Inthegameoflifeifitoftenseemslikeyou'reonthelosingendofthingsyou'renotalone.36Whenyoufeellikeyou'reexperiencingmoredownsthanupssometimesithelpstogetalittletoughloveonceinawhile.Herearesome
Inthegameoflifeifitoftenseemslikeyou'reonthelosingendofthingsyou'renotalone. 36 Whenyoufeellikeyou'reexperiencingmoredownsthanupssometimesithelpstogetalittletoughloveonceinawhile.Hereare
sometruthsthatwillhelpyougrow.
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Let'sfaceit:changingbadhabitsistough.Researchprovesit.ChinesephilosopherLaoTzuoncesaid“Thejourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.”Soifyouwanttochangesomethingstartwithbabysteps.Takeasmallaction–anyaction–andgrowfromthere.
Goodthingsusuallydon'tcomequickly.
38Andifyouthinkaboutitwouldyouhaveitanyotherway?There'sabasicpsychologicalprinciplecalledinstantgratificationwhichmeansthatweexpecttogetrewardsinstantly.Butsometimesyouneedtofighttheimpulses(冲动)yourbrainthrowsatyouandtrustthatthejourneyyou’reonistherightone.
Youcan’taccomplishgreatthingswithouttakinggreatrisks。
Here’sanotherunpleasant truthmanypeoplehavetroublegrasping:ifyoudon’ttakerisksyouwillhavealothardertimeaccomplishingwhatyouwantinlife.Peoplewhotrulychangetheworldarethebiggestrisktakers.They’retheoneswhoarewillingtoputeverythingonthelineandfailforsomethingtheybelievein. 39
Youareholdingyourselfbackfromgreatness。
Oftenwegetsocaughtuphopingforthenextgreatthingthatwedon’trealizewhat’sunfoldingrightinfrontofourfaces. 40 Insteadfocusonthepositivethingsyouhavegoinginyourlife.Choosetobehappyrightnow。
A.Lifeisfullofrisks.
B.Pushyourselfforwardpositively.
C.Thefirststepisalwaysthehardest.
D.Lifecanbefilledwithupsanddowns.
E.Don'tholdyourselfbackwithnegativethoughts.
F.Greatthingsinourlivesnormallydon'tcomeeasy.
G.Andtheytreateachfailureasanopportunitytogrowandgetbetter.