Stop making life as a competition

Hey everyone,

Welcome back.

Hope you are having a good week so far, today this post is about how we need to take more time to slow down & to accept that life is not a competition. Not everyday do we remind ourselves to just relax & enjoy the time we have today - we end up moving forward constantly without looking back. 

This post, I am going to take a moment to slow things down & just appreciate what I have. I would you to do the same. Just take 10 seconds, close your eyes & just be grateful. GREAT =) Now let's get on with the post about enjoying life as a journey rather than a competition.
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First, I'd like to share that success is not only measured by wealth but in many different ways & it is defined personally by each individual what they think of the word 'success'. For example, let's say you think being successful means being rich . However for me, I believe success is all about going through hardships & coming out stronger each day. That to me, is my meaning of success. So the point is, we can't judge our definition of success to assume that everyone thinks of the word 'success' the same way .

Next thing to remember is that, every person has their own story to tell. We live in the same world but yet each and every one of us has a unique life journey we are going through ourselves. Even if we were to compete over a goal, reaching the goal itself will mean different things to different people. Basically, we can't judge anyone but ourselves in this case. Hence, having comparison thoughts between you and you fellow competitor, is not going to make it any better. In fact, you are allowing yourself to distract from the reasons why you want to reach the goal in the first place.

The next tip is to learn how to enjoy the simple life. If we take the 'chase' and the 'race' away from it all for a second - let's sit back and turn off any digital devices you have and just be alone for 5 minutes. You may feel anxious about wanting to grab your phone, or listen to music through your phone right away just to break the silence but that is the reason why we end up having anxiety or feeling stressed easily nowadays. We forget how to enjoy the basic necessities of life & take it for granted. I call it - the first world problem. Once you learn how to appreciate the simple things in life, you will notice that creating competition, comparing yourself  to others are just things that you allow to bring stress into your everyday life. You will realize how unnecessary it is.

Lastly, I would like to take this post to remind you that just like happiness, success cannot be bought my money. The satisfaction that you feel from being successful does not come from the fact that you bought it, it came from the fact that you worked really hard to be here today, to get his far & that is the satisfaction for you! So have in mind, that success is a journey for you to go through & reach the end. It does not involve other people coming in and out of it. All it depends is how you interpret what success is to you & off you go...

I hope this quick post has opened your eyes and helped you find your way to being more successful in your journey.

Good luck & have a good day,
G