Finding The Power For Self-Improvement

When to Start Improving?

Too many people wait until they're frying in water to seek to improve their situations. Start sensing areas where it is getting hot before it is too hot to handle. In other words, be proactive in order to avoid waiting until it is too late.

It is true that we learn well from pain. But, sometimes pain comes too late as a warning signal. Besides, pain is by definition unpleasant. Why go through pain when you don't have to go through pain?

For example, many of us know we're not living healthy lifestyles. So why do we wait until our clothes don't fit anymore and people are whispering about how fat we are before we decide to make changes? Wouldn't it be easier to simply make changes now and never go through these embarrassments? Of course it would, if only we took a few steps back to see the big picture. It would be so much more pleasant to unlock the recognition and the power to make self-improvement happen now.

Even change itself can be a painful process once you become locked into a certain way of living. This is why even after pain begins as a warning that we need change, we forgo self-improvement because we fear it to be more painful than the pain we're experiencing. You have to be willing in order to have the power for self-improvement.

Embracing Change

Have you ever noticed that most well-adjusted people are the ones who embrace change? Seek out change, and change suddenly becomes less painful. Seeking change can empower you toward self-improvement. You don't have to invent excuses not to change, when change is what you enthusiastically seek.

Sometimes you can act a certain way so much that you and others begin to notice it. The more you talk about it and the more you hear others talk about it, the more you may come to believe that this is just you and there is nothing that can or should be done to change how you are. But you can take a step out for change. You may even shock people. Take pride in shocking people. Be completely different and people will stop expecting you to act a certain way. You'll be liberated for change.

If self-improvement sounds intimidating to you, perhaps it is time for you to decide what is really important to you. If enjoying a dynamic life is important, then maybe it is time to step out and make changes. Overcome your intimidation by mastering self-improvement. So if you want to get in shape, but you've been avoiding the gym, go workout today. Do it again tomorrow. Keep going back. Before you know it, you'll be improving rather than pondering the self-improvement. Action is the key to self-improvement. Self-improvement will make you happier.

Self-Improvement - A challenge is just one way in Disguise

Some of the toughest times of my life were the times I grew the most. No way I want to go back and live those days again, but I would not trade who I am today because of this difficult time. I am a better person today because I grew up through these difficult times.

I've played a lot of tennis over the years. A few years ago I suffered a major injury to my right shoulder during a doubles match. I tore the shoulder capsule and dislocated my shoulder in my directionback.

I had surgery and I remember that after about my father that the operation may not have been successful. There was more damage than originally expected. I spent the next three weeks with my shoulder practically immobile. I then went through five months of physical therapy. The goal was to shoulder stability and return to me as much freedom as possible.

All during that time I was inside a dream. I wanted to play tennis. I wanted to play in the GTEIndy Open, was a semi-professional tournament. I had never played in a semi-professional tournament. But I believed I could do it. I thought I could overcome this injury and play better than I ever played.

After a few months of hard work, I got back on the court and finally in a tournament. The first tournaments were rough. My shoulder could handle only so much stress and then I would have to begin serving underhanded to protect my shoulder. Do you know how hard it is to win, isa match served underhand? But I stopped and paid my hard work and faith.

Eight months after the operation I was in a very special tennis court. There was a court Guidance GTE Indy Open. I was there! I've done it! I'm just the first round in singles, but I was there. The dream was done. The icing on the cake was the collaboration with my good friend Arnel Gallanosa for the doubles competition. We have the quarter-finals where we played the number one seeded team of the tournament.We lost that day but what an experience it. Not bad for a kid who was on an operating table, only eight months earlier.

The lessons I learned from faith and perseverance all the pain that I pay by all (not funny, but worthwhile) went. When hard times come hang tough and see what you can learn, because this is an opportunity in disguise.