How To Live A Good Life

Do Fewer Things You Are Not Proud of.

Do More Things That Will Make You Proud.

Being brave will make you proud.

Letting fear get the better of you will not make you proud.

“Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.” —Helen Keller

Being quick to adapt will make you proud.

Being easily discouraged will not make you proud.

“You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That’s a part of it.” – Denzel Washington

Helping others win will make you proud.

Wanting victory only for yourself will not make your proud.

“You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.” Zig Ziglar

Being disciplined will make you proud.

Slacking off will not make you proud.

“Almost every problem people face in their careers and other aspects of their lives – such as failed diets, marriages, and financial problems – are all the result of not taking enough action.” – Grant Cardone

Exhibiting self-control will make you proud.

Being unable to resist what you know is not good for you will not make you proud.

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing, that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar

Being independent will make you proud.

Being dependent will not make you proud.

“If you truly want to be respected by people you love, you must prove to them that you can survive without them.” – Michael Bassey Johnson

Reaching or exceeding a goal will make you proud.

Giving up will not make you proud.

“When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this; you haven’t.” – Thomas Edison

Tackling a problem or challenge will make you proud.

Ignoring problems and challenges will not make you proud.

“The best moments usually occur when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.”–Mihaly Csikzentmihalyi

Making amends will make you proud.

Holding a grudge will not make you proud.

“The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships.” – Tony Robbins

Giving will make you proud.

Taking will rarely make you proud.

“It’s not how much you have, it’s what you do with what you have that makes the difference.” – Denzel Washington

Being comfortable with the truth will make you proud.

Trying to hide the truth will rarely make you proud.

“Stop hiding your scars and your wounds. They’re your trophies that you went through that and still survived.” — T.D. Jakes

Living within your means will make you proud.

Living in financial jeopardy will rarely make you proud.

“Balancing your money is the key to having enough.”
― Elizabeth Warren

Rising above ego will make you proud.

Being egoistic will rarely make you proud.

“Blood, Sweat and Respect. First Two You Give, Last One You Earn” — Dwayne Johnson

Meeting your obligations will make you proud.

Being delinquent on your duties and obligations will not make you proud.

“Character is doing what you don't want to do but know you should do.”— Joyce Meyer

Changing a habit will make you proud.

Letting a habit undermine or damage your credibility and relationships will not make you proud.

“The chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.”— Warren Buffett

There is nothing wrong with taking pride – it just has to be pride in the right things.

Get your financial house in order. Get your physical house in order. Get your emotional house in order. Get your academic house in order.

You should be able to take pride in all aspects of your life, and to experience satisfaction in the most significant dimensions of your life.

So do your life a favor, and ask yourself these 2 questions today....What are some of the things you can do, that will make you proud? And what are some of the things you are not proud of, you should stop doing, either gradually, or cold turkey?

Then, this is what you say to yourself next..."Today is the day I will begin shaping the best life for myself - a life I can be truly proud of." And then, take the first step. And never look back.

Acknowledgements:

Thanks for the feedback, (comments, likes, shares) on my recent posts. I appreciate the kudos from old friends, new friends, and relatives who have become friends. You keep me going.

NEXT, Thanks to all readers, current and future, for sharing my journey to wisdom, meaning and a better life. Like you, I am trying to find my way through this complex maze we call life, and I am honored to have you share my journey, as I continue to seek the wisdom hidden in plain sight.

FINALLY, A Happy Birthday shout-out: to those with July birthdays. Hope you use your birthday month to think of all the ways in which you can do more things you are proud of, and less things you are not proud of.

Have a blessed week, and hope to see you next week.

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