I hope to encourage you to break through societal limitations and challenges to fulfill your dreams through a practical and realistic approach which I’m following on my journey. I haven’t made it yet either, but I wish to keep sharing my experiences along the way. The road to success is very interesting, it’s a ride filled with emotions, challenges, setbacks, excitement, thrill, and fulfillment. I’m hoping to inspire you to truly pursue your goals and prepare yourself for the possible challenges along the way.
Many of us aspire to accomplish great things in life, but often the societies we grow up in or the environments we are exposed to prevent us from reaching our true potential. This is why I believe it’s important to discuss it.
I grew up as the youngest in a humble family. The love I experienced was absolutely beautiful. Many of us can share a similar experience. My family loves me unconditionally, and I want to be a source of happiness for them.
We are seven siblings, all of them now married. I was lucky enough to learn from their experiences, avoiding many lessons they had to learn the hard way. They’ve always been very open and honest with me, trying their best to ensure I didn’t make the same mistakes they did. Yet, despite the love and strong bond we have, they still couldn’t give me a direction that would help me become the person they really want me to be.
Most valuable realizations I’ve got:
Our minds are significantly influenced by our environment. We build habits subconsciously or, as James Clear says in Atomic Habits, non-consciously. Whatever is most prevalent in your surroundings is what you’re most likely to be influenced by. If procrastination is common, you’ll be drawn to putting plans off. If you’re surrounded by smart and intelligent individuals, you’re likely to develop intelligence in the same way.
We follow a basic rule of physics: The path followed between two points is the path with the least resistance
Our non-conscious mind is constantly observing the environment and pushing us toward the least demanding tasks. Your environment plays a major role in your day-to-day life.
Most of us believe we can accomplish a lot just with sheer willpower. The truth is even the most successful people don’t test their willpower that much. Passion is important, but what really matters is consistency.
I’ve recently just read The subtle art of not giving a F*** by Mark Manson, and he has given a very sage advice to build consistency, or to start if you haven’t started at all, the advice is: do something. It doesn’t need to be the most perfect start, but it really has to start if you are serious to yourself.
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Thank you for reading this far, I know this blog is not perfect, I know there are a million ways on how I could’ve done it better, but I believe if I don’t start, I have no chance at getting better, I would suggest you to do something about what you’re passionate about as well without having to start in the most perfect way