Do it for yourself

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Often in life people say they did it for so and so, I made this for you, I wrote this for….I created it for….I designed it for x.

The best things created are when we do it for ourselves.

If we do things for others, how do we really know what others want or like?

Once we do things for others, we start to care what others think and when the response isn’t good, then we kill our self-confidence, and often then try too hard to please.

Don’t try to please others, as it opens us up to the worst of the feelings of not being good enough.

Write for yourself, sing for yourself, paint for yourself, do the things that you love the most for yourself.

That way you will create without fear of criticism, fear of judgement of others and then because it is likely then to be the best you can do, then others will find you and your art.

Success is what matters to us. It’s personal.

Back to work

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For millions tomorrow is back to work.

If you are doing something that is simply for the sake of creating money to pay bills and buy stuff, then you’re probably dreading tomorrow morning and feeling a little anxious.

If however, what you do during the day is all part of a fulfilled life, if what you are doing is what you love to do. If what you are doing has a meaningful purpose, then tomorrow is just another day on the journey.

You will be excited about tomorrow, as you would any day.

Don’t be a slave to someone else’s dream, be free to enjoy every day the same and not dread tomorrows.

Take a step towards a different life and start now. The sand of time is flowing away, we have no idea how much sand we have left. Now is the moment to do whatever you choose in life.