learn to change and transform it into a more productive energy that we can channel into any and every area into our life.

Not only rising from our old ashes anew. But truly mastering thyself. And with self mastery comes true liberation. Heaven on earth.

Check out the list below of quotes on anxiety to help you through what you may be going through right now. I hope it does just that my friend.

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305 Quotes About Anxiety

“Today, I escaped anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions, not outside.” – Marcus Aurelius

“Cultivate calm and stillness, let go of anxiety as a lifestyle.” – Brene Brown

“Smile, breathe, and go slowly.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

“Although anxiety is part of life, never let it control you.” – Paulo Coelho

“All stress, anxiety, depression is caused when we ignore who we are, and start living to please others.” – Paulo Coelho

“Become a worry slapper. Treat frets like mosquitos. Do you procrastinate when a bloodsucking bug lights on your skin? “I’ll take care of it in a moment.” Of course you don’t! You give the critter the slap it deserves. Be equally decisive with anxiety.” – Max Lucado

“Stepping out of the busyness is perhaps the most beautiful offering we can make to our spirit.” – Tara Brach

“Turn your worry into wisdom.” – Oprah Winfrey

“The more you pray, the less you’ll panic. The more you worship, the less you worry. You’ll feel more patient and less pressured.” – Rick Warren

“True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with other hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing.” – Seneca

“Don’t be forecasting evil unless it is what you can guard against. Anxiety is good for nothing if you can’t turn it into a defense.” – Bruce Lee

“Our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of it’s sorrows, but only empties today of it’s strengths.” – Charles H. Spurgeon

“We labour at our daily work, more ardently and thoughtlessly than is necessary to sustain our life because it is even more necessary not to have leisure to stop and think. Haste is universal becuase everyone is in flight for himself.” – Friendrich Nietzsche

“It’s important to give up, maybe daily, the longing to be perfect, what a heavy burden.” – Fred Rogers

“Rule number one, don’t sweat the small stuff. Rule number two, it’s all small stuff.’-  Robert Elliot

“The day you stop worrying, will be the first day of your new life, anxiety takes you in circles, trust in yourself, and become free.” – Leon Brown

“If you want to conquer anxiety in your life, live in the moment, live in the breath.” – Amit Ray

“Fear and anxiety many times indicates that we are moving in a positive direction, out of the safe confines of our comfort zone, and in the direction of our true purpose.” – Charles F. Glassman

“Anxiety happens when you think you have to figure our everything all at once. Breathe. You’re strong. You got this. Take it day by day.” – Karen Salmansohn

“If you scratch beneath the surface, you will find that many of your anxieties, worries and fears are associated with death and dying.” – Tai Sheridan

“Anxiety, I will transform you into something useful and productive. I will not bow down to you.” – Jada Dewalt

“Never be in a hurry, do everything quietly in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace, for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. What is anything in life compared to peace of soul.” – Francis de Sales

“I think anxiety is dangerous, but it makes you think it’s your friend.” – Noah Baumbach

“There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.” –

“I promise you, nothing is chaotic as it seems. Nothing is worth diminishing your health. Nothings is worth poisoning yourself into stress, anxiety, and fear.” – Steve Maraboli

“He who fears, he will suffer, already suffers, because he fears.” – Michael de Montaigno

“Anxiety is the gap between the now and the then. So if you are in the now, you can’t be anxious, because your excitement flows immediately into ongoing spontaneous activity.” – Bruce Lee

“Truth is, that there is no actual stress or anxiety in the world, it is your thoughts that create these false beliefs. You can not package stress, touch it, or see it. There are only people engaged in stressful thinking.” – Wayne Dyer

“Trust yourself, you have survived a lot, and you’ll survive whatever is coming.” – Robert Tew

“Take a deep breath and give yourself permission to step back from everything that is making you feel anxious.” – Jade Marie

“Keep walking through the storm, your rainbow is waiting on the other side.” – Heather Stillufsen

“Every moment is a fresh beginning.” – T.S. Elliot

“You need to decide that no matter how difficult the path ahead seems, you will put past your anxiety and keep going.” – Oprah

“Put blindness on to those things that conspire to hold you back, especially the ones in your own head.” – Meryl Streep

“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breathes.” – Etty Hillesum

“Your must have confidence in your competence.” – Elijah Cummings

“The components of anxiety, stress, fear, and danger do not exist independently of you in the world. They simply do not exist in the physical world, even though we talk about them as if they do.” – Wayne Dyer

“A mistake in judgement isn’t fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.” – Pauline Kael

“Turn your attention for a while away from the worries and anxieties. Remind yourself of all your many blessings.” – Ralph Marston

“Fear is not real, it is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real. But fear is a choice.” – Will Smith

“Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.” – Walter Anderson

“Your thoughts, not the world, cause your stress.” – Wayne Dyer

“It makes no sense to worry about things you have no control over, because there’s nothing you can do about them, and why worry about things you do control? The activity of worrying keeps you immobilized.” – Wayne Dyer

“A crust eaten in peace, is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.” – Aesop

“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” – William James

“You cannot always control what goes on outside, but you can always control what goes on inside.” – Wayne Dyer

“Anxiety is nothing, but repeatedly re-experiencing failure in advance. What a waste.” – Seth Godin

“Anxiety’s like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you very far.” – Jodi Picoult

“Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence, inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful, perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.” – Norman Vincent Peale

“Nerves and anxiety in the stomach is the engine roar before it soars.” – Unknown

“Look how much you’ve already managed to adapt to. Look how resilient you’ve already been. There’s not right way to respond to this because it’s never, ever happened before. Give yourself, some credit. There’s no one in the whole world who has this figured out yet. So it’s absolutely okay if you don’t either.” – Mellow Doodles

“Do what you can, with what you got, where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“I’m telling, anxiety is always feeling like something is out of place, and when you can’t find what it is, you start to think it’s you.” – Rachel H.

“Just because I can’t explain the feelings causing my anxiety doesn’t make them less valid.” – Lauren Elizabeth

“Worrying doesn’t empty tomorrow of it’s sorrows, it empties today of it’s strength.” – Charles Spurgeon

“There is no such thing a pure pressure, some anxiety always goes with it.” – Ovid

“You’re allowed to feel messed up and inside out, it’s doesn’t mean you’re defective, it just means you’re human.” – David Mitchell

“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Anxiety was born in the very same moment as mankind. And since we will never be able to master it, we will have to learn to live with it, just as we have learned to live with storms.” – Paulo Coelho

“Anxiety is the handmaiden of contemporary ambition.” – Alain de Botton

“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations. The best is yet to come.” – Zig Ziglar

“Anxiety is the illness of our age. We worry about ourselves, our family, our friends, our work and our state of the world. If we allow worry to fill our hearts, sooner or later we will get sick.” – Nhat Hanh

“Surrender to what is. Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be.” – Sonia Ricotte

“I am stronger than fear.” – Malala Yousafzai

“My dark days have made me strong. Or maybe I was already strong, and they made me prove it.” – Emery Lord

 

“I promise you, nothing is chaotic as it seems. Nothing is worth diminishing your health. Nothing is worth poisoning yourself into stress, anxiety and fear.” – Steve Maraboli

“Some people still try to swim when they’re drowning, the trick is to simply stop struggling, and breathe.” – Chris McGeown

“Anxiety is an urgent, deafening thing. No matter how many logical reasons you have to remain happy or positive, when it is present, you can hear nothing else.” – Beau Taplin

“Go easy on yourself, whatever you do today, let it be enough.” – Uknknown

“Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.” – Kahlil Gibran

“Anxiety is one little tree in your forest. Step back and look at the whole forrest.” – Unknown

“Anxiety is the greatest kill.er. It makes other feel as you might when a drowning man holds onto you. You want to save him, but you know he will strangle you with his panic.” – Anais

“I hold onto the scripture that says “be anxious for nothing, but in all things give thanks”. I’m not saying I don’t have problems or that I don’t worry, but I try not to be stressed. I manage my anxiety through prayer. Worry shows up on your face, and I don’t want that!” – Kim Fields

“Fear is interest paid on a debt you may not owe.” – Anonymous

“Don’t worry about achieving, don’t worry about perfection, just be there each moment as best as you can.” – Pema Chodron

“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” – Margaret Thatcher

“I will breathe, I will think of solutions. I will not let my worry control me. I will not let my stress level break me. I will simply breathe. And it will be okay because I don’t quit.” – Shayne McClendon

“No fear shadows. They simply mean there’s a light shining somewhere nearby.” – Ruth E. Renkel

“I just give myself permission to suck. I find this hugely liberating.” – John Green

“Practicing mindful mediation is an extremely effective way to manage both our feelings of stress and anxiety.” – Kristine Ally

“Some people feel guilty about their anxieties and regard them as a defect of faith. I don’t agree at all. They are afflictions, not sins. Like all afflictions, they are, if we can so take them, out share in the Passion of Christ.”  C.S. Lewis

“Whoever has learned to be anxious in the right way, has learned the ultimate.” – Soren Kierkegaard

“You must let go, release the stress. You were never in control anyway.” – Steve Maraboli

“It’s sad because my anxiety keeps me from enjoying things as much as I should at this age.” – Amanda Seyfried

“The greatest use of your world is prayer. Talk to God about everything, all the time. Maintain a running conversation.” – Rick Warren

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I want to be.” – Lao Tzu

“Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be.” – Wayne W. Dyer

“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not, and often times we call a man cold, when he is only sad.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“Sorrow looks back, worry looks around, faith looks up.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“If you don’t learn to control your thoughts, you will never learn how to control your behavior.” – Joyce Meyer

“Anxiety kills, anxiety causes obsession, parnoia is injurious to health, none of your kinds put up with your paranoia.” – Akshaya Venkat

“Without anxiety and illness, I should have been like a sip without a rudder.”-  Edvard Munch

“That’s the duty of the old, to be anxious on behalf of the young. And the duty of the young is to scorn the anxiety of the old.” – Philip Pullman

“Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.” – Pema Chodron

“Physical comforts cannot subdue mental suffering, and if we look closely, we can se that those who have many possessions are not necessarily happy. In fact, being wealthy often brings even more anxiety.” – Dalai Lama

“You don’t have to love your anxiety, you just have to permit it.” – Barry McDonagh

Quotes About Worry

“If you can’t sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It’s the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep.” – Dale Carnegie

“Don’t worry about losing, if it is right. It happens, the main thing is not to hurry, nothing good gets away.” – John Steinbeck

“If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worring about one year ago.” – E. Joseph Crossman

“We get lost in our mental ruminations and incessant worrying, and we miss the actual experience.” – Michael Smith

“Worry = waste of time. Good and bad things will happen in life. You just have to keep living and not stress over what you can’t control.” – Unknown

“That the birds of worry and care fly over your head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent.’-  Chinese Proverb

“Worrying about past regrets does nothing to change the past. YOur future is where your focus should be.” – Catherine Pulsifer

