Being Shy as A Child: If you were shy as a child, you are more likely to develop an anxiety disorder. In this case, being shy means withdrawing from unfamiliar people and places.

Low Self Esteem: People who have negative perceptions about themselves can develop social anxiety. They often avoid social events out of fear and worry, missing out on many experiences.

Being a Woman: Women are more likely to experience anxiety, but the reason for this is still unclear. Researchers believe it could stem from the fluctuation of hormones.
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What Are the Risk Factors of Anxiety Disorder?

History of Mental Health Disorders: If you’ve ever had another mental health disorder such as depression, it increases your risk of developing anxiety.

Childhood Abuse: If you experienced sexual, emotional, or physical abuse as a child, it increases your risk of anxiety later in life.

Chronic Health Condition or Severe Illness: When you’re constantly worried about your health or the health of a loved one, it takes a toll. It can lead to overwhelming feelings and anxiety.
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I've made a ton of mistakes.

If I could go back in time, this is what I'd do differently...

1. Reward toxic people in your life,
With distance.

2. The government won’t save you.
There aren’t enough stimulus checks to dig you out of your bad habits.

3.Take responsibility for your life.
You are the cause and the solution.

4.Learn to drive a stick.
Racecar drivers don’t drive automatic.
Soccer moms drives automatic.

5. Be insanely curious.
“I am neither clever or especially gifted. I am only very, very curious.” Albert Einstein.

6.Always buy anything kids are selling on card tables in their front yards.
Ask them, “What’s the most anyone has bought today?”
“Five? I’ll take ten.”

7. If bad things always seem to happen to you or if the world is out to get you,
It’s most likely you.

8. What you focus on expands.
Happiness.
Sadness.
Opportunity.
Courage.
Pay attention to what you’re focusing on.

9. Be fearless.
Even when you’re not.

10. Elon Musk once said,

"If you give yourself 30 days to clean your home, it will take you 30 days.

But if you give yourself 3 hours, it will take 3 hours.

The same applies to your goals, ambitions, and potential."

You can accomplish WAY more than you think.

11. Take one miracle shot a day.

At the end of a year that’s 365 shots on goal.

Eventually, one of those shots gets in the net.

12. Question everything.

Question your faith.
Question your political views.
Question your motives.

Most of the time we only see what we want to see.

13. Sit with your grandparents and ask about their life.

Get their story.
On video if possible.

Trust me on this.

14. Study the Circadian Rhythm.

I have no idea why this isn’t taught in schools.

15. Once a year, do something that scares the shit out of you,

From now, until forever.

16. Travel. A lot.

Make a list of 10 dream trips.
Pick one.
Put it on the calendar for 3 months out.
Put down a deposit,
Ask to make it non-refundable.

Your brain will figure the rest out.

17. Silence is sometimes the loudest response.

Speak loudly.

18. We live in a world filled with distractions.

Success rewards focus.

19. Taking action changes everything.

“You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.” -CG Jung

20. In conclusion, I’d like to leave you with this.

👉No regrets.
👉None.
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4 powerful relationship hacks for extraordinary love by Jon and Missy Butcher ♥️

1. Make a conscious decision to have an incredible love-life
First, figure out what you truly want. 🤔 Then make a firm commitment to go for it without any doubts and excuses. ✨

2. Find and be an extraordinary partner
Ask yourself who you’re willing to become to get the relationship you want. Make sure your partner is truly right for you and you’re showing up as the best version of yourself for them too. 💕

3. Make your relationship your life’s foundation
Don’t take your relationship for granted because it’s the foundation of your home, family, financial and emotional lives. 🙌 If your relationship is solid, healthy and working well, you can handle anything that comes along.

4. Keep the spark alive
You should never stop dating each other, no matter how long you’ve been together. 🥰 An investment in daily, weekly, and annual dating experiences goes a long way in keeping the relationship harmonious. 🌿
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Pieces of Advice That Most People Ignore.

👉 Take time to know yourself:

When you know who you are, you can be wise about your goals, your dreams, your standards, your convictions.
Knowing who you are allows you to live your life with purpose and meaning.

👉 In order to get, you have to give:

If you support, guide, and lead others, if you make contributions to their lives,
You will reap the best rewards.

👉 Luck comes from hard work.

Luck happens when hard work and timing and talent intersect.

👉 Be patient and persistent.

Life is not so much what you accomplish as what you overcome.

👉 Don't make assumptions.

If you don't know the situation fully, you can't offer an informed opinion.
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If you struggle with vulnerability, read this ...

If you aren’t being honest, you’re hurting yourself

Only when you open up can you be truly happy

Here are some of the ways to let yourself become more vulnerable…
👉 Accept that you’re worthy
You are worthy of being heard. Love and appreciate yourself first, and the rest will follow.
👉 Stop yourself from resisting
When it’s time to open up, breathe, absorb it all, and don’t be afraid to feel.
👉 You can deal with the outcome
Trust me, there is freedom in being open and yourself.
Even if you are disappointed, you can work your way through it.
👉 Share your hurt with others
If you open up and get hurt, find someone you trust. Becoming vulnerable is a process, you need people in your corner.
👉 Don’t let others have the power
If you don’t open up, others have power over you. If you really want to protect yourself, become vulnerable.
👉 Realize that you can only go up
If you have been putting up walls, you are holding yourself back.
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108. Keeping it private until you know it’s permanent is self-care.

109. Removing yourself from an environment where it constantly invalidates your feelings and belittles your experience is top tier self-care.

