What is wrong with those people? How can someone see life good, in a wheelchair? Or how can someone, who has gone through loosing his/her business be happy? They share something with the successful people. They focus on the things they truly can have an impact on. They don’t let self-pity lead their lives. We all have different strengths and limitations. Everyone. That is also the best part. Because that means no one can copy us. We are the ones who choose which way we go. What ever happens to us, it is a matter of choice, how we react to it.
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Self-pity is about declaring that locus of control is outside of us. That we are victims of circumstances. Like someone has said, to most powerful way to change the world is to change our own view of it. Using emotional intelligence is the way to do that. It is important to understand that high emotional intelligence is NOT mandatory for this. it is more important to understand what one has and use that for the most. We all have features, which are stronger than other features. On scale from 1 (low) – 10 (high), 4 can give tools, if that is personal high. Self-pity is building fear, which leads to inability to see options. When you dare to accept, that you too have something to build on, you open up personal success path.
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If you have been living surrounded by negative people, it is not so easy to change that thinking process. You might not even feel, that you have that your way of thinking is limiting your future. Because ”that’s the way people think”. Well, there are other kind of people. They are not different in brain power, emotional intelligence or something like that. They are different in one way, they have chosen to accept that they have the right and the responsibility to build their future. And that it all starts with their inner talk. They prefer to see the options in life, not excuses as the outcome of someone else’s activities. You can do that too, it just takes a little time (like 5 minutes a day).
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It is always annoying to say, to admit, that one hasn’t done / reached something. And it is more so, if you actually know, that you might have been able to walk the extra mile. Knowing that one didn’t walk that mile because ”someone else did something” is annoying, even it is so much easier to put the blame on somebody else. Than to say ”I didn’t give it my best effort”. Yes, there is always the risk, actually fact, that someone will be better than you. But that is a different moment. Self-pity doesn’t take one in the race, hence it makes sure you cannot win. Changing attitude, taking responsibility, takes you in the game. Only then you have a chance to be on the podium.
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One more wisdom, from someone who has proven he knows the way to success ”failure is not lethal, failure to change is”. What ever life throws at you, it is about your choice, do you let self-pity drag to misery or do you use your strengths to see the new opportunities? How to find your true strengths? The answer is easy, take a scientifically valid emotional intelligence test, review the results with specialist and make with him/her a personal development path. Not sure which to take? Drop me a line, I am more than happy to help you to choose the right one. |
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