“Worry is wasting today’s time, cluttering up tomorrow’s opportunities with yesterday’s troubles.” –  Grant Ngobean

“I choose to be inspired by things that have been done well in the past. So I don’t worry about being compared because that paralyzes you.” – Kenneth Branagh

“When I look back on all my worries, I remember the story of an old man who said on his deathbed that he had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which never happened.” – Winston Churchill

“Whatever’s going to happen, will happen whether we worry or not.” – Ana Monnar

“Don’t anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.” – Benjamin Franklin

“So here are all the benefits of worrying, none, nothing, notta one.” – Byrone Pulsifer

“I give myself permission to suck, I find this hugely liberating.” – John Green

“Don’t believe every worried thought you have. Worried thoughts are notoriously inaccurate.” – Renee Jain

“Worry is a misuse of the imagination.” – Dan Zadra

“I have learned not to worry about love, but to honor its coming with all my heart.” – Alice Walker

“Embrace the glorious mess that you are.” – Elizabeth Gilbert

“Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen, keep in the sunlight.” – Benjamin Franklin

“Dear me! How happy and good we’d be if we had no worries.” – Louisa May Alcott

“Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons and reason which today arm you against the present.” – Marcus Aurelius

“Worry is the stomach’s worst poison.” – Alfred Noble

“If you want to be stress free, then stop worry8ing, if you want to live a good life then stay away from negative people. If you are tired the drama, than stop communicating with folks that always have something negative to say.” – Jenkines

“Worrying is thinking that has turned toxic. It is jarring music that goes round and round and never comes to either climax or conclusion.” – Harold B. Walker

“The ultimate fruit of positive expectation is hope, and it is hope that pulls you forward in all you attempt to do. I’m always hopeful and I never worry. I can say that because I expect the best possible result in all that I do.” – Zig Ziglar

“Blessed is the person who is too busy to worry in the daytime and too sleepy to worry at night.” – Leo Aikman

“A day of worry is more exhausting than a day of work.” – John Lubbuock

“Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life.” – Luke 12:25

“You can’t stop the waves but you can learn to surf.” – John Kabat-Zinn

“If you are not happy you had better, stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.” – Robertson Davies

“No amount of anxiety can change the future. No amount of regret can change the past.” – Karen Salmansohn

“Use your time and energy to accomplish great things instead of worrying, placing blame or spreading criticism.” – Les Brown

“What worries you, masters you.” – John Locke

“Worry erodes the psychic, causes unwanted emotional turmoil, and depletes the body through lack of sleep and poor eating habits. It only leads to further and further despair.” – Catherine Pulsifer

“The first step to becoming what God made you to be is to sop worrying about what others want you to be.” – Rick Warren

“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.” – Buddha

“Worry pretends to be necessary, but serves no useful purpose.” – Echkart Tolle

“If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it’s not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.” – That Dalai Lama

“Because God created you and Christ has made you acceptable, don’t worry about what other people say about you. God is with you and he is for you. God will never leave you.” – Rick Warren

“Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“We’ve all felt down at some point. It’s inevitable. It could start from a tiny seed of worry or sorrow and snowball into a vast area of your life.” – Fearne Cotton

“If you ask what the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress, and tension. And if you didn’t ask me, I’d still have to say it.” – George Burns

“People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them.” – George Bernard Shaw

“Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.” – Roy T. Bennett

“Sometimes our thoughts are blocked by so much insecurity, they create lies we start to believe.” – Unknown

“Worry, a God, invisible but omnipotent. It steals the bloom from the cheek and lightness from the pulse, it takes away the appetite, and turns the hair gray.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“Most people stay in their comfort zone, because they worry, it is fear that holds them back.” – Raphael Huwiler

“Love is what you were born with. Fear is what we learned here.” – Marianne Williamson

“The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work.” – Robert Frost

“Rule number one, don’t sweat the small stuff. Rule number two, it’s all small stuff.” – Robert Elliot

“Barring serious accidents, if you are not preoccupied with worry, and you work hard, you can look forward to a reasonably lengthy existence. It’s nto the hard work that kills, its the worrying that kills.” – Thomas Edison

“Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles.” – Charlie Chaplin

“It helps to write down half a dozen things which are worrying me. Two of them say disappear, about two of them nothing  can be done, so it’s no use worrying, two perhaps can be settled.” – Winston Churchill

“Sometimes worrying about the very best way keeps me from doing anything.” – Dana K. White

“Worry gives a small thing a big shadow.” – Swedish Proverb

“Worry, doubt fear, and despair are the enemies which slowly bring us down to the ground.” – Unknown

“Worry never robs tomorrow of it’s sorrow, it only saps today of it’s joy.” – Leo Buscaglia

“Don’t let your mind bully your body into believing it must carry the burden of it’s worries.” – Astrid Alauda

“Worry is interest paid on trouble before it is due.” – William R. Inge

“Worrying is a waste of time, it changes nothing. It will only create stress, which can have major effects on your health.” – Robert Washington

“You need to be comfortable with you. Stop worrying about the couple in the corner who may or may not be looking at your funny.” – Willow Cross

“What would your life look like if you let go of some of your biggest distractions, the often meaningless worries and stresses that take your attention, and put more focus on the people and things that are most important to you?” – Mike Robbins

“Worrying is a waste of your life.” – AtGW

“Worry is a word that I don’t allow myself to use.” – Dwight Eisenhower

“If only the people who worry about their liabilities would think about the riches they do possess, they would stop worrying.” – Dale Carnegie

“Worry is a thin stream of fear trickling thorugh the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.” –  Arthur Somers Roche

“Start small, think big. Don’t worry about too many things at once. Take a handful of simple things to begin with, and then progress to more complex ones. Think about not just tomorrow but the future. Put a ding in the universe.” – Steve Jobs

“Never let life’s hardships disturb you, no one can avoid problems, not even saints or sages.” – Nichiren Daishonen

“Overthinking causes unnecessary stress and worry, and tends to blow things out of proportion.” – Melissa Eshleman

Quotes About Stress

“Give your stress wings and let it fly away.” – Terri Guillemets

“Stress is the alarm clock that lets you know you have attached something not true for you.” – Byron Katie

“In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.” – Lee Iacocca

“There is more to life than increasing it’s speed.’-  Mohandas Gandhi

“Don’t try to force anything. Let life be a deep let go. God opens millions of flowers everyday without forcing their buds.” – Osho

“Breathe, let go and remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” – Oprah Winfrey

“Ten years from now, you’ll laugh at whatever’s stressing you out today. So why not laugh now.” – Tony Robbins

“The day she let go of the things that were weighting her down, was the day she began to shine the brightest.” – Karina Mayer

“Pause and remember, every single event in your life, especially the difficult lessons, have made you smarter, stronger, and wiser than you were yesterday.” – Unknown

“Set peace of mind as your highest goal, and organize your life around it.” – Brian Tracy

“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” – Lou Holtz

“Stress is caused by being ‘here’ but wanting to be ‘there’.” – Eckhart Tolle

“Good time management brings with it increased relaxation, less stress, more satisfaction, and great accomplishment.” – Stephen Hall

“Some stress is necessary in our lives when we want to stimulate creativity, or to promote learning.” – Christian J. Borg

“I’ve chosen to treat my life more like a party than something to stress about.” – Martin Short

“Bend and you will be whole. Curl and you will be straight. Keep empty and you will be filled. Grow old and you will be renewed.” – The Tao Te Ching

“Greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” – Elbert Hubbard

“The people in your life should be a source of reducing stress, not causing more of it.” – Unknown

“Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they’ve started.” – David Allen

“Remember that every time you say yes to something, especially when you are half hearted in agreeing, you add stress in your life.” – Philip Vang

“Stress does not come from the environment, it comes from the mind of the individual under stress.” – Brad Blanton

“Don’t let the behaviors of others destroy your inner peace.” – The Dalai Lama

“God will never give you anything you can’t handle, so don’t stress.” – Kelly Clarkson

“Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.” – Hans Selye

“Don’t stress, do your best, forget the rest.” – Unknown

“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.” – Seneca

“Braincells create ideas, stress kills brain cells, stress is not a good idea.” – Fredrick Saunders

“Stress is the trash of modern life we all generate it, but if you don’t dispose of it properly, it will pile up and overtake your life.” – Danzae Pace

“No work is stressful, it’s your inability to manage your body, mind and emotions that make you stressful.” – Jagadish Vasudev Sadhguru

“You can’t always control what goes on outside. But you can alays control what goes on inside.” – Wayne Dyer

“Maturity is achieved when a person accepts life as full of tension.” – Joshua L Liebman

“One of the best way to reduce stress is to accept the things you cannot control.” – M.P. Neary

“Stress is basically a disconnection from the earth, a forgetting of the breath. Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency. Nothing is that important, just lie down.” – Natalie Goldberg

“Stress can actually help you focus better and can be positive. Having small amounts of stress can stimulate you to think. Being able to manage your stress is key.” – Frank Long

“Problems can be experiences as, a chance for renewal rather than stress.” – Marilyn Ferguson

“When we refuse to balance the overwhelming demands of work, home, family, friends and personal growth, stress will be the natural result.” – Mary Southerland

“I am exhausted from trying to be stronger than I feel.” – Unknown

“Stress is like a spice. In the right proportion, it enhances the flavor of a dish. Too little produces a bland, dull meal, to much may choke you.” – Donald Tubesing

“It’s not stress that kills us, it’s our reaction to it.” – Hans Selye

“Trying to be a perfectionist brings increased stress and hinders performance.” – T. Whitmore

“I enjoy an evening stroll. It helps me to reflect and eases stress.” – Blac Chyna

“Overthinking causes unnecessary stress and worry, and tends to blow things out of proportion.” – Melissa Eshleman

“If you treat every situation as a life and death matter, you’ll die a lot of times.” – Dean Smith

“I think one of the biggest things sleep does is help with emotional stress.” – Joe Zeller

“Gratitude can reduce your stress and anxiety.” – Bre Miller

“You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.” – Dan Millman

“It’s not stress that kills us, it’s our reaction to it.” – Hans Selye

“Nothing is miserable unless you think it so. And on the other hand, nothing brings happiness unless you are content with it.” – Boethius

“Even as fire finds peace in it’s resting place without fuel, when thoughts become silence the soul finds peace in it’s own source. When the mind is silent, then it can enter into world which is far beyond the mind. This is wisdom and this is liberation.” – The Upanishads

“How we perceive a situation and how we react to it is the basis of our stress. If you focus on the negative in any situation, you can expect high stress levels. However, if you try to see the good in the situation, your stress levels will greatly diminish.” – Catherine Pulsifer

“You are a fighter, look at everything you’ve overcome. Don’t give up now.” – Unknown

“Sometimes your stress is caused by your own unproductive behaviors.” – Clara Taylor

“Trying to be a perfectionist increases stress and hinders performance.” – T. Whitmore

