Little tips

Establish Personal Balance

One of the key messages in Arianna Huffington’s speech is that success not be defined solely by money and power, but rather along with wisdom, curiosity, giving back and attention to our well-being. This last point is crucial. In order to perform at your best each and every day you must respect the need for a regular good night’s sleep, regular mind and body restoration and the opportunity to allow your mind and body to recover when they are overtaxed.

 

Master your Finances

Personally and professionally, financial wisdom and follow-through are necessary to get where you want to go. So while living in the moment, focusing on what you are doing, you must also keep the future in sight. Whether it’s understanding where you should invest or how much of loan you can afford to jump start your dreams, become financially savvy and save yourself unnecessary headaches.

 Learn the Rules Before You Break Them
Whether you are just starting out in a career that has been around for decades or navigating your way through a new and quickly changing career such as blogging, while you’re making a living, do your homework. Understand what others have done before, why they did and then go about tweaking, changing or completely rethinking how something is done. Remember, knowledge is power. After all, if you’re going to convince those who have been in the business longer than you, you must demonstrate logical reasoning for the changes you are about to make in order to convince them to come along.

Love Yourself First

“Love takes many forms, but [it] must always start with oneself.” –Elizabeth Berg

No matter what decision you are about to make, before you make it, make sure you are doing it with the goal of living your best life. Don’t choose to pursue a profession, get married, get divorced, have kids, invest in a business, buy a house, or do anything to gain favour, gain approval, not be laughed at or be accepted. Understand that you must love who you are, your dreams, your hopes, your ideas and even those mistakes that have helped you transform into the person you are today. And while you will never be perfect, continue to strive to be the best version of yourself as defined through your eyes and not someone else’s.

 

Don’t Just Take Any Advice

Advice from someone who has been successful at what you are striving after is the person you should be asking advice from. While everyone most likely has an opinion or an idea of what you should do, if they don’t have the knowledge or expertise or are living in a way you don’t respect or agree with, respectfully listen and seek out an opportunity to speak with someone else who is more in line with your goals.

 

Hone in on Your Passion

Becoming an expert in any field takes time, and one of the necessary ingredients needed to keep focused, to continue to persevere and continue to practice repeatedly is to love what you are doing. Once you discover what makes you lose all track of time, once you discover what you can get lost in, and once discover what perhaps comes more naturally to you that may be more difficult for others.

 

Add Value

Your passion can add value to the community or world. Perhaps you’re providing knowledge about something that you are an expert in. Perhaps you are helping others live up their fullest potential. Perhaps you offer care, attention and peace of mind. Perhaps you provide a safer environment in which others can live without worry. Whatever you do, find a way in which you can leave the world a little better than when you first arrived, as well as make a living.

 

Remain Forever Curious

“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.”
― Socrates

The one thing that will never change is the understanding that the world is a dynamic environment. While we may not like change once we have found our footing, we are thankful for it when we are in a situation that isn’t to our liking. On both sides of the coin however, we understand that change is inevitable. By remaining curious, continually asking questions, discovering new information about the world you live in, you gain wisdom and the opportunity to inch ever closer to your fullest potential.