It's time to stand up for yourself. To remove the wrong things and people from your life. It's time to find your own path to happiness and personal growth. It's time for change. It's time for - you!
Everyone has their own idea of a meaningful and fulfilling life, but there are some widely accepted beliefs about how you shouldn't live.
Read on for 10 signs that you're wasting your time and life on the wrong things.
1. You often complain
Do you often complain about your job, boss, salary, neighbors or spouse? If the answer is yes, then most of the time you are spreading negative energy. Negativity won't change anything, it won't move you forward. So change your mindset and talk more about what you are grateful for in life, not what you don't like in life.
2. Don't feed your mind
If you are not constantly developing as a person and learning new things, it means that you are stagnating, just like a calm lake with a green sediment forming on its surface. The same thing happens to your mind if you don't keep it active and learn new things. Positive challenges in life will expand your mind.
Don't forget your sleep! Photo: Andisheh / Unsplash3. You often talk negatively about yourself
Whether you think you can or think you can't - either way, you're right, Henry Ford wisely said. If you think you're not smart enough to get promoted at work or start your own business, you're right. If you're telling yourself you're too tired to make a change in your life, you're right. What you tell yourself becomes your reality. So choose carefully what you say to yourself, because your life and your thoughts are one and the same.
4. You don't plan for the future
It's always best to live now, in the moment, but sometimes you have to look to the future to figure out where you're going. If you don't have a goal or a plan, then you are like a ship sailing aimlessly across the ocean hoping to end up in some good place. But you shouldn't live like that. You need to create a guide to create a step-by-step plan to get you where you want to be.
5. You spend too much time with people who do not contribute to your development
You stay with the people who make you exist, you don't progress, rather the other way around. If you spend too much time with such people, you will either stagnate or be dragged down. These are energy vampires. They suck the life out of you and give you nothing positive in return. Find a company of people in which you will develop as a person.
6. You are addicted to your cell phone
Think about how much time you spend on your cell phone and how much this addiction affects your relationships with other people. While having dinner with your spouse or children, you text or surf the Internet. In this case, you lose time you could have spent with them or time you could have spent planning for the future.
7. Spend money on frivolous things
There is a difference between a need and a desire, but modern society is blurring that distinction more and more. Many people spend their money on the latest technological devices, cars and run out of money for the basic necessities of life. If you stop and think about it, you'll realize that we don't actually need much. Food, water, shelter and love. Everything else is just bonuses. So think about the things you spend money on and whether you can make some changes. Maybe you can put some of your money into saving for the future.
Don't forget recreation! Photo: Dorothea Oldani / Unsplash8. You don't get enough sleep
Sleep is essential for good health. If you can't sleep because you're too busy or you just have a habit of staying up late at night, you need to rethink your habits.
9. Don't worry about your body
A balanced, healthy diet and exercise have other positive effects in addition to weight loss. Healthy habits also affect mental health, as well as general well-being. Think about your diet and amount of physical activity. You realize that some small changes can greatly improve your life.
10. Don't step out of your comfort zone
Life begins when you step out of your comfort zone, says one life wisdom. So take a risk to improve your life, but keep in mind that there is a difference between risk and calculated risk. Not every risk is certain, but a calculated risk means you've weighed all the options and formulated a good, reasonable plan of action.
