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Category: Personal Growth

Do you know how to be successful in life?

It is very important to take in mind that in order to be successful and taking charge of your career is not sufficient studying and finishing school.

A real “leader” is always sure of himself and goes on and faces adversities even if is not simple and there are many obstacles, which apparently seem impossible to overcome.

Here are some suggestions from the article 12 lessons you learn or regret forever:

  1. Have confidence in yourself. Confidence comes first!But remember: Successful people often exude confidence, but it isn’t their success that makes them confident. The confidence was there first.
  2. Success in life depends on you. No one can force you to make decisions and take actions that run contrary to your values and aspirations. Do not believe in destiny. You create your destiny.
  3. Being busy does not equal being productive
    It not necessary to work many hours. What counts, is the quality of what you produce. Do no forget it!
  4. You’reonly as good as those you associate with
  5. Don’t say yes unless you really want to
  6. Squash your negative self-talk
  7. Avoid asking “what if?”
    Do not think too much about what could have happened if…
  8. Schedule exercise and sleep
    It is fundamental to plan and organize you job. Do not come at the last moment!
  9. Seek out small victories
  10. Don’t seek perfection
  11. Focus on solutions
  12. Forgive yourself

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Self-esteem and success

Self-esteem refers to the perception we have about our own worth and value. There are many ways to increase your self-esteem which is often related to success. The starting point for improving the consideration that you have of yourself is to get to be aware of  your strong points.

One of the posts of the blog Live your true story  indicates 7 easy exercises to boost our self-esteem:

  1. List 10 things the you love about yourself
  2. List 10 skills you possess
  3. List 5 achievements which you are proud of
  4. List 3 occasions where you have overcome adversity
  5. List 5 people who have helped you
  6. List 5 people whom you have helped
  7. List 50 things you appreciate about your life

Read the full post here

 

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Successful attitude towards work with these 7 Soft-Skills

“It is not the strongest or most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.” – Charles Darwin

Soft skills represent the habits that can improve how you work with others and how they work with you. This article published on Forbes, sheds light on 7 important skills that will help you create a positive partnership with your colleagues.

  1. Adaptability: One must be ready to apply flexibility when dealing with critical situations.
  2. Teachability: Embrace criticism and be ready to proactively acting upon it, we always have something new to learn.
  3. Punctuality: Simple but crucial.
  4. Communication: This soft skill is a two-way street, it goes both ways. Make your messages clear and actively listen to what     others might say
  5. Service Mindset: Try and care for the people around you both coworkers and customers
  6. Proactivity: Use creative thinking to develop to prevent a reactive approach to work. Don’t always passively wait for new tasks.
  7. Ownership: Embrace responsibility.

 

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The truth about fear

If you understand the truths about fear, it will be easier to deal with it. In a post published in the Blog Coaching Positive Performance there is a list of 5 of these truths.

1. The outcome you fear is just one of many possible outcomes
2. There will always be fear
3. To eliminate a specific fear, do that which you fear
4. Everyone experiences fear with new challenges
5. Short-term pain is better than long-term pain

For more read the full post

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