Self concept!

“Our concept of self can rise above today’s adversity.” – Nathaniel Brandon

Our self perception is simply what we think of ourselves and if negative can be a huge barrier to our success and hinder accomplishments. A funny truth is that we are sometimes our own worst enemy, putting ourselves down hardest and best, either throwing ourselves into depression, feelings of failure, disappointment, or fruitless. I’ve felt that way before and I hated feeling like that.

The worst part about feeling that way is that you can let it get you so down that you cease to do anything and thus accomplish nothing. Not really helping the situation! Realization that we are worthy of everything and can accomplish whatever we set our minds to, if and only if, we do not allow a depression to become our state of being and take steps to begin achieving the things we want to. Nothing and no one should be capable of interfering with that. It means your happiness!

We’re all surrounded by “hater’s” in one form or another. But we cannot allow that to impede either. Those are their issues!

I believe that the people we surround ourselves with are there for a reason. Different people serve different purposes in my life and if you pay attention you may find your life is not much different.

My strategy is to categorize the people in my life. There are the positive people. Those who are supportive and want to see you succeed. You want to be surrounded by these people as much as possible! Then, there the negative people. Those who could care less, one way or another. Still others, just hate on you and make those negative comments!

Rest assured that if you can’t do anything else, you CAN control how much interact with and allow the attitudes of the negative ones to affect you.

***Peaceful Journeys