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What energy do you bring to others?
I think sometimes we make being a better human being much more complicated than it needs to be.
For me, I see three easy starters.
Acceptance. Approval. Appreciation.
Start with acceptance.
People do not need to become who you think they should be before you can accept them for who they are. One of the greatest lessons I have learned is that I cannot change another person. I can influence them, but real change must come from within them.
And strangely enough, when people feel accepted instead of judged, they often become more willing to grow.
Then comes approval.
Instead of constantly looking for what someone is doing wrong, start looking for what they are doing right. There is always something. Sometimes you just have to become intentional about seeing it.
What you focus on grows in your awareness.
Finally, appreciation.
Think about the people in your life and ask yourself when you last made them feel valuable. Not when you thought it. When you actually expressed it.
Your spouse. Your children. Your friends. Your coworkers. Even the stranger you interact with today.
People want to feel seen. They want to feel heard. They want to know they matter.
So today, practice these three things.
Accept someone without trying to change them.
Approve of something good you see in them.
Appreciate them enough to tell them their value.
You may discover that becoming a better person is not about changing everyone around you.
It is about changing the energy you bring to them.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
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#accept #approve #appreciate #better #person
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Luke Peterson
I think sometimes we make being a better human being much more complicated than it needs to be.
For me, I see three easy starters.
Acceptance. Approval. Appreciation.
Start with acceptance.
People do not need to become who you think they should be before you can accept them for who they are. One of the greatest lessons I have learned is that I cannot change another person. I can influence them, but real change must come from within them.
And strangely enough, when people feel accepted instead of judged, they often become more willing to grow.
Then comes approval.
Instead of constantly looking for what someone is doing wrong, start looking for what they are doing right. There is always something. Sometimes you just have to become intentional about seeing it.
What you focus on grows in your awareness.
Finally, appreciation.
Think about the people in your life and ask yourself when you last made them feel valuable. Not when you thought it. When you actually expressed it.
Your spouse. Your children. Your friends. Your coworkers. Even the stranger you interact with today.
People want to feel seen. They want to feel heard. They want to know they matter.
So today, practice these three things.
Accept someone without trying to change them.
Approve of something good you see in them.
Appreciate them enough to tell them their value.
You may discover that becoming a better person is not about changing everyone around you.
It is about changing the energy you bring to them.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#accept #approve #appreciate #better #person
Background Photo Credit:
Luke Peterson
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What gratitude do you have?
What most people call happiness is often just temporary excitement. We spend so much of our life chasing the next goal, the next purchase, the next relationship, or the next achievement believing it will finally make us feel complete. But once we get it, the feeling fades and the mind immediately looks for more. That is not because something is wrong with you. It is because the mind is always searching, comparing, and wanting.
There is nothing wrong with growth, goals, or wanting more from life. Growth is part of our human experience. But if you cannot practice gratitude with what you already have right now, you will struggle to appreciate the very things you are working so hard to achieve later. The goal is not to stop striving. The goal is to stop postponing happiness until you arrive somewhere else.
Gratitude is not something you wait to feel. It is a discipline you choose to practice daily. It is one of the greatest anabolic energies we can create because it shifts your focus from lacking to abundance. The more you focus on what is already good in your life, the more energy, peace, fulfillment, and motivation you create within yourself.
Do not wait for life to become perfect before you appreciate it. Practice gratitude while building, growing, struggling, and becoming. That energy changes your mindset, emotions, actions, and results. The happiest people are not the ones with the most. They are the ones who learned to appreciate the present while continuing to grow toward their future.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#appreciate #life #build #gratitude #happiness
Background Photo Credit:
Harvey Robinson
What most people call happiness is often just temporary excitement. We spend so much of our life chasing the next goal, the next purchase, the next relationship, or the next achievement believing it will finally make us feel complete. But once we get it, the feeling fades and the mind immediately looks for more. That is not because something is wrong with you. It is because the mind is always searching, comparing, and wanting.
There is nothing wrong with growth, goals, or wanting more from life. Growth is part of our human experience. But if you cannot practice gratitude with what you already have right now, you will struggle to appreciate the very things you are working so hard to achieve later. The goal is not to stop striving. The goal is to stop postponing happiness until you arrive somewhere else.
Gratitude is not something you wait to feel. It is a discipline you choose to practice daily. It is one of the greatest anabolic energies we can create because it shifts your focus from lacking to abundance. The more you focus on what is already good in your life, the more energy, peace, fulfillment, and motivation you create within yourself.
Do not wait for life to become perfect before you appreciate it. Practice gratitude while building, growing, struggling, and becoming. That energy changes your mindset, emotions, actions, and results. The happiest people are not the ones with the most. They are the ones who learned to appreciate the present while continuing to grow toward their future.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#appreciate #life #build #gratitude #happiness
Background Photo Credit:
Harvey Robinson