“Prayer relieves the stress of perceived inactivity. Now that God has been given the task, you don’t have to worry about it any longer. God has his people on it. With less stress come more strength.” – Max Lucado

“When we learn to manage that stress, we are able to create our peak performance abilities and remain calm.” – James O’Donnell

Quotes About Anxiety Bible Verses

“Don’t be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving present your requests to God.” – Philippians 4:6

“Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.” – Proverbs 12:25

“Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me, your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” – Psalm 23:4

“Therefore, do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is it’s own troubles.” – Matthew 6:34

“Trust in the Lord will all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” – Proverbs 3:5-6

“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.” – Psalm 56:3

“Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.” – Proverbs 12:25

“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.” – John 4:18

“Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you, he will never permit the righteous to be moved.” – Psalm 55:22

“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Be alert and of somber mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” – Peter 5:6-8

“Say to hose who have an anxious heart, ‘Be strong, fear not! Behold your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you.” – Isaiah 35:4

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will gie you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” – Matthew 11:28-30

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in me.” – John 14:1

“When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.” – Psalm 94:19

Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.” – Luke 12:22

“I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” – Philippians 4:13

“And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.” – Colossians 3:15

“I sought the Lord and he answered me, he delivered me from all my fears.” – Psalm 34:4

“Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.” – Thessalonians 3:16

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Romans 8:38-39

“You shall not fear them, for its the Lord your God who fights for you.” – Deuteronomy 3:22

“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out it’s roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes, it’s leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year or drought and never fails to bear fruit.” – Jeremiah 17:7-8

“I sought the Lord and He answered me, He delivered me from all my fears.” – Psalm 34:4

“I want you to be free from anxieties.” – 1 Corinthians 7:32

“And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life.” – Matthew 6:27

“When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.” – Psalm 34:17

“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing.” – Matthew 6:25

“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubles, neither let them be afraid.” – John 14:27

“Fear not, for I am with you, be not dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous hand.” – Isaiah 41:10

“The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.” – Proverbs 29:25

“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore for the former things have passed away.” – Revelation 21:4

Quotes About Social Anxiety

“I’m shy, but I’m not clinically shy. I don’t have social anxiety disorder or anything like that. I more have gentle shyness. LIke I have a little trouble mingling at parties.” – Samantha Bee

“Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.” – Albert Camus

“I have social anxiety. It’s easier up on stage because there’s security in being there. When I’m off stage, I’m trying not to be a manic freak. I’m quite shy.” – Sia Furler

“Social anxiety isn’t a choice. I wish people knew how badly I wish I could be like everybody else and how hard it is to be affected by something that can bring me to my knees, every single day.” – Unknown

“The moment I started treating my social anxiety disorder, I startred feeling better.” – Ricky Williams

“Social anxiety results from being around people who are resolutely opposed to who you are.” – Stefan Molyneux

“I believe that worthiness is our birthright.” – Oprah Winfrey

“There’s just so much going on in my mind, sometimes I can’t keep up with what’s going on around me.” – Unknown

“I love to make songs out of some of those shadows, you know some of the things you lie awake thinking about, social anxieties, and romantic insecurities and all that stuff.” – Matt Berninger

Quotes About Anxiety And Depression

“Frustration, discouragement and depression mean you are working against yourself.” – Jagadish Vasudev Sadhguru

“You cannot be a stress free person and remain anxious and depressed. Getting rid of your stress is the key to saving your sanity.” – Jack Brady

“Good humor is tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.” – Grenville Dleiser

“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” – Margaret Thatcher

Funny Quotes About Anxiety

“Stress spelled backwards is desserts.” – Loretta Laroche

“When I’m under stress, I do yoga. It’s when I’m happiest that I have a problem with junk food.” – Britney Spears

“I’ve got 99 problems and 86 of them are completely made up scenarios that I’m stressing about for absolutely no logical reason!” – Unknown

“Let’s just say my anxieties have anxieties!” – Unknown

“People with anxiety don’t have a train of thought. We have 7 trains on 4 tracks that narrowly avoid each other when paths cross, and all the conductors are screaming.” – Uknown

“For fast acting relief, try slowing down!” – Lily Tomlin

“I think too much. I think ahead, I think behind, I think sideways, I think it all. If it exists, I’ve f***ing thought of it!” – Unknown

“There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior.” – Fran Lebowitz

“If I every completely lost my nervousness, I would be frightened half to death!” – Paul Lynde

Quotes About Nervousness

“Nervous and excited are the same sensation. Negative vs positive. Stop saying you are nervous, and start saying you are excited!” – Deb Bixler

“Step into this experience with butterflies in your bones, with a nervous feeling so beautiful, you know your doing something right.” – D. Antoinette Foy

“I think it is healthy for a person to be nervous. It means you care, that you work hard and want to give a great performance. YOu just have to channel that nervous energy into the show.” – Beyonce Knowles

“It’s OK to be nervous. Instead of fighting that anxiety, dance with it. Welcome it. Relish it. It’s a sign you’re on to something.” – Unknown

“Our errors are surely not such awfully solemn things. In a world where we are so certain to incur them in spite of all our caution, a certain lightness of heart seems healthier than this excessive nervousness on their behalf.” – William James

“Arrogance sort of destroys nervousness because you’re having a bunch of people flatter you and tell you you’re awesome, and it keeps you from striving as hard for the kind of validation you seek from a good show.” – Cole Sprouse

“A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.” – Alexander Hamilton

“Don’t let the fear of what could happen, make nothing happen.” – Unknown

“Being nervous isn’t bad, it just means something important is about to happen.” – Unknown

“Don’t try to be what you’re not. If you’re nervous, be nervous, if you’re shy be shy. It’s cute.” – Adriana Lima

“Take a step back and inhale, you’re never given anything in this world that you can’t handle. Be strong, be flexible. Remember who you are and who loves you.” – Unknown

“Anxiety and nervousness are proportional to our desire to be in control of things.” – K.N. Pavani

“For order represents our fear and nervousness. We create ordered interiors as a protest over the passing of things, to define our mortal lies against the void of time.” – Gertrude Diamant

“In my nervousness for this speech and my moments of doubt, I’ve told myself firmly, ‘If not me, who? If not now, when?’.” – Emma Watson

Quotes About Tension

“Keep the smile, leave the tension, feel the joy, forget the worry, hold the peace, leave the pain and always be happy.” – Unknown

“Tension is the worst feeling you’ll ever get, don’t take it seriously, it might kill you.” – Umar Tarar

“Tension is what you think you should be, relaxation is who you are.” – Chinese Proverb

“Tension is not the solution of any problem. It always makes the things complicated, so be cool and calm, there is always a solution of every problem.” – Astha Saxena

“Music is like a huge release of tension.” – James Taylor

“Simply touching a difficult memory with some slight willingness to heal, begins to soften the holding and tension around it.” – Steph Levine

“Failures do what is tension relieving, while winners do what is goal achieving.” – Alakh Aggarwal

“The world is all gates, all opportunities of tension waiting to be struck.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Great work is the result of seeking out tension, not avoiding it.” – Seth Godin

“Kill tension before tension kills you, reach your goal before your goals kicks you, live life before life leaves you.” – Unknown

“Attachment with the things is the main reason of distress.” – Unknown

“True peace is not merely the absence of tension, it is the presence of justice.” – Martin Luther King

“One lives one’s life under constant tension, until it’s time to go for good.” – Albert Einstein

“There is a virtue in work and there is a virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.” – Alan Cohen

“A life lived in worry, tension and fear is a life half lived” – Unknown

“The tension between “yes” and “no” between “I can” and “I cannot” makes us feel that, in so many instances, human life is an interminable debate with one’s self.” – Anatole Broyard

“If feel empty, not because of sadness, but because of relief, all the tension flowing out of me.” – Veronica Roth

How To Listen To Your Intuition 

 

“Intuition is the whisper of the soul.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti

The process of listening to your intuition and making that still small voice louder and louder and more clear all starts with making an intention that you want to do so.

So give yourself credit for already taking the first step towards the pursuit of how to listen to your intuition, and like Martin Luther King says:

“Take the first step in faith, you don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” 

The fact of the matter is, thus is life. Once we take the first step and just get in the water, we start to acclimate. We see that it wasn’t as bad as we thought it may be. Or we see it as just as bad or worse/harder than we thought. And yet now that we are in the water, why not try going all the way in?

The journey to becoming more intutive starts with the willingness and braveness to take that first step. And when I say braveness, I mean that it can be scary to trust in this unseen powerhouse of a force that we call intuition.

It is simply just in human nature to want to do it ourselves. To have all the answers. To be the GUY or GAL. And yet, with intuition, it is learning how to let go. And surrender our smaller selves over to the power of our big self. The almighty force that we all came from and will one day return to.

Learning how to listen to your intuition is the begging with the relationship with source of creation. And when we use it, we can learn to harness the power of creation, purity of thought, questions answered, growth mindset, and the power of trust.

We are seeking out guidance from our higher self that knows all. And when we do so, our life begins to flow. As this world is mostly water. We are mostly water. We start to flow like water. Flow with the stream of consciousness that is the universe. With all the wisdom, guidance, empathy, unconditional love and freedom that it is and can bring us when we partner with it. Instead of resisting it.

Now, lets you and I journey into this list of ways to listen to your intuition and reap the rewards and joy that come from it.

But before we jump into this topic, let me just encourage you now to simply let go of the fact that trust is weak. Or that it isn’t tough to let go and be guided. It is simply the self that you and I have that wants the best for us. Also, don’t worry about calling it anything if it doesn’t feel right for you.

I know if you are like me, in the past I may have had an aversion to believing that there was a higher power who wanted the best for me. Still have trouble with it today, since we are amongst friends, I will admit that!

Call it God if you want it, source, energy, but simply see it as the highest most truest form of yourself that is trying to help your lower self get on the same level. That is it. A knowingness that we were born with. Our god like power we have within us. That it is our inherent right to use, enjoy and reap the benefits from.

How to Listen To Your Intuition (25 Tips)

Trust Your First Instinct

It seems like the ladies are much better at this then the gents, just naturally. And yet no matter who you are, what gender, race or spiritual belief, it seems that a good majority of us tend to try to block out that first voice that is trying to give us answers.

We doubt it, be dismiss it, or simply suppress it. And yet, this first voice, call if a voice of reason, is coming straight from the gut. The faster “answers” or things come to us, the more accurate they will be.

The more we dismiss this and go with other answers or solutions that we come up with, the more it is likely that it is coming from our head. Our head knows logic.

Our head is simply a storage unit for all the things we have learned over the years. Many of them are limiting beliefs that we are filtering our thoughts through.

Listen To Your Heart Over Your Head

Our conscious and subconscious mind is extremely powerful. It is required to set and accomplish your short and long term goals. It can help us become more calm through mediation.

As well as reinforce and affirm good thinking habits that can help us build more value in ourselves, to feel and be worthy of the accomplishment of our goals and dreams.

