Personal development is easily considered a key to personal happiness. Those who are happy with their lives and themselves as an individual are more likely to live longer and be healthier. There are many simple ways to find yourself, work on yourself and commit to yourself on a daily basis.
Don’t give up. Think of a small seed growing. You can‘t see it until it bursts through the ground, but it’s been growing underground for a long time. It may seem as if you are getting no results and that things are going badly for you, but things are likely happening right below the surface and are about to bloom.
Mood management can be one of the toughest goals to accomplish, but it’s not impossible. The first step is realizing that your moods are not always your own fault. A lot of the time, they occur, due to the actions and words of other people or the situation around you. As soon as you realize that you are allowed to have moods and that you don’t have to turn them off simply because others want you to, is the moment that you will slowly be able to start focusing on them and being able to choose the mood that you wish to be in.
Make a list of past instances in which you were able to successfully overcome peer pressure to make your own decisions, with successful results. Confidence in your own intuition can make you a better, wiser, and more invested decision-maker. It also guarantees that you will be able to give yourself credit where credit is due, increasing your sense of self-worth.
Low self-esteem problems are often part of a vicious cycle. We do not wish to draw attention to ourselves, so we slouch and slump our way into oblivion. Break this habit! Standing up straight and practicing good posture projects a confident image, tones muscles, and increases our sense of self-image in a way that is immediately noticeable to ourselves and to others.
Challenge negative or anxious thoughts as soon as they arise, rather than allowing the idea to become fully planted in your mind. Pick your fears apart: ask whether or not there is factual evidence or precedence that support the idea, the probability that the problem will occur, and the availability of resources available to you should the problem grow. This stops a potential anxiety trigger from taking root.
To alleviate anxiety, spend time with your friends. If you have no friends and relationships cause anxiety for you, at least go out in public and greet the people you pass. Being around people can help lift your spirits – even if engaging them deeply is too anxiety producing to be tolerable. Making friends online and/or keeping a pet can also help alleviate anxiety and loneliness.
As said above, there are many ways to work on self improvement. Reading, writing, diet and exercise, helping others and trying to learn more about yourself are all good starters to becoming a more fulfilled individual. Start slowly and keep progressing further and further and eventually you will find yourself.
