10 Things You Must Give Up to Move Forward

GIVE UP:

#1 Letting the opinions of others control your life.
- It's not what others think, it's what you think about yourself that counts.
- You have to do exactly what's best for you and your life, not what's best for everyone else.

#2 The shame of past failures.
- Your past does not equal your future.
- All that matters is what you do right now.

#3 Being indecisive about what you want.
- You will never leave where you are until you decide where you would rather be.
- Make a decision to figure out what you want, and then pursue it passionately.

#4 Procrastinating on the goals that matter to you.
- There are two primary choices in life: to accept the conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.
- The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now.

#5 Choosing to do nothing.
- You don't get to choose how you are going to die,
or when.
- You can only decide how you are going to live,
right now.
- Every day is a new chance to choose.

#6 Your need to be right.
- Aim for success, but never give up your right to be wrong.
- Because when you do, you will also lose your ability to learn new things and move forward with your life.

#7 Running from problems that should be fixed.
- Stop running!
- Face these issues, fix these problems, communicate, appreciate, forgive and LOVE the people in your life who deserve it.

#8 Making excuses rather than decisions.
- Most long-term failures are the outcome of people who make excuses instead of decisions.

#9 Overlooking the positive points in your life.
- What you see often depends entirely on what you're looking for.
- You will have a hard time ever being happy if you aren't thankful for the good things in your life right now.

#10 Not appreciating the present moment:
- Too often we try to accomplish something big without realizing that the greatest part of life is made up of the little things.