A Friendly Note for the Inner-self

Dear me,

Never underestimate the power of the small decisions you make each moment and everyday. What might have been assumed a small and insignificant thing could sometime be the tip of the iceberg, concealing a great deal under it but showing you only the little glimpse. And what seemed a common reaction to an ordinary situation might totally change your life for good.

Be bold as you make decision. Be wise enough to understand the outcomes of your decision. And most importantly never ever back down from making the right decision for fear of the unknown or for the fear of what others might say. And always put this in mind, don't make same mistakes as your yesterdays. But if you ever do so, make better mistakes that will teach you to be better.

May you have a blessed Monday and and a joyful New Week. May it be a week filled wise decisions set to tip of big changes in your life.
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Don’t bet on the person who shows occasional bursts of greatness.

Bet on the person who delivers every single day.

Results and relationships depend on consistency, not inconsistency.

It’s better to be consistently good than occasionally great.
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👉 Valuable Lessons from the Power of Now : -
#1 Life is Always Just Present Moments

Instead of a story with a past, present, and future, this book suggests that all life ever is and will ever be is present moments one after another.

So make the most of the present-day rather than stressing about the past or future.

#2 Pain is Resisting Things you Can’t Change

The only pain we experience comes from resisting the things we can’t change. We feel regret or fear about circumstances or experiences in our lives that we can’t change. This pain is unnecessary, and we should stop worrying.

#3 Free Yourself by Observation

The best way to get rid of the pain of anxiety & stress about the past or future is to observe your thoughts without judging them.

Simply being aware of what your mind is focusing on without constantly berating yourself for wasting time.

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#4 Full Attention to the Now

No matter where you are and what you’re doing, always strive to provide your full attention to the present moment. This requires accepting whatever is happening, as you can’t resist what is happening to you at the same time as fully experiencing it.

#5 Avoid Complaining

Complaining is an essentially negative behavior that does no good to anyone. It’s also a huge roadblock when it comes to accepting the present moment. You should instead seek to adapt to your circumstances rather than lamenting the bad things in your life.

#6 The Past can Ruin the Future

Focusing only on the past can lead you to negative behaviors that ruins your future. You won’t experience the present to its fullest extent.

Or you make choices to protect your emotional fragility rather than choices that are to your benefit.
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#7 You Are Not Your Mind

As a person, you are a being of pure consciousness, love, and joy. You aren’t your brain and all of the fear that comes with the organ within your skull.

Becoming enlightened requires that you first recognise your pure consciousness.

#8 Focus on Positive Things

As you train your mind to focus on the present, you should simultaneously practice focusing on positive things in the present day rather than ruminating on negative things. This will eventually result in a happy feedback loop.

#9 All Spiritual Teachings Are Similar

All spiritual teachings come from the same primary source, which means that there has only ever been one spiritual master that has taken different forms across the centuries. This explains religion and any other types of spirituality.
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The trouble is most of us use the weekend to escape. Writer Jari Roomer got me thinking after a recent article. “Use the weekend to build the life you want instead of trying to escape the life you have,” he says.

Jari explains that for many of us, the weekend not only stops us from progressing our goals. But the weekend can make us go backwards, so we start Monday being further behind than we were the previous Friday.
Habits move us forward. Escape activities move us backward.

Pay attention to which category you fill your weekend with. It explains why you haven’t built that one thing yet that you know can change your life.

It takes a little creativity to schedule building something on your weekends and after hours. You can keep saying “I’m too busy” and feel the regret later. Or you can be the second type of person and be determined to find a way.

We find a way to make time for things we want to build. If they’re not important, we find a way to make excuses.

None of us are dumb. We genuinely think we’ll have time to build one day. The trouble is our imagination takes over from reality. If you can’t find time this weekend then you’ll unlikely ever find time. May as well be honest.
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The powerful way to build after hours

Tiny steps is how you build something that will change your life.
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Building something when you get time is being the guy on the right in the picture above. It’s too hard. The gap between the steps you have to take is too great. The trick is to make the gaps between steps shorter using consistency.

The way to start building is with 15-minute habits.

You don’t have time. You’re busy. I get it. But you can easily find 15 minutes a day to build something that matters. The time needed is so tiny it’s nearly impossible to screw it up.

What happens with 15-minute habits over time is they produce small amounts of progress. That progress helps you allocate more time in your schedule to build as you go.

Progress is evidence. Evidence leads to motivation. Motivation simultaneously produces prioritization.
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110. Resting is an action. When you give your mind and body the rest it needs, your body knows how to heal itself.

111. What can you do today that you were not capable of a year ago? 🤔

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A Note to the Inner-self

Dear me,

Say Thank you!

Say thank you for all the blessings you have in your live. But do also say thank you for the challenging and tough moments you pass through as they sharpen and bring the best out of you.

Say thank you for all the wonderful people who have walked in to your life and decided to stay. But never fail to say thank you for those who stayed a bit and walked out, with each person you learn something, either they have left an inspiration or a lesson.

Say thank you for all the great opportunities you have been granted as they bring you more success. But never forget to say thank you for the missed chances, they have all made you sharp and savvy to learn from them.

Say thank you for all the things you have made right and rejoiced life with. But do also praise the mistakes you have made as each one of them have brought lessons to you.

Say thank you for the grace of this beautiful life you are living. But do not forget to say thank you for all the things you have passed through in the past. Each of the things you have done and the roads you have taken have let you be where you are now.

Say thank you for the kind of person you are today. But never ever forget to say thank you for your past self. Because all you are now is a result of what you were.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Happiest Monday to you. May you have a blessed and productive week.
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