When was the last time you congratulated yourself for how far you have come and the goals that you have reached? When was the last time you did something for yourself that was entirely selfish. Due to our society’s competitive nature we are constantly trying to do more, be more, but we rarely stop to reflect on the mountaintop we ascended to. Without taking the time to marvel at your accomplishments, no matter how small, we get to a point of burnout or even depression which at times causes us to push ourselves to a point that can be damaging to our overall health. I have fallen into the trap of pushing myself to the extremes and the moment I decided to take some time off it was too little to late and instead of enjoying my vacation I was exhausted and bed-ridden for a week. The biggest lesson that I learned from that moment was to take better care of myself and always congratulate myself for how far I have come. I urge you to do the same. Take a day off from work and relax, watch that movie you have always been wanting to see, turn off your phone and take a long relaxing bath or spend time with a friend that you haven’t seen in a while. Do what you can do everyday to just love yourself because no one can love you better than you. I also challenge you to do a timeline of all the accomplishments you have achieved throughout your life and look at it everyday so that you don’t fall into pushing yourself to hard.
Habits of Growth: Life Lessons can Come From Anywhere! 