Friday, March 13, 2009

5 Tips for More Fulfillment by Choosing Personal Empowerment

By Deborah Lindholm

Most of us wish for an empowering and fulfilling life, but it is not always a simple thing to achieve. Choosing how to start or what priorities to set isn't the easiest thing to work out. But you deserve this life you long for, and attaining it is not as difficult as you may think.

Rest assured attaining fulfillment is possible. Begin your path towards personal empowerment with these five simple steps.

#1 Change your thought pattern. Focusing on the positive is one of the most powerful steps towards leading a fulfilling life. Eliminate, or at least significantly reduce the negative self-talk we all find ourselves doing every once in a while.

Concentrate on positive self-talk, respect yourself and embrace both your strengths and weaknesses as part of who you are is a great place to start living an empowered and fulfilling life.

#2 Consider and understand the fact that you are a complete being. Physical, mental and emotional health, even spiritual health are all woven as intricately as a web to create one whole being - you. Any part of this web that becomes out of balance can result in your entire being becoming off balance. For example your health is affected if you are suffering from some sort of depression. If you are stressed about something, it will affect both your emotional and physical health. When you find yourself lacking in faith and confidence in your spiritual being, this too can affect both your emotional and physical health.

In order to achieve fulfillment, balance all areas of your being is what you should be striving for. Work towards good physical health, for spiritual health; seek spiritual guidance and get rid of those emotions limiting your ability to live a complete and balanced life.

#3 Place personal care on your schedule. If you don't put yourself at the top of your to do list, you will often put off this necessary act. It is in no way selfish to think of yourself; if you are not happy and fulfilled, those around you are not getting all you have to give them. By taking a little time to care for yourself every day, you will be living a balanced and fulfilled life.

Take part in some sort of physical exercise, eat healthy, meditate, laugh and pray if that is something that brings you some form of spiritual contentment. Read a good book, relax in a bubble bath, or even go for a massage. Your personal empowerment and fulfillment will benefit from these small bits of self care.

#4 Try something different. You probably have a list of things you have always wanted to do, or have thought about trying. Maybe it's something on the extreme side, like skydiving or rock climbing, or a little more on the safe side such as needlecrafts, cooking or even financial management. When you become engaged in life and its many exciting options, self empowerment is right around the corner.

#5 Find your goals and set out to achieve them. There is a positive, personal feeling you experience each and every time a goal you have set reaches the achievement list. Future successes are possible due to the pride and confidence you find in each accomplished task or goal. As long as you make challenging yet achievable goals, you have found the key to success. If for example you wish to start a new business, you may consider smaller goals like taking a course in business planning. Once one goal is achieved you set out to work on the next, following the path of goals towards the end result; the start of your own business.

Personal empowerment begins by choosing the path and pursuing it. Once that choice is made, each small step you take will change the approach you have on life, and will become the largest impact on your way to personal fulfillment. - 14130

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