And yet, just like with anyone or anything, we all have our strengths and weakness. The weakness of our minds comes to the fact that it gets in the way of listening to your heart. You and I cut off our source to the almighty force of intuition when we get stuck in our head.

Our heart knows our deepest desires. It knows what we want to do, be and become. What we truly love and need. As well as it is our beacon and guiding light to the things that will fulfill us both short term and long term.

It is connected intimately to our intuition. The two go hand in hand.

So when it comes to listening to our gut and intuition, it is imperative that we essentially start “thinking with your heart”. The ego is located in our minds. It provides us with ego thoughts and answers. Things that will fulfill our smaller self. The one that is obsessed with vanity.

The things that may feel good now, but now later. The things that bring us short term fulfillment and yet sometimes long term pain. Or at least joy that is fleeting.

So when you want to go with a gut decision, and truly listen to your intuition, you can start from verifying or checking in with your heart. Does the decision or choice feel right in your heart?

Maybe you had a gut instinct that told you something was off. Then you go to your head for facts and information to try to logically figure our what is going on and happening.

We can get stuck up there if we don’t jump back below the neck. The heart will let you know what to do.

Make Sure Your Choices Feel Right

Before you make a choice or decision or go about handling something that you have been having trouble with, check in to make sure the way you are going to handle it feels right. Essentially, when it feels uneasy or uncomfortable. That is a block your intuition is putting up to stop you from going forward with your decision.

Essentially, when you are listening to your gut, you operate with a feeling of smoothness. There is no overthinking. There is no hesitation. It just feels “right”.

It you and I are making a decision in your life, and it doesn’t feel right, lets again check in with our heart. This will put you and I back on the right track.

Ignore The Voice That Second Guesses The Intuition

There has always been one or many more of those times in our lives when we go back on our first choice. We say “nah, that can’t be right”. Or something of the sorts. We essentially dismiss our intuition.

And the fact of the matter is, the more we do this, the more we are essentially subconsciously telling our intuition that we don’t trust it. And like with anything in life that doesn’t feel valued, the less and less it shows up or wants to be in our lives!

So when we think something, and feel as if we should dismiss our first inclination, we can remind ourselves that this act is what is blocking us from hearing our intuition.

Show Yourself That Your Intuition Has Helped You In The Past

I know I am a person that needs concrete facts, evidence that things exist, before I ever go all in on a belief.

And when it comes to how to listen to your intuition, you and I can go back in time and show ourselves when we trusted our gut. And of course the amazing results that came from it.

Or lack thereof. When our gut told us what we suspected, but instead we went against it and had the feeling that we “should have listened to our gut”.

This proof can allow you to let go and trust your intuition starting today. Seeing that it will not steer you wrong.

Use Your Body (Good Posture)

It is strange, but we actually “Do” emotions. We don’t just feel them. When we are sad, we move and use our body in a way that makes us feel sad. We are hunched over and we use our facial muscles in a way that evokes sadness.

Our body can give us clues into what is right and what is wrong.

If you are trying to listen to your heart and intuition to guide you through something, monitor how your body is feeling when you are bringing up certain scenarios.

If your body feels agitated or “off”, that is your body reacted to your intuition not being happy.

If your body feels smooth and content, that is your intuition giving you the go ahead that you are about to make the right choice.

Meditation

If you and I really need to listen to our gut, and do so fast, the best way to still the mind is meditation. That way we get the logical part of the equation out of the way. Hence letting us “hear” our intuition better.

When it comes to how to still your mind, all you and I need to be doing is watching our breath. Feeling it coming in and out of our nostrils. You can also use a mantra like “Aum” and say it over and over. This is an anchor for your awareness, so that it doesn’t drift off with thoughts that come up. You simply just stick with the mantra and say it over and over for a few minutes.

This will be a good amount of time to quiet the noise upstairs, in your head, so you can hear the noise downstairs, in your intuition/gut.

Detach Yourself From The Situation

The fact of the matter is, when you and I are knee deep in a problem or something that is bothering us, it is hard to separate everything. We are trying to “figure it out”, worried about making the right choice, worried about what happens if we don’t make the right choice.

But if you and I can, we should be taking a quick 5 minute break from the whole entire situation, of us being in the middle of it.

And then look at it as if you are about to give guidance to your best friend about what to do. Essentially we would be coaching ourselves.

Act as if you have no part in the situation or scenario. you simply want to help your best friend get through something. And you have the best intentions and motives for this buddy.

What advice would you give your best friend, who is going through the same thing?

This advice is coming from your “heart” since you are trying to help someone you love. Which is unconditional love. And intuition and unconditional love are virtually one in the same.

Make A Fast Choice (From The Beginning)

There is an exercise Brian Tracy talks about on how when people are asked to list their top 3 goals within 30 seconds versus thinking about them for 30 minutes, the answers are virtually always exactly the same.

When you do things fast, on a dime, you aren’t thinking. And again, in order to listen to your intuition better, we need to to be getting out of our head.

Take a scenario you want to use your intuition for guidance in. And go back act as if you are at the beginning of the entire thing.

What fast decision or advice would you give to yourself, RIGHT AWAY? That is your intuition, right there. I promise.

Exercise or Create!

The fact of the matter is, when we workout, you and I really start moving that body. And like I was sharing with you above, we “do” emotions with our body.

When we put ourselves in a peak state, intuition and be expressed and translated through our bodies better.

We can also be doing art and painting, or expressing ourselves through writing music and poetry. Again it is all about getting our minds quiet enough.

All of these creative pursuits are essentially anchoring our thought process on one thing. A meditative activity to quiet that loud mind you and I have!

Take A Shower 

Taking a shower has been shown to reduce our brainwave cycles to that of a deep meditation. This is when we are in a state of alpha brain waves. This is where solution creation is.

Haven’t you ever noticed that when you take a shower, you can just think better? You get more relaxed, and even feel brave enough to “win” arguments against the bullies of your life?? No shame, I do the same!

It is putting us in a more fearless state, transcending the crocodile brain, which is mere concerned about survival. And instead letting us get better access to the neocortex, which is our most evolved portion of the brain is. When properly activated, we can think better and the evolved part of our brain can connect better with the most evolved sense known to man, the gut and intuition.

You can also draw, write or paint. Doing things like this will allow you to ground yourself in the present moment as you are more focused on using your hand to create instead of stuck in your head.

This is another form of meditation that will help you access your intuition by getting quiet within yourself.

Test Your Decision With You Core Values

We all have values that when we violate them something feels off in our bodies. These are often referred to as core values.

When we go against them, we feel like we are going to regret that decision.

Pose a couple scenarios to your moral compass when trying to go with your gut. This is one of the the best ways on how listen to your intuition.

As when your integrity is compromised, you are not going with your gut decision. You are operating outside of this spiritual realm.

Let Go Of Intuition Blocks

Often times, this is called shadow work. Essentially we are letting go, forgiving and taking full responsibility for our lives.

What happened to us is not our fault, but it is our responsibility of what we are going to do and who we are going to become because of it.

Bad things may have happened to you, people may have done you and I very wrong. And yet in order to hear your intuition, we need to be getting the things out of the way that dull that little voice.

That stuff getting in the way are the heavy emotional anchors that we all carry around.

If you are like me and need a little extra help letting go, check this post out I wrote just for you:

How To Let Go Of Anything (Fast)

Let go of anything and everything that isn’t serving you. The feeling that you aren’t good enough, or that you and I don’t measure up. Or someone thought we wouldn’t make it in life.

The more we let go of what is NOT us, the more we can become who we truly are, who we already are. Pure love and joy. Our true nature knows no limitation. It knows no lack. It goes beyond even having high self esteem. It is pure consciousness.

And the more closely we get to this state of being, the louder our intuition becomes.

Bring up the things you have hidden, face them full on. Laugh in their face. Truly laugh at them and they will dissipate. If laughing at them doesn’t ease the pain, again go back to the article above on how to let go. It will allow you to achieve permanent peace and growth.

Value Honesty Over Feeling Good

It is a fact, we lie to ourselves to make ourselves feel OK in the moment. I have done it countless times!

Say you have a feeling that someone is cheating on you, but you simply say “no, that is just my mind playing tricks on me.” We need to be valuing complete authenticity with ourselves. Accepting that the world can be unkind, and at times we simply need to be facing the cold, hard truthes of life.

Intuition can come off as negative, or presenting the answer we don’t WANT to hear. But NEED to hear. That is why, me included, have definitely lied to myself at times when my intuition was trying to tell me the truth.

Allow your intuition to be what you need to hear, not what you want to hear. Allow it to speak to you as a coach would speak to a client.

Literally Communicate Your Desire To Your Gut

The fact of the matter is, your intuition WANTS to help you. It is there to be that guiding light in the dark. That beacon of hope.

By us simply telling our gut that we need our help, we are reaching out to our higher self for help. It takes humility and humbleness. Which we are putting ourselves in the space where ego can’t exist. Humility dissolves ego. And when ego is gone, we can hear our intuition better.

Give Up The Need For Control

This is also referred to as true surrender. When you and I surrender, we are again stepping out of our ego needs. We admit that we can’t do it alone. This is when the universe responds with action.

We can only take human steps, but God can take God like steps. This is where we can make big strides forward in hearing our intuition. Just stop resisting in your actual body.

You and I are trying to always get “there”. Resistance in our body will persist. And it is too strong of an emotion to hear your intuition better.

Let go of the need to control anything at all. Just completely give up and let go.

Put Yourself In A Peak State For Intuition

In the past, we all had a time in our lives where we had the answers just come to us. We weren’t asking ourselves how to listen to your intuition at this point because if was louder than ever.

How were you holding your body in that moment? What were you doing? Maybe you were laughing, or doing something you enjoyed, like a passion?

Try to recreate that specific scenario and your state of being when it happened.

This can trigger that intuition response and allow you to hear your intuition more right now.

Look For Serendipity

We have all been in a state of flow in our lives, where things seems to happen just right for us. Coincidences keep coming up.

This is our intuition speaking to us.

Look for coincidences in your day. These little clues can lead you to listening to your intuition more. And also give you proof that your spiritual side is working well!

Believe You Can Hear Your Intuition

The fact of the matter is, it is engrained in the human experience to feel as if we can’t do something, and yet everyone else can.

You know the feeling. When we try something, and we feel as if we can’t do it, because we are different, or was raised different or simply they have the “right stuff” and we don’t.

This is not true. We all deal with those thoughts from time to time. But it comes down to the power of belief. We need to believe with absolute certainty that we can and do have the ability to listen to our intuition, as good if not better than anyone that ever lived.

If not, you will keep doubting your intuitive abilities. You will never give yourself full permission to listen in on your intuitive thoughts.

Make the choice, right now, that you have what it takes to listen to your heart and gut.

Pay Attention To The Dream World

Often times, we can get tips for our intuition in our dreams. Try to remember your dreams. Get a dream notebook and write about your dreams as soon as you wake up.

