If we truly believe in ourselves, who we are, what our purpose is in this world and what we may be able to offer those around us, then hardly any quantity of criticism or praise that can knock us off our center.
It's only when when a man or woman builds himself on the compliments or criticisms of others that their character begins to take a dive.
To prosper in this world, you have to have thick skin. For absolutely no reason at all the wolves will come out after you and attempt to tear you and your reputation to shreds. Likewise, people around you may compliment you with hollow praise and try and bring your ego up. If we slip into admitting both of these seemingly uncontrollable ways of the world to define us, we will end up in a whole world of suffering.
The solution?
We need to believe in ourselves. While this is undoubtedly one of the roughest things we have to create it's also one of the most rewarding lessons you can ever learn in life. No matter what, when the problems and praise comes, you can still can maintain who you are. The grand temptations of life will attempt to make you change who you are into what the world would like for you to be.
Avoid this at all costs. Don't change for those reasons. Instead, change for yourself and who you know you could be in the future. Keep growing and continue to build upon your life day in and day out because that is what feels right to you.
Then, when you get to the end of the line, you'll always be able to claim that you kept true to yourself no matter what. To me, that sounds just like a pretty happy life.
So start believing in yourself. You never know what you are capapble of until you really go for it.
It's only when when a man or woman builds himself on the compliments or criticisms of others that their character begins to take a dive.
To prosper in this world, you have to have thick skin. For absolutely no reason at all the wolves will come out after you and attempt to tear you and your reputation to shreds. Likewise, people around you may compliment you with hollow praise and try and bring your ego up. If we slip into admitting both of these seemingly uncontrollable ways of the world to define us, we will end up in a whole world of suffering.
The solution?
We need to believe in ourselves. While this is undoubtedly one of the roughest things we have to create it's also one of the most rewarding lessons you can ever learn in life. No matter what, when the problems and praise comes, you can still can maintain who you are. The grand temptations of life will attempt to make you change who you are into what the world would like for you to be.
Avoid this at all costs. Don't change for those reasons. Instead, change for yourself and who you know you could be in the future. Keep growing and continue to build upon your life day in and day out because that is what feels right to you.
Then, when you get to the end of the line, you'll always be able to claim that you kept true to yourself no matter what. To me, that sounds just like a pretty happy life.
So start believing in yourself. You never know what you are capapble of until you really go for it.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is the author of The Words Of Encouragement, a website dedicated to bringing the best quotes, motivational content on the web, and blogs all to one place. Feeling a bit worn down and tired from failed journeys of the past? Dig into these tired quotes and then explore around the site for some more inspiration. You have what it takes to do something great.
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