But the good news is, we get to decide which one it’ll be. You can’t argue with Billy Joel and Bruno Mars and each of their songs, “Just the Way You Are”Īs with many things, personal development can be a tool or a crutch.You can help someone feel better with a kind word, a hug, or even just a smile and that is powerful.You can choose what actions you take: Once again, you can’t control what happens to you, but you can control how you react or even better how you act in the face of fear, doubt and insecurity.Change your perspective and choose thoughts that feel good. You can choose what you believe: You can’t control what happens to you, but you can control your thoughts. Cause you're amazing Just the way you are And when you smile The whole world stops and stares for a while Cause girl you're amazing Just the way you are Yeah her lips her lips I could kiss them all day if she'd let me Her laugh her laugh She hates but I think it's so sexy She's so beautiful And I tell her everyday Oh you know you know I never.Believing you are worthy is the only thing that keeps you from feeling wholehearted: Brene Brown, author and researcher found that the one difference between people who feel unworthy and those that live “wholeheartedly” is the belief that they are worthy.You are your own worst critic: We tend magnify our weaknesses and downplay our strengths.When you simply accept that you have weaknesses, you can stop spending so much energy trying to hide them. Your strength lies in your ability to be okay with your weaknesses: We don’t have to be ashamed of our weaknesses.Stop focusing on what you don’t have and make the best of what you do. You have unique strengths: There’s a quality you have right now that someone else wishes they had.
Basically introvert’s enjoy spending time alone while shy people may not necessarily enjoy being alone, however, have a fear of social interaction. I wanted to feel whole.Įveryone at some point or another has felt there were sides of them that were unlovable, unacceptable or shameful.įor me, I was hit with the double whammy of being an introvert as well as being shy.
I wanted to wake up and feel like all my flaws were mended. I became somewhat dependent on them to give me that boost I needed to have a good day rather than simply being present with what or whom was in front of me. And I still read them on a regular basis.But often I used them, similar to the way people use drugs as an escape. Don’t get me wrong, they’ve been immensely helpful in understanding myself and others more and have helped change my life for the better.