The subconscious mind is very active and often times it is trying to share things with us that can lead us on the right path.

Also, your conscious mind, the one you can rationalize with, is out of the equation when you are dreaming. And the conscious mind is where the doubt in our intuition comes from. So we can really hone in on listening to our intuition through analyzation of our dreams.

Take 10 Minutes Per Day To Listen To Your Thoughts

Let’s face it, we spend most of our days trying to suppress our thoughts. Whether that be on social media, through music, through simply staying distracted through meaningless talk and text. We are running from our thoughts most the day.

And yet, if we simply stick with our thoughts for a bit of our day, we can start listening in. When you give yourself permission to listen, of course most our our thoughts will be directly from our ego mind. But we will often times be able to hear our intuition more clearly when we simply listen and become aware of our own thoughts.

Give yourself a ten minute break from your day each day, to where you simply just listen in on your thoughts. You will find answers, I promise.

Carry Yourself In Strong Way

We have all heard of power posing. You know, like putting our hands on our hips, or sticking your chest out like you are superman or wonder woman? 

These types of poses have been proven to allow one to lower cortisol which is the stress hormone, and increase testosterone levels, in just 2 minutes.

Holding our body in more powerful positions will but you and I in a more courageous energetic field. It also lets our cerebral fluid flow better. Versus standing or sitting in a hunched like fashion.

This will open up our entire minds and bodies to hear our intuition better. We are essentially becoming a better channel for spirituality and guidance to occur.

Make Yourself The Only Thing That Matters

When it comes down to listening to your gut, we need to be completely focused on us. Our needs. Our desires. Not what will happen to others of how it will affect other people in our life if we do go ahead with making a certain decision.

Make yourself the only person that matters when trying to listen to your intuition. Because like on an airplane, the first thing they want you to do when the masks come down is to put your own on first. This will make sure that you are getting enough oxygen to help others that may need your help.

We can only help people when we are healthy and happy. Or at least we can bring our best version to people to help the world more optimally when we take care of ourselves first. As we can only give what we have. The more we listen to our intuition, the more we take care of ourselves. Hence having more value to bring to the world. 

Take Action Immediately

Once you feel as if you are channeling into your inner voice, take action right away. The universe has a biased towards action. And action will show your inner voice that you trust it enough to act upon it immediately. Not to doubt it or second guess it. 

Doing this will allow you and I to develop a better relationship with our inner voice so that it becomes more loud and clear. 

Interrupt Your Patterns

Living a good morning routine and a good night routine can work wonders for helping us get more done in our lives. And yet when we get into too much of a routine for too long, we become a bit robotic. 

Pattern interruption is used in sales in order to get the person out of a certain frame of mind and guide them to a different, and usually much more positive perspective.

Sometimes when we are living our same routines, it comes with listening and hearing the same thoughts over and over again. 

We need to get off the map when this is going on. Introduce ourselves to an entirely different environment in order to foster new thoughts and new feelings in our body.

Getting out in nature, going to a lake or the beach can allow us to feel a bit more relaxed and more aware of our external and internal environments. More awareness is the ultimate answer to how to listening to your intuition.

Look For Twinges In Your Day

The word twinge is really the only way I know how to state the feeling that comes from the voice of our intuition.

It is almost as if certain parts of our body are twitching or being mildly shocked. Take notice of your thoughts when these twinges come up. Have a journal and jot down what you are thinking at that moment.

Go over, at the end of the day, these twinge triggers. This can show you what type of environments these intuition twinges come about in. As we are all creatures of habit, including the habit of certain places or scenarios in which we are vulnerable enough to let our intuition speak to us.

Hang Out With People Who Let You, Be You

The more we are around people that foster for us an environment to be ourselves, the more we will hear and be able to listen to our intuition. 

As the more authentic we are, the more we are in line with our soul. Plain and simple. Let’s you and I make it a point to hang around people that are adding logs to our fire, instead of always trying to put it out.

Benefits Of Listen To Your Inner Voice

Just like adhering to a good coach, life changing things can happen to you and I when we begin to listen to our inner voice and intuition. Below are the 9 benefits of listening to your intuition that can literally save our life and help us become the best version of yourself. 

#1 – Increase levels of creativity as you are tapping into a more powerful and unlimited source within you.

#2 – Knowing yourself better. Intuition is linked with the real you, the person you want to become and already are deep within. It will allow you to get to know your true self, and the more you do so, the more we will give ourselves freedom to evolve out of our false self and finally be our real self.

#3 – Making better decisions. Making decisions off intuition are purely the right way to go. You will make decisions in life that will put you on a path to your life unfolding in a more abundant way. One that is congruent with your life purpose and souls desires.

#4 – More optimism. As once you and I start trust ourselves to listen to our hearts, it will open up better things in our life as intuition is again, the guide to our life purpose and putting our life back on track when it gets off course. The more aligned we are with our life purpose, the more our soul can thrive. True thriving leaves all lower level emotions, like, apathy, grief, fear, lust, anger and pride. It brings you into a space of consciousness where you experiencing more pure and higher vibrating forms of experience in this life. Like courage, acceptance and peace. And even sometimes touching the ultimate, enlightenment and spiritual transcendence.

#5 – Stress level reduction. When you and I listen to our intuition more, we naturally find that it provides the right answers that we need. We can learn to trust the process more and let go. We are getting out of our minds and trusting more that everything happens for a reason. 

# 6 – More life congruency. Trusting our gut instinct will allow us to align ourselves with our life purpose. It will help us attract better people, build better relationships, and feel like our life has more purpose. As the voice of intuition is the guiding source towards happiness and life congruency. It is the voice that  can literally set us on the path to starting and continuing to go in the direction we are meant to go in. In every single area of our lives.

#7 – Goal Achievement will also come from listening to our intuition. I know that there were certain clients I worked with in my early days of real estate to which I knew they weren’t the best clients to work with. They ended up being a real headache. If I would have listened to my intuition, maybe I could have found better clients to work with. That would have resulted in a better referral base because of it. 

You will be able to accomplish your short and long term goals faster because that voice of intuition is connected the abundance source of life. The source that knows no lack. Hence it is the guiding light to a beautiful and plentiful life. 

#8 – You will know what to say NO to. We can do anything in life, and yet we can’t do everything. The more we say NO to the wrong things, the more free time and headspace we have to devote to the things that matter most to us. As well as the people that matter most to us. Listening to your intuition will let you know what to say NO to. This will allow you to make choices that fulfill your souls desires. 

#9 – More growth will take place. As your intuition wants you to become the most evolved and truest version of yourself. This voice will at times, get you out of your comfort zone and allow you to experience new things in life that will bring you more joy, growth, fulfillment and long lasting hope. 

23 Quotes About Intuition 

“Intuition is the truest energy. For it is what your spirit is feeling.” – Unknown 

“Intuition is a very powerful thing, more powerful than intellect in my opinion.” – Steve Jobs 

“Intuition doesn’t denote something contrary to reason, but something outside of the province of reason.” – Carl Jung

“Intuition is seeing with the soul.” – Dean Koontz

“It is through science that we prove, but through intuition that we discover.” – Henri Poincare

“All great men are gifted with intuition. They know without reason or analysis what they need to know.” – Alexis Carrel

“Trust your intuition and be guided by love.” – Charles Eisenstein 

“The more you trust your intuition the more empowered you become.” – Unknown 

“A good artists lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.” – Lao Tzu

“I believe in intuition and inspiration. I sometimes feel that I am right. I do not know that I am.” – Albert Einstein 

“Believe your intuitions, intuitions never lie.” – Harsh Singhal

“Our feelings are the wings of our intuition.” – Jodi Livon 

“Follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become.” – Steve Jobs

“To make the right choices in life, you have to get in touch with your soul. TO do this, you need to experience solitude, which most people are afraid of, because in the silence, you hear the truth and know the solutions.” – Deepak Chopra 

“Nobody can every give you wiser advice than yourself.” – Cicero 

“At times you have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful, what you discover is yourself.” – Alan Alda

“Trust your heart, value it’s intuition. Choose to let go of fear, and to open to the truth and you will awaken to the freedom, clarity and joy of being.” – Mooji

“Intuition happens when the choreography of the infinite dances into an unsuspecting mind.” – Arupa Tesolin

“Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain, but simply points the way.” – Florence Scovel Shinn

“Intuition is a natural by-product of flowering of a mature self esteem and sense of empowerment, not power over, but power to be.” – Caroline Myss

“Intuition is the discriminative faculty that enables you to decide which of the two lines of reasoning is right. Perfect intuition makes you master of all.” – Paramahansa Yogananda 

“Intuition and concepts constitute the elements of all our knowledge, so that neither concepts without an intuition in someway corresponding to them, nor intuition without concepts can yield.” – Immanuel Kant 

“I believe in intuition and inspiration. Imagination is more important that knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.” – Albert Einstein 

Conclusion To How To Trust Your Intuition

So there it is my friends, ways and techniques on how to trust your gut. I hope you obtained valued from this post and was able to really hone in on some of your favorite techniques from the article that will enable you to hear your intuition better.

I know you can do it. We all have the unique ability to be guided by our inner voice. Believe that you have this ability. And just like anything, the more we practice listening to our inner voice, the more we will hear it as well as the louder and more evident it will become that it is speaking to us.

Let me know your advice on the topic, I would love to gain more insight though your perspectives!

Let’s chat in the comment section below.

With gratitude,

Chris

 

Ideas For Self Improvement

Self improvement. The beginning of knowing thy self! And to know thyself is to be thyself. Which is the ultimate liberation. As the more we grow ourselves, the more we shed the false us. And the more freedom we give our true identity to express itself. Though the use of ideas for self improvement, you and I can simply get to a place where we have an inner knowing that we have value. And that we matter in the grand scheme of things.

Through becoming there is a inner confidence that builds. It is through growth, that we are able to see a better future on the horizon. Even if the seas are currently choppy.

The universe is always growing and evolving, changing and transforming. If you aren’t growing, you are dying. And when we start the process and stick with the process of constant and never ending improvement, we seem to follow suit with this magnificent and marvelous thing we call our planet.

Our life becomes more cohesive in nature. We see synchronicity’s and hear our intuition better. We trust ourselves as well as trust in the path. That the path will lead to the promised land.

That we our like water, we start reaching a state of flowing with life. Where we stop fighting the current and not only go with the current, but blend in and become the current. The ultimate form of letting go and growing into our full potential. Heaven on earth essentially.

But it all starts with using ideas for self improvement and making them our own. Putting in a little bit each day, somedays more and some days less. But all in all, with the goal of becoming and transforming.

It is tough at first to get going. Which wherever you are on this journey of becoming your best self, I commend you. As you are unique, special and are destined for the good things in life. You are going on a journey that not only will it lead you to a better life. But you will also be growing into the person that feels worthy of deserving the good things life has to offer.

