Let's clear one thing straight away.
Your sense of self is ever - changing, not static.Ok? try to remember this for a start.
There’s the person you are at home, which is likely different from who you are at work or in public. How you act and present yourself in public may be quite different from how you are with loved ones.
But which one is your best self? You may feel like it’s a combination of all those options mentioned above — or none of them at all. Right?
1. Learn to be yourself
Learning how to be true to yourself is an age - old struggle. You may feel that your mind, body, and heart tell you to act one way, but society demands you to act differently. Seen that on a numerous occasions though. However, exploring your authentic self can teach you how to be true to yourself in a relationship, to be comfortable in your own skin, and to live the life of your dreams. And putting in the work can be overwhelming, but it’s worth it in the long run. That’s why I put together these tips, so you can (or cannot ) become the best version of yourself.
2. What exactly means to be 'the best version of yourself' anyways?
Being your best self means living authentically. Ok? To be your best self, you need to stay true to yourself and your values. You also need to make sure you’re doing what brings you a sense of happiness, purpose and meaning. Being your best self isn’t dependent on life being smooth or perfect — it’s about what you can control. Being your best self means understanding and unlocking your potential. And it can changes as it goes. (improvements are present at all times).
Tune out unhelpful comments from others, in favor of focusing on your needs and setting goals. This mindset applies to your daily life, relationships, health, and personal development.
And your best life will be different than someone else’s. There’s no 'one right path' to living authentically and finding your true north, ok? Copy this!
3. Prioritise what matters most to you, not others
You’ll never feel fulfilled if you live trying to meet someone else's expectations. Instead, channel your effort and energy toward what matters to you. That may be your family, travel, or reading a good book regularly. Only you can determine what’s most important to your happiness and sense of purpose in life. To me, it's the daily workout and having positive body image about myself. Also, always spend time around people who encourage positive energy and positive self - talk and make you feel good about yourself. Don't waste your time with wrong people.
4. Don’t sweat the small stuff
Unexpected events will undoubtedly arise as you go through life. You’ll make errors and embarrass yourself. I call it life. But that’s okay too. Learn from your mistakes and setback and be grateful for the progress you're making. Daily progress! Mind your own business.
5. Don't delay things you can do today
Thinking about running that marathon? Register today. Eager to pursue that degree? Start preparing your application.n The first step to doing anything worthwhile is beginning. And while it can be quite challenging to make that initial leap, without kicking off the process, you won’t get anywhere.
6. Exercise daily
Let me tell you something. Exercise brings a wealth of positive effects to your everyday life. Physical activity also clears your mind and delivers a rush of oxygen to your tissues that helps your organs work more efficiently, which gives you more physical energy (which you need anyways to overcome potential struggles, stress, in general walk optimistically through each day of your life). Beside, exercise makes a big difference to your long - term health, helping prevent chronic health conditions. Remember, your best self is a healthy self. No doubt!
7. Aways speak up for yourself
Your opinion is important. Stand up and speak up. It may be nerve-wracking, but the more you practice, the more confident you’ll feel.
8. No shortcuts, forget about them
Shortcuts don't exist when it comes to self - improvement. It takes patience and hard work. Period.
9. Embrace failure
In order to experience growth, you’ll need to get out of your comfort zone as you’ll never develop new skills, discover new interests and passions, or experience personal growth without risks.
Remember, failure is your best teacher if only you take the time to reflect to and do the work to learn from it.
Work on your best self and see what happens.
Until next time, S.
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