15 Things You Should Be Able to Say About Yourself | Inc.com

1. I followed my heart. · 2. I believe in myself. · 3. I live by high standards. · 4. I treat others the way I want to be treated. · 5. I understand ... logoLoginnavigationTopStoriesTopVideosGettyImagesWhatcanyousayaboutyourself?Wecansaymanythings--goodandbad--butweallwanttobeabletosaythingsthatwillmakeusfeelgoodaboutourselvesandourinfluenceonothers.Ifyouwanttobesuccessful,ifyouwanttobehappy,ifyouwanttobehealthy,thewaytocultivatethatlifeistoknowyouarelivingalifethatismeaningful.Hereareafewthingsyoushouldbeabletosaytoletyourlifebeyourvoice.1.Ifollowedmyheart.Lifeisshortandeveryonehassomethingthattheyarepassionateabout.Beabletosaythatyoudidn'tletfearholdyouback.Thecostofnotfollowingyourheartisspendingtherestofyourlifewishingyouhad.2.Ibelieveinmyself.Evenifyoufail,itdoesn'tmeanyouwillcontinuetofail.Beabletosayyoubelievedinyourselfandkepttrying.Everythingthatissuccessfulwillbeginwithyoubelievinginyourself.3.Ilivebyhighstandards.Neverapologizeforhighstandards;peoplewhoreallywanttobeinyourlifewillriseuptomeetthem.Thequalityofwhoyouareisreflectedinthestandardsyousetforyourself;positionyourselftoliveuptotheriseofyourownexpectations. 4.ItreatothersthewayIwanttobetreated.Talktopeoplethewayyouwanttobespokento;respectpeopleasyouwishtoberespected.Yourstatus,religion,race,politicalviews,orculturedon'tmatter--beingagoodpersonreallyisassimpleasfollowingthegoldenruleandtreatingothersasyouwouldlikethemtotreatyou.5.Iunderstandhowprecioustimeis.Beabletosaythatyoudidn'twastetime.Rememberthattimeisfreebutpriceless,thatyoucan'townitbutyoucanspendit--wiselyorunwisely.Treattimeasaresourcetobeinvestedcarefully.6.Ilookforpositivityinallthings.Insteadofthinkingofallthethingsthatcangowrong,becomeoneofthepeoplewholookonhowtheygoright.Yourmindispowerful,andwhenyoufillitwithpositivityyourlifenaturallybecomespositive.Whenyouthinkpositivethoughts,positivethingswillhappen.7.Itrustmyintuition.Don'tletanyonetalkyououtofwhatyouknowtobetrue.Trustyourinnervoiceandallowyourselftobeledbyyourintuition.The moreempoweredyoubecome,thestrongeryoubecomeandthehappieryoubecome.Avoidgoingagainstyourbetterjudgmentorgettingtalkedintothingsthatdon'tfeelright.8.Ispeak up.Whenyoudon'tspeakupforthethingsthatmattertoyou,youarenotbeingtruetoyourself.Whenyouspeakyourmind,youstandwithconfidenceandgaincourage.9.Iamatoughpersonwhohasmadeitthroughtoughtimes.Thetimeswhenlifeistoughestareoftenthetimesthatleadyoutothemostmeaningfuldiscoveries.Whentimesaretough,daretobetougher.Anyonecanrunaway,butfacingproblemsandworkingthroughthemmakesyoustrong.10.Iamgoodatlettingpeopleknowtheymatter.Nomatterhowbusyyouare,maketimetoletpeopleknowtheymatter.Bethereforthem,makeplanswiththem,setasidetimeforrelationships.11.Iamaresponsibleperson.Don'tbethepersonwhoblamesothersormakesexcuses.Oneofthemostimportantkeystosuccessishavingthedisciplinetodowhatyouknowyoushoulddoevenwhenyoudon'tfeellikedoingit--andthosedailydecisionsofteninvolvetakingresponsibilityforyourownchoicesandactions.Rememberthatyouractionsdoaffectotherpeople,soalwaysbecarefulwithwhatyousayanddo.12.Iamgrateful.Gratitudewillalwaysmakeyouhappy.Ifyouhaveahardtimefindingsomethingtobegratefulfor,lookaroundyouandwatchhowotherpeoplearestruggling.Begratefulyouhaveitbetter,thengooutandhelpothers.Attheendoftheday,it'snotthathappypeoplearethankfulbutthatthankfulpeoplearehappy.13.Ihaveforgiventhosewhohavehurtme.Forgivenesstakesgreatstrength,butfewthingsaremoreworththeeffort.Lifebecomeseasierandbusinessbecomesmoremanageablewhenyoulearntoforgive.Thealternativeisanendlesscycleofresentmentandretaliationthatstripsyourenergyandhumanity.14.Ihavenoregrets.Beabletosayyoutookchances,youtoldthetruth,youwrongedaright,youspenttimewiththoseyoulove,youfollowedyourheartandlivedyourpassion,youforgaveandmovedforwardwithfortitude.Theworstformofregretisregretforthechanceswedidn'ttake.15.Iammakingadifference.Don'ttireofdoinglittlethingsforothers,becausesometimesthoselittlethingsoccupythebiggestpartoftheirheart.Inlifewecannotalwaysdogreatthings,but,asMotherTeresasaid, wecanalwaysdosmallthingswithgreatlove.Attheenditisnotonlyaboutmakingaliving,itisaboutmakingadifference.Mar18,2016SponsoredBusinessContent