So not only will you and I get these things. But we will KEEP them as we feel like a big enough person to hold onto and indulge in the good life.

Again, you and I are on a path the true self expression. And yet, the path is not an easy one. It takes dedication, commitment and a willingness to get out of your comfort zones.

But the more we do a bit of work on ourselves daily, the more we gain momentum. It becomes a positive habit that we can put our faith in. That it will build upon itself. And one day, we will look at our lives and see outward change. As well as alteration in our internal environment. To where we simply do not allow ourselves to have bad days anymore. You and I reach a point to where any negative can be turned into and used as a positive.

And ultimately, we can fill our cup up so much, that we become outwardly aware. To where we start filling other peoples cups up that have ran dry. Starting a wave of positivity to where we can leave a legacy for our lives that lives on forever.

I wrote this article for you to have many ideas for self improvement. That you can use anytime throughout the day. Along with being a simple checklist that you can stop in on anytime to remind yourself to stay on the path. As well as a myriad of ideas to keep your personal growth journey fresh. Switching things up when you need to.

I hope you enjoy this list my friend.

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50 Ideas For Self Help

Self Reflection

Through self reflection, you and I can grow a ton. We are our own test subject. Through self reflection, we can create better relationships, make more money and find more happiness.

Some tips for good self reflection includes asking questions like:

1. How did I do on my goals today?
2. What could I change to help me get more done on my goals today?
3. Where did I go off on my good eating habits?
4. What did I do good today that I am proud of?
5. What can I improve upon in my life that I did good but could do better?
6. What good choices did I make today?
7. What would I do different if I had the day to live over again?

Through questions like this, you and I can identify things that can help us talk our lives to the next level.

Create New Self Empowering Beliefs

Beliefs are nothing more than a reinforced pattern, write out the beliefs you would need on a sheet of paper, the ones you would need to believe about yourself in order to reach all of your goals and dreams.

Just like a movie script, it will feel awkward at first to believe these things about yourself. But just like you would with a movie script, the more you read it, the more you internalize it and take it on as your own. You start adding your unique style to it, and soon enough it becomes engrained in your subconscious mind.

This is when you start acting in an entirely new way naturally. In a way that has thought patterns that create a more abundant life, naturally, for yourself.

Write out top 10 unlimited new beliefs about yourself, and affirm them daily about yourself. Do it until you start to feel this new truth about yourself.

Visualize seeing and feeling yourself and what it would be like with these new beliefs. This is how you give your subconscious mind instructions on how to create a new life for you.

Neuroplasticity at its finest here my friend!

Reframe Your Fears

Real or imagined danger is what fear is.

Fear simply brings up a lot of “what ifs”. We aren’t born with these fears, we are only born with two fears. The fear our loud noises and the fear of falling. All other fears are learned fears.

When we are scared, something in our brain is triggering our reaction, aka the fear response.

Fear activates or sympathetic nervous system to fight, freeze or run away.

Deactivation of this process of fear can and sympathetic nervous system can be one.

When you find yourself in fear, your croc brain is activated, and to stop it, simply breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth 6 times. This will allow you to reactivate the more evolved part of your brain.

Instead of being trapped in our thoughts, we will become more calmly aware of them. At this point, we can observe instead of being ran by this fear.

At this point, you can then set your intention on how you want to feel at this point. You can then choose courage, or acceptance. And then take a positive action towards what you want instead of what you do not want.

It is a much more empowering route to go when fear hits you in the face.

Don’t Wait Until Your Are Ready

We all have been in that spot in life where we want everything to be perfect. We want to feel ready. We want to look and appear ready. We want to know EVERYTHING before we act. We convince ourselves that it isn’t the right time.

The fact of the matter is, if we do this, we will never act. We will never feel completely ready. And the fact of the matter is, you and I can grow the most from acting when we don’t feel like acting.

Doing so will put us in our power place, the unknown, where transformation takes place.

Nothing good or big would have ever taken place if the people who did them waited until they felt like they were completely ready.

Let’s allow ourselves to act before we feel like doing so, and watch the growth and fulfillment follow.

Also, consider the risk of waiting until you are ready, if you are having trouble with this. You may miss out on opportunities. Maybe you wait to ask someone out, then they get asked out that day by someone else. Or you wait to apply for a job and someone else fills to the position.

Also, the fact of the matter is, that if you simply do something you don’t want to do for 5 minutes, the chances of you sticking with this task for a more long term duration is better than 80 percent.

Let’s you and I make it a point to be action oriented. To hop up and drive when we do or don’t feel like it. Predicated towards action instead of inaction or stalling.

Use Insecurities To Your Benefit

The fact of the matter is, we are all insecure about something. No one has it ALL together. Some people work harder on themselves, and/are just born with more of in innate sense of self confidence. But mostly, it is earned.

That is where using our insecurities to our benefits come through.

When we are insecure about something, we feel we lack something. That we are incomplete. And yet, in life, there is always an opposite. To the very core of human nature, the proton and electron. There is ALWAYS two sides to the equation.

So with insecurity, there is an answer in life for us that if we seek, we shall find. So when you feel insecure about something, look for ways to get better in that area.

For example, let’s say you feel insecure about your body. Well then it is time to hit the gym 3-6 times per week and reshape your body.

If you feel like you are not enough in your marriage, then it is time to immerse yourself in self development to better your self image.

If you feel like you don’t have enough education, enroll in classes today.

Insecurities are the best signals for potential growth. All we have to do is identify them and then seek solutions that when we go through them, we will tame or eliminate that insecurity for good.

Let’s not be married to our stories, or think that these insecurities have to be permanent. You and I always have the power to rise above our lower self.

Speak Your Mind

We can’t step into our power place if we are always refraining from saying what we want to say. You and I need to be speaking up in meetings, interjecting when we think things are off or we need clarification. As well as not holding back from telling people what they need to hear.

The world is going to judge you no matter what, let’s accept that and present to the world our fully authentic self. Doing so by saying what we mean and meaning what we say.

I am not saying shooting off at the mouth just to be that person. I am saying living your truth no matter what the consequences or reactions are.

Meditation

Be still! There is something profound that happens when you and I get our minds quiet. We sink into the moment for a bit. Essentially transcending ego needs. We see through our false self and get a taste of the eternal and godlike power that lives in the moment. No worries, no pain, just being present.

I do my meditation right when I wake up in the morning. I notice that it helps me not reach for my phone. It lets me forge mental toughness and peace before attacking all the things I need to do for the day.

It also lets me be more outward with my thought process. I approach the world with more empathy than I do selfish thoughts.

But really, you and I can be meditating anytime of the day and it will bring temporary and permanent peace and self improvement into our lives.

Reading

I read 30 minutes to an hour a day. This is completely non-negotiable. And that is what it comes down to when it comes our spiritual journey. Is to keep certain things non-negotiable. You don’t rest until they are done.

The average person reads around 200-300 words per minute.

A good personal development goal to have would be to read 20 pages a day. This can easily be done in about 30 minutes.

Seeing as the average book is 200 pages long, you can read 3 books a month at this pace.

This is more reading than most people do in their lives! Just think how far ahead you and I would be if we achieved this goal each year!

The answer is lightyears ahead. We would become more fluent in our language, raise our IQ as well as emotional intelligence. Along with the fact that we would be taking decades of peoples knowledge and being able to cut the learning curve in our lives on virtually anything.

If you feel like this is too much to do at one sitting, simply keep a book on you. Read a page here, and a page there. While you are waiting in line at the grocery story or a bit on your breaks. They add up.

If you want to take your reading to the next level, neuroscience shows that if you read with your finger following the words, you retain more and read faster. Along with reading aloud allows us to process the message better.

Learn A New Language

This is a pretty cool check off on your bucket list. You will be seen as a more valuable resource professionally. Especially if you learn the second most used language in your career/country.

You will be able to connect with more people. As well as other benefits of learning a new language like: better problem solving skills, enhance concentration, visit and communicate in the country of the language you learned, better decision making, multiply vocabulary in your native language along with an overall boost in confidence.

Working Out

Lifting weights and doing hard cardio has been essentially the number one and original catalyst for growth in my life. It is the trip wire that started my journey.

The way we use our body dictates how we feel. As for emotions, we don’t feel them, we DO emotions. The way we move our body dictates how we feel. For things like depression, we are holding our body in a state conducive to feeling depressed and same with anxiety.

The same holds true to positive emotions like elation and victory. When we are in the gym, we are moving our bodies with strength and power. It is impossible to feel down after a workout.

When you are up after working out, you can naturally take on tougher things in your life. And you do so with more grace. These little wins turn into big wins. You start approaching the world with more confidence and courage.

You feel great in your own skin, and that comes off as you taking risks in this life that you wouldn’t if you weren’t moving your body each day in a self empowering way.

Eating Healthy

This is another self improvement idea that you and I can be adopting in our daily life.

There is some spectacular growth that happens when we begin to master food. As this is the hardest area in life for most people to master.

Food is addicting. And when we break our addiction to it, we also seem to break other shackles that link us to other addictions. It is truly that powerful.

And when we learn to let go of an addiction that is this strong, naturally we just master other areas of our lives. We are able to trade bad habits for good habits.

My diet has been that I eat healthy, clean and whole foods 6 days a week, then on Sunday I am more lenient. It is essentially what is referred to as a cheat day. Where I eat a pizza, or a tub of ice cream.

Reward yourself for doing good. Only if you do good. If not, no reward. Plain and simple.

Random Acts of Kindness

At the end of the day, the biggest positive internal change we can make in ourselves is to help someone else.

We are all connected in some strange way. You can feel it if you allow yourself to. That is why it feels so good to help others. As we are helping ourselves in turn. They feel better, we feel better. The true win win.

Random acts of kindness can help you feel the sense of contribution. Which is one of the spiritual needs next to growth. Which you can hit both of these by giving back.

Here is a list of ideas for kindness that you can use to implement random acts of kindness into your life:

261 Random Acts of Kindness Ideas 

Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone

It is ideal to do at least one thing per day that makes you feel uncomfortable. For me, that is cold calling for real estate leads. I hate it. But I feel super fulfilled when I am done. It is a break through that has made me feel more courageous in every single area of my life. As well as much more of a confident person.

Feel the fear and do it anyways. Write ten things down that you are scared of, and face each one, one by one until you can create a new list of fears. Which the second list of fears will feel like nothing after you have crushed through the first list.

Forgive People 

Forgiveness is like the debris that clogs up pipes in our plumbing. It causes our life force to be cut off. Keeping abundance in all areas of our life blocked.

The more we forgive, the lighter we become. The more happy we are. And naturally more abundance comes into our life as we are not holding onto negative vibrations.

We can now vibrate higher. And naturally attract more of an abundant lifestyle.

Stay True To Your Word (Follow Through)

I truly believe that this is the top 3 on our list. Following through in life creates a feeling of confidence so palpably strong, you cannot help but feel it in people who do.

