RE: Advice on how to improve myself
02-07-2020 9:56 AM
For whatever my paltry thoughts may be worth...
I empathize with your situation. No matter how big or small the changes may be, renewing oneself, as well as their life, is a terrifying ordeal. The uncertainty of leaving behind the devil we know for an unknown demon causes self-doubt, stress, confusion, and destroys one's confidence.
While I'm probably the first person in the universe that should take my own advice, it really boils down to us over complicating things. Ultimately life...all things really...is pretty simple. Figure out what sort of life you want to have and then make it happen. No, it isn't easy, but it is that simple.
Everything in our lives comes down to two steps. Figure out what sort of person you want to be, then be that. Figure out what your goal is, then work towards that. From what you stated it seems to me that you are looking to improve your physical body (and hopefully your intellectual and spiritual self as well [not necessarily religion, but in how you view yourself, the world, and your place within it]), your personal life, and your social life...hopefully with a romantic life as well.
While it wouldn't be hyperbolic to say that I am pretty much always in a chrysalis state, always undergoing some sort of metamorphosis, I'd ofttimes rather not always be transitioning from the unknown into a murkier unknown. However, what has always helped me is objective introspection of myself, looking at where I am, and why; seeing how those experiences have formed me into who I am in this present moment; and using those strengths, and the context that made me who and what I am, to lay out a "plan" (of sorts) to move ever-forward towards my personal goals defined by "Asshole Gladen's Two-Step Plan".
One can expect missteps and things to go awry as you better yourself to align more with your true inner goals. These are not failures; one only fails when they stop advancing. Edison didn't immediately figure out how to make the lightbulb, he first discovered more than 10,000 ways to not make a lightbulb.
While it can be quite disconcerting to face life changing events, never be afraid. Remember Paul Muad Dib quoting the Bene Gesserit Mantra (from Frank Herbert's Dune) "I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."
I do, however, not only give you my respect and admiration, as most would stay with the devil they know until the pain of life overwhelms and consumes them; but I also will say that I KNOW that if you figure out exactly what you want to do and be, and then do and be that, that everything else will fall into place when you least expect it.
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(This post was last modified: 02-07-2020 9:57 AM by Gladen.)
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