How to Avoid Deathbed Regrets with
This Daily Practice
You’ve likely heard a famous
quote by Mark Twain “Twenty years from now you will be more
disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did...“ But
how many of us follow our dreams? More importantly, how many of us regret not following them?
I think most of us will find that we fit into question number
two. I know I did.
Until one day I asked myself some serious questions about where
I was at in my life journey…
Is this really where I see myself 20 years from now? Do I still
feel fulfilled? Am I the person I spent my whole life wanting to be?
No.
Just like that, my entire life
changed.
Asking myself questions like these changed the way I perceived
myself. I wired my thought process to seek change and drive ambition.
Being confident in your decisions and in your capabilities can
play a huge part in avoiding self-doubt and regret. I was already regretting
not pursuing my ambitions earlier. At least I finally asked myself the question
I needed to, affirmed who I was, where I wanted to be, and acted.
This is how I practice self-affirmation.
However, learning how to stay aligned with your dreams and goals
while staying confident can be a serious struggle.
Most of us will be plagued with regrets
throughout our life; however, learning how to develop self-affirmation can go a
long way in making decisions and living the fulfilling life that isn’t plagued
with self-doubt.
What is self-affirmation?
In its
simplest form, it is the act of having a positive attitude toward yourself. It
is valuing who
you are and believing you have a purpose. It’s being confident in you.
However, identifying and practicing self-affirmation can be much
more difficult than it sounds.
Thankfully, a few simple questions can help guide us in the
right direction and help affirm that we are working towards the life that we
have always wanted for ourselves. This means reducing the regrets we may have
20 years down the road.
What questions should we ask ourselves daily?
- Am I happy?
- Am I excited for life?
- Is this the life I envisioned for myself?
- Am I making decisions today that will
positively impact my life tomorrow?
- Is my daily routine allowing me to cross of my
“bucket list” items (throughout the long term)?
- Is today a step that helps me towards the goals
that I want to pursue?
- Am I making the most of opportunities?
- Am I proud of where I’m at in life?
- Has today made me feel fulfilled?
Now, I’m not suggesting you need to ask yourself each one of
these questions every day. However, taking time every day to evaluate how you
feel by choosing a few of these questions can help keep your brain be “trained”
to think positively. Doing this daily can wire your thought process towards
ambition and fulfillment. It helps keep you focused on who you want to be. It
allows you to think positively about yourself and your aspirations.
Out of all of those questions, I recommend asking yourself if you
are feeling fulfilled every
day. Fulfilment can go a long in self-confidence and optimism.
As for asking yourself some of these questions daily, are you
confident in your answers? Are you living up to your potential?
If you are not, maybe it is time to start reavaluating
somethings.
What did my affirmation questions result in? Me quitting my job,
finally pursing my dreams, and trying this adventure through self-affirmation.
Give it a try, you might be surprised where it will lead you.
Nicole
Stone
http://www.lifehack.org/602116/to-avoid-regrets-in-life-practice-self-affirmation-and-ask-yourself-these-questions-every-day?ref=mail&mtype=newsletter_tier_2&mid=20170705&uid=687414&hash=707e797f7e757e6d794c856d747b7b3a6f7b79&action=click
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