The Past Doesn't Define You

The Past Doesn't Define You

You should keep reminding yourself that your past doesn’t define you. If you take your time to look at the people around you, you’ll notice that there are those who have had setbacks but were able to turn their lives around. Even if you don’t know someone like that, a simple internet search will help you in this regard. Besides, you will still find some great examples in this book. You can also have a great life worth celebrating despite your challenges and disappointments.

It doesn’t matter whether you were the one that made mistakes or it was due to factors beyond your control. You can still get to the finish line and win your race. It is your race because it is your life. So, you shouldn’t be in unhealthy competition with anyone. The reason some people are stuck in the past is that they feel that they have been left behind by their peers. This approach will only put unnecessary pressure on you.

Learn to concentrate on yourself. If you become the best version of yourself, you will eventually become better than many of your peers. However, you shouldn’t focus on running a rat race. This is one of the issues people have when checking pictures of celebrities on social media. They see their friends who are now superstars, and

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they feel bad about their lives. You shouldn’t compare yourself with other people.

Indeed, there’s nothing wrong with looking up to some people and learning from them. We all need people that can serve as inspirations to us and motivate us to achieve our goals. However, it is a problem when you start feeling that you are worthless because you don’t possess fancy cars and expensive gadgets.

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