You know you are living up to your word and so do other people. You build a trust within yourself and trust with other people. People know you will do what you are going to say you are going to do.

It is following through with our word, which satisfies the moral compass.

My friends, I can’t stress this one enough. Don’t do things when you feel like it or it is convenient.

When we say we are going to workout at 6 AM, let’s get our butts up and get it done. When we say we are going to be somewhere and last minute feel like staying home instead, too bad. Time to get up and go there.

This will development your self esteem to very high levels. As a matter of fact, make it one of your core values. So that it is in the forefront of your mind to adhere to this new FACT about you. That you follow through no matter what.

Daily Affirmations

We attract our dominant thoughts in this life. If we dwell on something long enough, it is going to come into our lives. This is the law of attraction.

We become what we think about. Big truth in that statement.

Daily affirmations, words we use, as well as incantations, using our body in unison with these says, can reprogram our subconscious minds to start attracting the things and people and experiences we want into our lives. Instead of the things we don’t.

Here is a resource to get you started:

1001 Affirmations For Positivity 

Goal Setting

This is another way of program your subconscious mind. Goal setting is like a lighthouse in the night when sailing through the fog. Until goals, we were blind and now we see.

Goal setting is the ultimate productivity hack. If you know what you want, you simply need to spend a certain amount of time each day working towards what you want.

If you and I do this long enough, our dreams and goals will become a reality.

Goal setting can show you what is important in your life. It will also let you devote more time to positive things, hence in turn letting go of negative and destructive habits.

The key is for you and I to keep continually growing into the person that can feel worthy of the goals that they end up achieving. That way, not only will we be great goal accomplishers, but we will also hold onto those goals and financial rewards and not feel the need to self sabotage.

Listen More Actively

Another one of our ideas for self development is to become a better listener. When it comes down to it, most of the world is really focused only on what they want to say. Waiting for our chances to interject on what we have been wanting to say.

The truth of the matter is, that we are all self-centered in this way. And yet it is a great opportunity for growth by simply listening more to other people. To wait until they have full finished and then speak off of what they just said. Not just waiting to say what you and I want to say.

This will build better relationships along with also let you learn a lot more about life as we can learn a ton from every single person we come across. It will truly help you and I develop a growth mindset.

Positive Self Talk

The way we speak to ourselves dictates how we feel about ourselves and our whole entire lives. The challenge is, that a lot of what we are saying to ourselves is negative. It is simply not beneficial to creating higher level of self esteem and overall happiness.

If we simply make it a habit to really watch what we our saying to ourselves each day, you and I can begin to be aware of the toxic thoughts that aren’t benefiting us.

And the beauty of this all, is that WE choose our thoughts. Even though they may seem factual, we actually believed in their factualness at one point. Hence they became our personal reality AKA our personality.

But nothing is true until we make it true. Life is really all just perspective. So if this is the case, and it is, you and I can start giving more truth to empowering and positive thoughts.

For example, let’s say you think you don’t deserve to be rich because you can’t be rich and be spiritual too.

Well again, this is just a thought you or I may have CHOOSE to believe at one point. Which means we can choose a thought that more benefits us being rich and spiritual.

After all, like Zig Ziglar says, God created the diamonds for His folks, not Satans bunch!

You always have the power to choose your thoughts that dominate your life.

Follow A Daily Schedule

Our bodies are so good at adapting. That means that we can use this fact to our benefit to get more done, grow more, and be happier.

Wake up at the same time each day. Hit the gym at the same time. Read a self help book each day at the same time. Do this everyday and I promise you that it will become easier to naturally just do the things you need and know you need to do in your life.

Schedule your perfect day. Schedule in the little things too. Like kissing your spouse and telling them you love them. Or things like self care to let you recharge your battery.

The key is to create your perfect day and live up to that perfect day as many days in a row. In a few months or years, you will look in the mirror and see an entirely different person. Total transformation.

Love Yourself

The greatest gift we can give ourself and our world at large is to love ourselves. It is like putting helium in a balloon. It gives us energy and fills up our own cup.

And we can’t give anything that we don’t have, so the more we love ourselves, the more we are capable of loving others more and more.

And what you and I give out, must come back. So this means that we will be receiving a lot more love because we are giving it out.

Be Relentless

The more we engage in a world that lets us have a lot of things fast, the more we get used to and simply feel entitled to getting everything we want in the same way.

And yet, when it comes down to it, goal achievement can be a very hard and trying process. That is why most people never get their goals. It simply takes a long time as well as blood, sweat and tears. Years of perseverance.

Lets you and I, make a pact today, that whatever we set out to do in this life, we will not give up until we either win or die. Simple as that. There is no in between.

This will change your whole personality as you will start seeing yourself as someone that just doesn’t quit. You will go to whatever lengths and no matter how long it takes.

That if things aren’t working out, you will simply change your approach, not the goal. You will get up and go after your goals, one more day, as long as it takes.

Create Breakthroughs In Your Life

Breakthroughs simply just don’t happen by accident, for the most part at least. In order to reach the next version of ourselves, you and I need to be scheduling breakthroughs in our lives.

For example, my other business is real estate. One of my most recent breakthroughs was talking to 100 people in one day about real estate via cold calling. The most I had talked to before was about 60 people.

When you and I do this, we breakthrough a mental wall that we thought was a permanent fixture. We simply see that this isn’t the case.

What is one area of your life that you can schedule a breakthrough in this month? Maybe it is reading an entire book in one day. Or fasting for an entire day.

The thing is, that everything in life affects everything. So the more breakthroughs in one area we have, the more inclined we are to do the exact same thing in other areas of our lives. Hence breakthroughs and the process of going through hard things in life becomes easier.

Bite Your Tongue More

The most self mastered person doesn’t have to justify anything. They are able to stay composed amongst chaos.

Sure you and I all want to get the last word. Be right. Or win an argument. But you and I can really engage in the process of self growth and self mastery by simply refraining from engaging in this type of behavior.

Rise above all the smallness or the world. Be OK with not getting the last word. Being a true leader means being different. And if you and I want to lead our lives to a much better place than we are at now, rising above the small stuff is a great place to start.

Wake Up Early

I have been a late riser and I have been an early riser. And I can tell you by split testing both in my life, that I get more done as an early riser. The world seems to look at you differently and take you more serious. It is a strange phenomena.

It think a lot of it has to do with how you start looking at yourself too. When you wake up early, you see yourself as a grinder. Someone who is doing something most people won’t do.

You master your morning, and how you start anything is usually how you finish too. So if you start your morning strong, you can finish your day and night strong.

Some of the other benefits of waking up early include having more energy, having a more positive outlook on life, creating more time for exercise and eating a healthy breakfast along with proof of better sleeping habits which means better recovery.

Use Your Car As A School

Never again listen to music in your car. AKA chewing gum for the ear. Use your car, from this day forward as a place for learning. You can learn new languages, new skills, new ways of communicating as well as audiobooks that can accelerate your growth in any area of existence that you want to get better in.

Talk To Older People

It is sad that often times we see seniors as being washed up or having little value. They are a walking guide for life! They have been through a lot in this life. And they can help us become better and do things right.

In Asian culture, the senior is looked upon as the ultimate family figure or matriarch. They actually play a big part in raising children as they know the most for the best parental purposes. Crazy!

Let’s make it a point to have interviews with the oldest people we know in this life. To glean knowledge and wisdom that we can implement into our existence. It will also, guaranteed, make that persons day. Another win win.

Resolve Arguments/Conflicts

Start with the end in mind.

I know if you are like me, you have been in the middle of an argument and you forget what you are even arguing about, you just know you need to win! LOL

At the end of the day, when we argue like this, we are winning the battle but we are losing the war.

Let’s be open to the fact of not winning the argument, but winning the relationship.

When we go into arguments this way, the other side feels cared for. Hence they let down their guard. There is better communication as you are showing that you don’t HAVE to be right.

For example, in romantic relationships, do you and I want to be right, or be in love?

Begin with the end in mind. Let’s not sabotage the long term for short term gain.

Question Your Limits

The fact of the matter is, things are impossible until someone does it. Then the whole world sees it as now being possible.

The same is true in your life. I guarantee there was a point in your life where you felt like you just couldn’t something. But one day, you ended up doing it and having a breakthrough!

You showed yourself that this was a self imposed limiting belief.

You can do this in any area of your life. You simply refuse to believe in limits. You and I just won’t entertain this thought anymore that we CAN’T do something. No way.

If we are creative enough, persevere long enough, find good mentors and take massive action, we can make anything in this life happen for ourselves.

Accept Yourself Completely

I don’t care how cliche this sounds, it has to be said. Who cares who or what anyone thinks about you. The ultimate win in this life is loving yourself for exactly who you are. There is only one you and one me. Let’s accept ourselves. Let’s roll with ourselves.

See yourself as the greatest thing ever created. It is OK to be full of yourself sometimes.

We are taught that it is not OK to accept ourselves and indulge in a big dose of self love. That we need to act modest. Screw that!

Literally see yourself as the most bad a** person to ever walk this earth. Who cares if you are not “supposed” to do this.

Make Decisions More Effectively

There is a part of us that knows when we are going to make the wrong decision because it brings us satisfaction in the now.

And yet if you and I start to make decisions with our end goals in mind, we can help ourselves make better decisions.

Be More Empathetic

I know I have had trouble with this in my younger years. I thought the world should be empathetic to me and yet I didn’t have to return the favor!

But when it comes down to it, we have all bene through tough and downright terrible times in our lives. We don’t know why people are acting the way they are. Maybe they are having a bad day, or lost someone they love or lost their job.

Let’s seek first to understand the world. We can really make a better impact on the world by approaching it with a more empathetic and loving nature.

See the world as a place where we all have things we are going through. And lend empathy to people in your life. Tell people you accept them as they are. Come as you are. That they are free to be completely authentic.

You and I can first try to understand first rather than judge first.

Plus it will also help us manage stress better because we won’t be reacting angrily, we will be reacting with understanding and love.

Side Hustle

There is something beautiful about creating money outside your main source. It opens open your mind a lot more to the possibilities of life.

You take the bull by the horns. You show yourself that you can drive the car. You don’t have to just be a passenger.

Your vision of yourself starts to expand more. Hence you start taking on new and better things and opportunities.

Self Employment

The journey to working for yourself is one of the most treacherous climbs there is. And yet, the most fulfilling. Because you have to become the person worthy of this title if you are ever going to make it and sustain it.

I know for myself, I quickly realized that I had to grow CONSTANTLY when I first set out to become self employed. I felt like I was way behind, and there is a primal instinct that kicks in when we feel as if people are ahead.

We have to take bigger and more bold strides to catch up. Fail more often. As well as be wiling to look like a fool long enough, until one day we come into our own. And blossom into a person that earns money for and by themselves.

