Everything that happens to us happens with purpose, and sometimes, one thing leads to another. Instead of locking yourself up in a cage of fear and crying over past heartaches, embarrassment and failures, treat these situations as your teachers and they will become your tools in both self empowerment and success.
When does self empowerment become synonymous with success? Where do
we start? Take these tips:
· Stop thinking and feeling as if you’re a failure, because you’re not!
How can others accept you if YOU can’t accept YOU?
· When you see others who you envy for any reason (beauty, wealth, etc), focus on your own self empowerment, not self pitying.
Self-acceptance is not about how you fit into other peoples' idea of the world, it is about accepting yourself in the world regardless of how others view you.
· When people feel down and low about themselves, help them up.
Rather than join others in feeling low, choose to help them out through leading by example. The more you radiate confidence, the more others will also feel and start to absorb that confidence themselves.
· The world is your classroom.
Don’t feel stupid or doomed forever just because you made a mistake or “failed” at something. See how your experience is a lesson to learn from. Everything has a silver lining—no exceptions.
· Take things one step at a time.
Don't expect massive changes overnight. Self empowerment is a process of taking lots of small steps that ultimately add up to something amazingly beautiful and profound.
· Self empowerment results in inner stability, personality development and SUCCESS.
It comes from self-confidence, self appreciation and self confidence.
· Set meaningful and achievable goals.
Self empowerment doesn’t try to make you an exact replica of your idols or role models. Self empowerment is the process by which you dissolve all of the false ideas you've adopted over the years, and you learn to see yourself for the amazing person you already are.
· Little things mean a LOT to other people.
Sometimes, we don’t realize that the little things that we do like a pat on the back, saying “Hi” or asking somebody “How are you?” are simple things that mean so much to other people. When we are appreciative and grateful of all that is around us, it eventually reflects back inwardly and we become more appreciative and grateful for who we are and our experience here on Earth.
· Even though you’re willing to accept change and go through the process of self empowerment, it doesn’t mean that everyone else is.
The world is a place where people of different values and attitudes hang out. Sometimes, even if you think you and your best friend always like to do the same thing together at the same time, be aware that not everybody realizes the value of a path of self empowerment.
We should always remember that there’s no such thing as ‘overnight success’. Be grateful for every moment of your life which has brought you to this moment here and now. You have probably heard the classic quote, “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.”
We are all here to learn our lessons. Our parents, school teachers, friends, colleagues, officemates, neighbors… they are our teachers. When we open our heart and mind to a path of self empowerment, we increase our chances of happiness, success, and lasting inner peace.
-Excerpt from Self Empowerment Guidebook by Chris Cade (Pages 4 – 6)
