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When the Future Scares You - Remember the Present!

Focus on the present to build your future.

By Karter VillaPublished 4 years ago 3 min read
When the Future Scares You - Remember the Present!
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When the future scares you - remember the present!

How many of us have not worried about the future, worried about things, most of which will never happen?

So the next time you are attacked by such thoughts - don't forget that no one in the world can predict what will happen to them tomorrow.

It is impossible to make a 100% correct decision, to take a 100% correct step. Therefore, one thing remains - to listen to what your heart tells you. You should choose the right path, which will make you happier. Because the path you think is the safest can be the exact opposite - dangerous and failed.

It is impossible to calculate everything down to the smallest detail. Even if you have thought carefully through all the options for the development of events. Because it will not be the way you want it to be, but the way it should be.

Here, too, intuition is more informative than all your mathematical formulas and predictions. Although again - make a decision based on intuition and you will experience no less.

When the future scares you, remember that the only thing you can control is the present. Here and now. Today you can make the right choice to increase your chances of success for tomorrow. Today you can start taking small steps to achieve your goals in the future.

Today you can dedicate at least 20–30 minutes a day to learning something new that can be handy in a few months or even years. Your current efforts will never be in vain. They are worthwhile and will be extremely useful in the future. You just have to be more discriminating with the help you render toward other people.

Put your energy into aspirations, heart, and soul. Don't leave for tomorrow, don't come up with a thousand excuses, and don't hesitate. And start acting today - here and now.

You can't wait until tomorrow to start what you were supposed to start yesterday

When the future scares you, look at your past. Yes, you have made many mistakes and survived dozens of failures and accidents. But most importantly, you survived! You lost your loved ones, but you survived! Absolutely everything you had to go through in the past, you've experienced. Which means you have something today that will help you live and survive in the future.

After all the hardships that have happened so far, you should not doubt that you will not be able to cope with anything in the future.

Of course, you shouldn't assume the worst. Don't be afraid of what awaits you at the crossroads. It could be something unbelievable that you don't even dare dream about. But if you are afraid, you will not take any steps. And you will not know how much you can get and discover for yourself. That's why you have to keep going. Remember: never give up.

When the future scares you, think that you are not the only one who experiences such feelings.

We can't even predict what will happen in the next 5 minutes, not to mention the more distant future. Even for people who seem confident and seem to know everything, there are times when they begin to doubt whether they are on the right track or whether they have made the right choice.

They are all successful and are winners in social networks. Everything is completely different in real life. And these people in the photos - they're not that far off.

Never compare yourself to others. Their path is not your path. Each person goes through certain stages of his life at different times.

You are no worse than them and they are neither better nor more successful than you. It's just that everyone in this life is on their way. And if someone goes to the finish line earlier, that doesn't automatically make it any better.

It just means he has his way and his own pace. Do not let yourself be discouraged, even if it seems to you that everyone is ahead and only you stay somewhere in the line. On the contrary, someone's success should motivate and inspire you: "He succeeded - and you can!"

Don't be afraid, remember that planning, dreaming, and hoping are very important, but first, you need to think about today. Take the days one by one and improve everything you can today. And repeat this every day.

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