Real estate and blogging are my main gigs. But you can also do things like multi level marketing, investing, Instacart and Uber, be a tutor, ghost write material for other blogs, open a salon, open up shop under a bigger franchise, child care, consulting, day trading, furniture restoration, garage sale item flipping. The list goes on.

Find an area that you are passionate about in your life, then go online and look at how you can create a business around it.

This is not only how you gain control of your life, but it is also where you start to construct your personal legacy.

Resource: 50 Self Employment Ideas That You Can Start for Under $100

Quit Destructive Habits (Alcohol, Drugs and Porn)

I have used two of the three in my life. I quit them one day and never went back. This was nearly a year ago from writing this article.

It has brought about a sense of self mastery that can compare to no other thing I have ever done in my life.

I felt like my brain, nervous system and soul healed.

Pick one bad habit and crush it. Literally opt to never indulge in it again. Replace it with a good habit if you have to.

When the urge to start up again on the bad habit comes back, and it will, simply allow yourself 10 minutes to stick with the feeling. This is about the longest a feeling will last in our bodies. Then it will subside.

Resource: How To Stop Drinking Alcohol 

Compare Yourself ONLY To You 

When we compare ourselves to others, we are coming from a place of lack. We want what they have.

The crux of it, is that people, most likely the people that you compare yourselves to, are also comparing themselves to you or other people.

It is simply part of the human experience to feel unworthy, or that we don’t measure up.

And yet, the best way to get better is to do so a bit each day by comparing yourself with who you were the day before. Grow from that person. Stay in your lane. Do you.

Like Michael Jordan, the best basketball player who ever lived said:

“I’m not competing with someone else, I’m competing with what I’m capable of.”

And that is the perfect way to put it. Always be striving to become closer to your ultimate capabilities. Push the line on yourself. Drive hard. Break through your own limits.

Don’t get distracted with what other people are doing. Who cares?? Just get a little bit better everyday.

It is a much healthier way to view your life and progression. Then you aren’t comparing apples to oranges. You are simply watering your own roots to produce the most nutritious fruits. So one day you can enjoy the fruits of your labor.

Uplift Others

You can’t help but feel great about yourself when you are lifting others up. You tend to get lifted with them when you do.

Become a person who seeks to make peoples day. Learn their names. Ask questions about their lives. Get generally interested in the answers.

Have the goal to leave people better off than you found them. With this goal, your life can never lose purpose.

People will remember you and you will be making a positive impact on the world.

Shower Your Life With Gratitude

You can’t feel any lack when in a state of gratitude. It is the most powerful emotion that we can experience.

When we feel grateful, our pain disappears. And it is replaced with a beautiful state of peace.

I love to list off ten things I am grateful for right when I wake up in the morning. This can be a great way for you and I to start our days.

When you start the process, you will see how much you really have to be grateful for. From the simple hot water in your shower and fire to cook with. To the relationship with your mate or fate that brought you to your dream job.

Here is a list to help you out if you are stuck on gratitude ideas:

301 Things To Be Grateful For 

Trade Expectation For Appreciation

It is easy to get caught in the loop of wanting and expecting things in our lives. And yet, lets face it, now matter how much you and I have, we will always want more. And that is OK!

Humans are goal striving organisms and growing feels great! We are always looking for the next level.

But we can’t let it consume us. That is why we should be striving to become more, do more and be more, and at the same time appreciate the journey.

Abundance Mindset 

When we focus on lack, we get lack. When we focus on abundance, our life begins to expand. The universe knows nothing but abundance.

When you and I start cultivating an abundance mindset, we see ourselves as being more valuable. More capable.

A few tips for how to create an abundance mindset include:

1. Do work you love.
2. Get adequate rest.
3. Focus on your goals and create bigger goals.
4. Focus on your unique strengths and engage in them.
5. Focus on the things you are grateful for.
6. Surround yourself with people who think big.

See Failure As Feedback

This is another part of our reframing game. When it comes down to it, for whatever reason, we have been gripped by fear and it has its fangs deep in us. We had a few bad experiences, and now we are scared to even try sometimes. I am speaking from personal experience.

And yet when it comes down to it, if you and I are going to become the best version of ourselves, we need to see failure in an entirely different light if we are going to rise above the norm and average.

You and I need to be seeing it as simple feedback. Incinerate the world failure from your mind. It’s new word that is taking it’s place is now FEEDBACK. It is simply a mechanism to tell you how to do things better.

Instead of saying you tried and you failed. We will now see it as you and I trying and getting feedback. Always looking for the missing link. And we can only find that missing link by not stopping at failure, instead seeing it as our actual ticket to finding the right way and ultimately winning in every area of life.

The only time we are failures in this life is if we give up, stop trying, stop innovating, stop asking for help and stop driving forward. We can win on a long enough timeline. And we do this be seeing failure as stepping stones and ultimately launching pads towards ultimate success.

Get Rid of Drama In Your Life

The main thing myself and you need to be doing to eliminate or at least minimize drama in our lives is to not feed into gossip and other peoples drama. It is natural to want to add fuel to the fire. But you get what you put out in this life. If you are adding drama, it is naturally going to cycle itself back into your life.

We all have to look in the mirror at some point. Like attracts like so in some way we are the drama we say we don’t want in our lives. So the first step is admitting that we have a play a big role in the main scheme of things.

Of course, we also need to be identifying people that we need to lessen our time around. Just give them a little bit of your time but not as much as you have been.

Also, we need to find out why we like the drama in our lives. It is there for a reason. Maybe it is distracting us from going after the things we want in life. Or that it feels good to tear other people down because we feel better about ourselves.

It is simply an insecurity that we can get rid of if we identify it. That way, when we feel inclined to engage in drama, we immediately go to work on our goals, or read a good self help book or go workout.

Realize you have the power to remove yourself from drama as well as simply refrain from engaging in it.

Lastly, try to see things for how they are. Maybe the things you are calling drama are a call out for help from the people in your life. Extend a helping hand. Don’t be afraid to call people out on it and seek to find meaning behind the drama.

Be The Role Model You Wish You Had

We all hope that something or someone comes and saves us one day. Learned helplessness. And yet no one is coming to save us. No one is going to wave a magic wand and make everything alright.

Sorry for the tough love, but it is the truth.

How would you act if you were followed around by a camera crew? If you were the star in the biggest movie of all time?

You and I would be more bold, more courageous, more honest, adhere to our core values, treat people better.

Act like you are the star of your own show. In a way that we turned our life around one day and got it together.

Be the person you wish would come save you. Let’s save ourselves.

You can also simply act in a way that the person you admire most acts.

List out the qualities that you admire most about this person, and you will soon see that these are qualities that you can develop and cultivate into your own life.

You just need to become aware of them and schedule the development of these qualities into your daily life. Then one day you will wake up and look the person you admire the most will be looking right back at you in the mirror.

Take Care of Yourself

We need to be eating nourishing foods, groom ourselves, dressing a little better. Doing the little things in because they add up to one big thing. And that big thing is showing yourself that you value you yourself enough to do the little things.

Lets make it a point to get good rest, don’t overdue going out, focus on our own growth, save money and go after our hearts desires.

Live Your Life Like You are Going On Vacation Tomorrow

Personal development speaker and author Zig Ziglar talks about how much more we would get done if we just won a last minute vacation and we get to leave tomorrow. The only thing is, we need to get everything we need to get done in order to qualify for the trip.

Act like we are going on vacation tomorrow, every single day. Plan our day so the we milk it in the most effective way. Write out your day the night before, everything that needs to be done, who needs to be called as well as visualizing it all getting done as you lie awake in the first minutes upon awakening.

Don’t start the day until it’s finished. As Jim Rohn would say.

Counseling/Therapy

There are certain areas in our psyche that we simply cannot have breakthroughs as effectively without professional help. At a certain point in my life, I saw this as being weak. That you shouldn’t seek help, that I am tough enough to handle anything.

And yet, in order to reach the next level in our lives, you and I need to have an open mind. Therapy can help set us free from burdens we have been carrying, recover from trauma and ultimately liberate us our smaller self. Letting us step into our greatness and simply just be happier and healthier human beings.

This may be the best of our ideas for self development as it can affect us in every emotional area once we let go of certain toxic emotions, it can free our our nervous system to thrive and adapt to whatever life throws at us.

Watch For Red Flags (Listen To Your Intuition)

I know as far as ideas for self development go, this is the one I need to listen to the most! And yet when I listen to my intuition, I notice that I ALWAYS make the right decision or that it is always right.

Versus when I go with my head over my heart, I usually go off the right path!

In life, we get a sense that someone may be lying, or that an opportunity may be good to be true, or that we just get a bad sense about an investment opportunity. Things of this sort of nature are our higher self trying to guide us away from what can sabotage us.

Trace back times where you didn’t listen to your gut or listen to your intuition.

If you are like me, you will notice that you said something like “I should have listened to my intuition”, or “I should have gone with my gut reaction!”.

I believe that this gift is in direct connection with the all knowing force in the universe. Call it God, or source or spirit. Whatever positive force that wants the best for us, the gut is connected with this. And we can seek guidance through it if we just listen and adhere to it.

Celebrate Wins

We need to be giving ourselves pats on the back when we win. Otherwise there will be no incentive to winning. We will just get burnt out.

T. Harv Eker talks about actually saving money to blow. 10 percent each month. To reward ourselves. We need positive reinforcement for the good things we are doing.

Otherwise we just see life as “just work” and never really live.

I am not talking about ego indulging, and yet I am talking about letting yourself know that you are a rockstar when you do something awesome.

Vision Boards

Create a grand vision for your life. One that will inspire you and be so moving, that it will keep you on track. Glorify your goals. See them as MUST’s in your life. Allow them to be your beacon of hope.

Make them so compelling that you would rather work and go to sleep early then go out and waste your time.

Don’t be afraid to dream big my friend. And put these images of the perfect life up on a vision board that displays the shape of things to come.

Resource: How To Make A Vision Board (5 Steps)

Journaling 

Doing a brain dump can leave us more spiritually light. It allows us to bring up emotions and relive them, which then we can fully process and let go of.

University of Rochester Medical Center talks about how we can benefit from journaling through the likes of anxiety and depression management, stress reduction, prioritization of problems, recognizing triggers in our lives and the identification of negative thought pattens.

Shoot for a journal entry a day and don’t judge what you are writing or overthink it. Just allow yourself a stream of consciousness.

You can even keep a journal on you and knock out mini entries as you go throughout your day.

Conclusion To Ideas For Self Growth

So there we are my friend, which to toot my own horn a bit, you are reading my 200th post on this blog! Ideas for self help is the title. But I hope the content was life changing for you.

I hope it gave you more hope, big vision for a better future, and inspire you to awaken your own giant within you. One that may have been dormant for a long time. It is there, you are a giant, you are phenomenal.

Let’s go change the world, and put a dent in the universe.

Thank you very much for reading and stopping by.

I am looking forward to seeing you on the next post!

With gratitude,

Chris