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By Sompong YusoontornBy Sompong Yusoontorn

1. It’s okay to have bad days. 1. It’s okay to have bad days. 

Every day may not be good, but…Every day may not be good, but…there’s something good in every there’s something good in every day!!!day!!!

A positive outlook doesn’t always have A positive outlook doesn’t always have to be about powering through to be about powering through everything – everything – sometimes, you can learn sometimes, you can learn the most valuable lessons from the most valuable lessons from stopping to take it all in.stopping to take it all in.

2. Wrong decisions make great 2. Wrong decisions make great lessons.lessons.

Some of the biggest things that you’ll Some of the biggest things that you’ll learn will be from your mistakes. We all learn will be from your mistakes. We all make mistakes, constantly. make mistakes, constantly. 

Let go of your fear of being wrong and Let go of your fear of being wrong and embrace the wonderful ways that you embrace the wonderful ways that you can learn to make the right decisions can learn to make the right decisions from your past experiences.from your past experiences.

3. Respect yourself.3. Respect yourself.

You need to respect yourself enough to You need to respect yourself enough to move away from negatives. Petty fights, move away from negatives. Petty fights, cattiness, he-said-she-said… breathe, cattiness, he-said-she-said… breathe, and step away. It’s a waste of your and step away. It’s a waste of your energy.energy.You are only defined by those negative You are only defined by those negative influences so long as you give yourself influences so long as you give yourself permission to be defined by them.permission to be defined by them.

4. Happiness is an inside job. 4. Happiness is an inside job. 

When you stop relying on others to be When you stop relying on others to be the missing piece to your puzzle, an the missing piece to your puzzle, an amazing transformation takes place. amazing transformation takes place. 

You were never incomplete at all and You were never incomplete at all and that everything you need, you’ve always that everything you need, you’ve always had within you. Perspective is had within you. Perspective is everything.everything.

5. Success takes effort.  5. Success takes effort.  

Hard work and determination will pay off Hard work and determination will pay off in spades, particularly when in spades, particularly when you’re chasing your passions.you’re chasing your passions.

The easy way out is simpler in the long The easy way out is simpler in the long run, but you won’t realize what you’re run, but you won’t realize what you’re missing out on.missing out on.

6. Learn how to distinguish 6. Learn how to distinguish roadblocks. roadblocks. 

Some roadblocks can be beaten through, but others, no matter how much you beat at them, just won’t fall. 

It’s only through experience that you’ll learn to decipher which roadblocks require persistence, and which require an alternate route.

7. Make room for the things you love. 7. Make room for the things you love. 

This is an effort, This is an effort, and a conscious and a conscious one at that. If you one at that. If you build room for the build room for the things that you things that you want to attract, want to attract, slowly, they will slowly, they will come.come.

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