There are many times in life when the challenge seems far too great to overcome, and it can weigh you down pretty heavily. There are many people struggling to get enjoyment from their lives, and there are a lot of things that can hold you back if you haven’t got a great perspective on how things are. If you’re not confident in yourself, you’re going to stop yourself from doing the things you would enjoy, and think negatively about the things you used to do for fun. This can happen for many reasons, and when you notice it happening to you – it’s time to make a change in your life.
Stop comparing yourself
It’s easy to get stuck in the idea that you should be capable of the things that others are, but that’s not always the case. We’re all different, and we can all do different things. Holding yourself to the idea “I could practice ‘x’ for one hundred years and never be as good as ‘y’” isn’t going to help you get anywhere. Just because you may never be as good at something as someone else, isn’t a reason for you to not try. Learn to accept yourself, and see the strengths in you that others wished they had for themselves.
Fail for fun
We’ve all been held back at some point by the fear of failure. Some things are far too important to attempt without getting it right the first time, so right now just isn’t a good time to go through with it. The truth is, if you’re just waiting around for the right time, it’s never going to happen. The paintings you see in museums aren’t the artists’ first attempts, and there were many failures that came before them. No matter what it is that you’re putting off, you should attempt it just to intentionally fail it. Set yourself a new low bar to go by, and then it’s only uphill from there.
Try something new
A lot of the time, our perspective comes from the things we’ve experienced. If you spend all of your time in your own comfort zone, then you’re never going to have the opportunity to expand what you know, and your perspective will not change. Try out new things, and experiment with things that you’ve never given much thought to. You can start by checking out the Burnt Beech blog. Read about things that you don’t believe in – just for fun if nothing else.
Put yourself in someone else’s shoes
From time to time, it’s healthy to remind yourself of what you have. It’s easy to think about all of the things you would change about your life, but it can help you to appreciate what you have if you imagined life without it. How would you feel if you had to give it all up for good? A lot of people take their lives for granted and don’t stop to think about how they would be if things were different.
