The First Step to Becoming a Better Person is Believing you can Be One.
September 24th 2010 12:11
As I make drastic changes to my life-a new blogging schedule, a renewed commitment to writing, quitting smoking, among others-I've been thinking a lot about what it means to become a better person. Throughout the last month of summer I spent a lot of time trying to express to people that they are better than their addictions, that they are better than they allow themselves to be. And I am trying to become better on all fronts-a better writer, a better blogger, a better student, a better person-so I must question my own beliefs.
The first step to becoming a better person, or a better writer, is to believe you can.
You can't skip all the other steps; you can't expect to become better without doing the work-but first you must believe in yourself. And for some of us, that takes a lot of work.
I have grown enormously over the years as a writer because I have refused to doubt myself to the point of crippling my mind. I have always believed that I had talent, though I know that I can always grow as a writer. In my mind, there is no 'if' when it comes to my future-it's simply a matter of when. Someday I will be a successful author; anything's possible if you work hard enough. A thousand writers' stories prove that again and again.
I'm challenging a lot of other thoughts. I know I can be better. I know I can be the person I want to be. It's hard sometimes; I do have long term mental health problems, and sometimes it's hard to determine which of the thoughts in my head come from those problems. Sometimes in the moment the illness takes control; sometimes I don't realize until far too late. But despite my illness, I believe I can be better.
Are your beliefs holding you back? Do you doubt your writing ability all the time? Do you think on a regular basis that you'll never become a great writer? Do you distrust your instincts about your work?
Every time you think you'll never be better, remember that you can be, and that you will be if you do the work. This can serve you in any area of your life.
And if you're always complaining about the world around you, contemplate this quote:
"Be the change you want to see in the world" ~Mahatma Gandhi
Are you working to better yourself? What changes are you making in your life right now for your future?
The first step to becoming a better person, or a better writer, is to believe you can.
You can't skip all the other steps; you can't expect to become better without doing the work-but first you must believe in yourself. And for some of us, that takes a lot of work.
I have grown enormously over the years as a writer because I have refused to doubt myself to the point of crippling my mind. I have always believed that I had talent, though I know that I can always grow as a writer. In my mind, there is no 'if' when it comes to my future-it's simply a matter of when. Someday I will be a successful author; anything's possible if you work hard enough. A thousand writers' stories prove that again and again.
I'm challenging a lot of other thoughts. I know I can be better. I know I can be the person I want to be. It's hard sometimes; I do have long term mental health problems, and sometimes it's hard to determine which of the thoughts in my head come from those problems. Sometimes in the moment the illness takes control; sometimes I don't realize until far too late. But despite my illness, I believe I can be better.
Are your beliefs holding you back? Do you doubt your writing ability all the time? Do you think on a regular basis that you'll never become a great writer? Do you distrust your instincts about your work?
Every time you think you'll never be better, remember that you can be, and that you will be if you do the work. This can serve you in any area of your life.
And if you're always complaining about the world around you, contemplate this quote:
"Be the change you want to see in the world" ~Mahatma Gandhi
Are you working to better yourself? What changes are you making in your life right now for your future?
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