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21 Things That Manifest Growth

Hey there, sunshine! Its @Morningstar , and I am a newbie in this platform. I'm also grateful to @Read.Cash for giving a heads up for starters like me, so I hope you'll support me by subscribing in my I.D. **21 THINGS THAT MANIFEST GROWTH** Today, I will share with you all the learnings and realizations I have acquired in my 21 years existence! This surely helped me big time in evaluating myself. Our age increases and increases and it is our responsibility to also go along with the tide! Learn how to surf and most importantly, know the basics of swimming so you can survive the strong crashing waves! (Literally & figuratively!!! If you know what I mean) **1. You fix your bed when you wake up.** It is really the small things! Choose to start your day right! 2. You start being organized and being **mindful of your actions**. You no longer rely on others to do things for you. You take charge of yourself. **3. You plan your day ahead and keep track of your schedule.** Time is of the greatest essence. How you spend your time is how you make up of your day. Schedule your time for distractions! Do not get swayed by the notification showing your crush liked a recent tweet of yours! It should always be first things first. **4. You invest in learning new skills.** How about you try to draw? Paint? Dance? Sing? Practice playing instruments? Know how to decode? Cook new recipes you have never tried before like different cuisines! Doesn't that sound great? Enhance what you've got! Make use of what you have. We always have a lifetime but we sure as hell don't know when this will all end. Better make the most out of it! **5. You become creative.** What about you move that frame a little higher and a little to the right? Make a new setup for your living room. Give your dining area a beautiful glow so that it improves your appetite! **6. Communicate.** I know words are hard to express sometimes but it is by the moment you speak up for yourself that actually open doors and windows. It means you allow people to get into your mind and that alone is power. Articulate your thoughts no matter how pressing that is. Be heard! Connect! Engage! **7. Commit.** When you want to acquire something and make it yours, commit. Give it your time. Give it your mind, heart, and soul. Give it your best shot. Dedicate yourself. **8. Clean your desk.** Start minding your space. This is just another one simple hack but this actually enhances your focus! Do not just leave your things messy. Put them where they should be. **9. Journal.** Give yourself the chance to express all your emotions using a pen and a paper. Nobody will ever judge you! It is just a piece of paper. Write, just write. Also, make a bucketlist! Set yourself a deadline! Know your priorities. Do not procrastinate. But this might be not realistic so procrastinate in the best way possible! You know yourself better than other people. Can you really do "this" given just a short amount of time? **10. Be true to yourself.** Don't deny anything. Are you being pessimistic or just realistic? **11. You stop talking bad about other people.** You stop backbiting. Stop giving comments when it does not even concern you. Don't waste your time. You could have been productive but you chose to waste your energy on things that do not even mold you into your best self. **12. Ask others' take on the matter.** You don't always have to rely on yourself and on your opinions. Go to the people whom you trust the most. **13. You start thinking out of the box.** You think reasonably, rationally, critically, and sensibly. You don't confine your thoughts in the same old room where growth never exists. Discover. Explore. Put yourself in! You will never know how it will be unless you actually make yourself open to possibilities. **14. You take responsibility of every decision you make.** What choice did you choose today? **15. You do not just spit out words.** You taste them before you give it to others. What will they feel towards me after hearing the words I want to say? **16. Nobody owes you sht!** You owe that to yourself. What do you owe yourself? Forgiveness. Peace and quiet. Serenity. Have you humbled yourself lately? Have you humbled yourself today? **17. Allow yourself to make mistakes.** Learn from it. Take it as an opportunity. Embrace your lapses. Give yourself time. Help yourself get up. Heal when you need to. Rest when you have to. Push hard enough and push through and through but make sure that things are in your favor. You are healthy and well and ready to face the next challenges to come. As long as it contributes to your growth, risk! Just do it. **18. Ponder!** What are the things that affect you lately? What makes your moods go this way and turn on the other? Do the people that surround you bring a huge impact on your life? Do they cheer for you through your victories? Do they stay with you through your lowest points? Do they inspire you to better yourself? Keep them if they do! **19. You don't own people's time.** As time passes by, the demand gets higher and higher. Deadlines here and there. Wherever you go, people are busy with their lives. They either tend to their children, study from day to night nonstop for a thesis, always on the phone transacting with their customers, and all the stuff going on around because plainly, everyone is just trying to make sense of their lives. Understand that you are not the center of somebody else's world. And that's fine. **20. Do not settle with the bare minimum.** Define what you want. Not because that is what's only available does not mean you have to grab it. Who said you should settle for less? Setting your standards high is and will never be something to be ashamed of. Always crave for the best! 21. Your end goal at the end of the day is **to achieve peace of mind.** It is your mental health that matters. Are you physically, emotionally, and mentally stable? Acknowledge whatever it is that you are feeling. Sometimes when we get attacked by a sudden pang of anxiety, our mind blurs and get clouded that we can't think straight. Breathe. Try to search for a breathing pattern that works for you. Feel. Feel what you are feeling. "What are these emotions?", "What triggers me to think and react this way?". Divert your attention. Be the bigger person. Take hold of that sadness, of that emptiness. Once you acknowledge what it is and you become familiar of what it does and how it affects your system, it will be easier for you to get out of that labyrinth. Sooo hey, @/you! I hope you see yourself growing. Strive for growth. Be hungry for growth. Be thirsty for growth! Don't beat yourself up just because you did not reach the expectations you've set yourself. Be patient and be gentle. You'll get there. I promise. So how's that for my first article? **Like. Comment. Subscribe to keep you updated!** This is@Morningstar bringing you your greatest desires. ☀️

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