"The unexamined life is not worth living". — Socrates
Everyone's life is based on their underlying beliefs. Unfortunately, some of these hidden beliefs restrict your potential, and actually disempower you from achieving your goals. The key is identifying which goals you're actually committed to reaching. Examine your behaviors to understand how your beliefs determine your behavior and affect your commitment to reaching your goals. Discard or replace the beliefs which are not actually helping you.
"To try is to risk failure. But risk must be taken because the greatest hazard of life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow, live, and love." — Leo Buscaglia
There's a difference in a half-heart attempt and an actual commitment to take whatever risks are necessary to reach a goal. When you try without commitment, you're willing to accept failure. This behavior undermines your self-confidence in yourself and determines how dependable other's see you.
"Let me listen to me and not to them." — Gertrude Stein
Another benefit of living with only the beliefs that you've consciously chosen is that you are not subject to the whims of life — you're never a victim of whatever life throws at you. Your commitments change as priorities change, but you should always be aware of your choices and on which beliefs they are based.
"Don't water your weeds." — Harvey Mackay
Don't judge your choices harshly — simply learn from your mistakes and consciously control the choices you make. Add structure in your life to develop beneficial habits that help you reach your goal while preventing you from making excuses for ignoring your commitments. Building a conscious life is all within your power and control!
"What you must dare is to be yourself." — Dag Hammarskjold
Enjoy life now — it has an expiration date!
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