How to not be hard on yourself?

Life is very competitive. If you want to move one step ahead, you will definitely experience 1000 blows before you do. It's not that I have achieved something so significant that I can talk about it. I haven't even tried to do that, probably I never will if I continue with this attitude because like so many of you I am scared, scared of failure. And I have always been hard on myself because of this very matter.

Well, I am currently volunteering as a mentor for a reading programme where we teach primary school children how to read in English. I use various teaching methods so that I can not only help them in just reading but also speaking as in day-day conversation and writing. I noticed many of my kids were afraid of making mistakes and to fail and therefore, would often get stuck.They are embarrassed when I point out mistakes. So, I encourage them that it's ok to make mistake.

I think when you don't want to make mistake, don't want to fail, you become hard on your self and instead commit a major crime which is you prevent yourself from learning. We are what we are and nobody is perfect and that shouldn't stop us from truly achieving our true self.

We won't find many models who would encourage us to take that leap and say it's ok if we mistakes or fail. So that leaves it upto us to regularly remind as well as encourage ourselves to take that leap without being afraid and self-talk that it will all be ok and it will be a good learning experience. If you don't do it for your self then who will?

So dear readers, please do not be afraid to make mistakes and fail and most of all do not be hard on yourself.

Credit:- Anna Vital, https://twitter.com/annavitals/status/577204087013298176

Gratitude no. 5: I am grateful that I have a place that I can call home.

Cheers!