Mindset

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If you want to hold yourself to newer & higher standards, you must be willing to change. Everything truly starts in your mind because it is that powerful. You need to set new boundaries for your life, if you want to elevate it to the next level. Since our life starts with our mind, the process typically looks something like this: life throws a roadblock at us, our emotions transition into thoughts, then we develop an attitude / perception on what is happening in our lives, which eventually turns into the actions we take and the reason we reacted the way we did. Rather than reacting to life, we need to go against what we've been conventionally taught and develop a proactive mindset. This not only means taking the initiative to make that change in your life, but to understand that change starts from the inside - out, not external factors. 

​Changing your mindset is the most important thing you can do to help make yourself shine. Always be filling your mind with positive content, positive people, constantly learning and building yourself up. Overtime, this will bring up your confidence, develop a positive self image, and improve your life as a whole. It is not an easy thing to do every day and you will have your off days. But it is a whole lot better than doing the same things as everyone else is doing in their life and letting life throw you around by making you feel like you have bad luck, or bad things always happen to you. What you may not know is that you have full control over these things, and it starts with your attitude.

When you look for the positive, you focus on the positive events in your life. If you think it is too hard, then continue living your life by going through the motions by letting life & society dictate what path you go down. Blaming other people or events that happen to you is a very weak mindset to possess, because at the end of the day you are the only one at fault for everything that is going on in your life right now. Of course there are events that are out of our control, but you control how you react and bounce back from these setbacks. If you feel personally attacked by what we just said, then maybe it's a good time for some self-reflection.  
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You truly are in full control and you are capable of so much more than you think. We need to start thinking bigger for our lives, then executing bigger. It is so easy to be comfortable in your job, your current situation, your relationship, your life, even though we know we should be aiming & going for something so much greater (You know exactly what I am talking about). You have the power to change and live that life you think you can't. No one wants to live a boring life and it starts with switching the phrase "I can't" too "How can I?". So stop saying, I can't afford this, and start asking how can I afford this? Stop saying "I don't have time" and realize that you need to make time for the things you want in your life. Get your priorities in check and ask yourself, "what do I need to do to right now, what do I need to do, to change to start becoming the person I want to be and to go where I want to go." Make that first move, be uncomfortable, get rejected, experience feelings of doubt, but understand why you are doing it and push through that fear no matter how big or small.