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Free to choose
The beauty of being a human being is that we have the freedom to choose what we make of ourselves and our life. Life is much more fulfilling and complete once we learn to choose consciously. Here’s how…
One of the most important skills to develop in the area of personal growth is the ability to admit the whole truth to yourself, even if you don’t like what you see and even if you feel powerless to change it. Say to yourself: This situation is wrong for me, yet I lack the strength to change it right now.
Simply accept that this is how things are for now, but don’t deny the truth of the situation. Never pretend to enjoy a job you hate. Never pretend to be happy in an unfulfilling relationship. Never pretend that your finances are strong when they’re really weak. If you want your situation to improve, you must first come clean with yourself and admit the whole truth.
Excerpted with permission from Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth by Steve Pavlina, Hay House, ISBN: 978-1-4019-2275-7; $24.95. To purchase Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth by Steve Pavlina online, visit the publisher's website. It is available in India at Rediff, besides other leading bookstores.
For more wise words from Steve Pavlina, read his entire cover story "Free to choose" in the August 2009 issue of Complete Wellbeing magazine.
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