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