Many, if not all of us tend to chase material possessions, things that we think we want to have in our possession, so we keep on buying new things just to satisfy our wants. The more we buy, the more we clutter our home and our life with things, the less we see what is truly important to us - people around us who we love and care about. Sure, it is important to understand and appreciate the new technology and what it allows us to do, but do we really need to have latest piece of technology released each year, whether it is new cell phone, or new tv, etc.? We can still stay technologically connected and use technology items available to us at the present moment without spending the last penny on things that we don't necessarily need. Instead, we should focus on those around us - our family, our close friends, and real-life experiences we create together. 

School provides the base of knowledge that we all need to continue our personal development and self-education journey after we leave school. Unfortunately, many people stop their personal development and knowledge seeking journey shortly after graduation. But what we don't realize is that learning and self-education never stops. What we should be doing is actively seeking opportunities to grow and expand our knowledge throughout our life, every day, in order to learn new information, new skills, and to enhance the skills which we already have. We should not be complacent and let procrastination to take over our lives. Learning never stops, remember that.

Remember that nobody is perfect. We all have something that we need to work on and improve on every day. Therefore, if you are just starting on a journey of self-leadership and self-care, where you are seeking for ways and opportunities to improve yourself physically, emotionally, personally, or professionally, be patient with yourself, because you will not see immediate results from your efforts. Do not get discouraged if things do not go in accordance with your initial plan or goal set, because various challenges, roadblocks, or detours may present themselves to you along your life's journey. Just keep going, keep improving yourself, your skills, expand your knowledge through practice when you can, just don't stop completely, because any positive progress is better than doing nothing.

We often seek external validation from others in order to feel better about ourselves. However, what we forget is that we do not need to receive validation from others in order to feel fulfilled, strong, or secure. Everything we need is already within us, and it's been there since the day we were born. We were just never paying attention to who we truly are inside and how much power, strength, and happiness we already have. All we have to do is be true and genuine selves every day, no matter how challenging things may be at times. Believe in yourself, your strength and abilities, and you will be unstoppable.

On Day 1 things will seem confusing, complicated, tough, frustrating, and even scary, however, with patience, determination, and strong desire to overcome a challenge, resolve a problem, or find happiness and success while creating a lasting change, things will get better, easier, and manageable. Just be patient with yourself, and don't be afraid to try something new such as new process, new point of view, new approach, in order to change your life and life of others for a better. Change is always hard, establishing a new hobby is hard, but it can be done if you stick with the plan and continue to work towards the goal in-front of you.