Is your life interesting?
First, you might want to step back and ask yourself a few questions
When was the last time you laughed till you were crying and on the verge of peeing yourself?
When was the last time you were really nervous?
Who is your newest friend? How did you meet?
When was the last time you were lost?
Where is the farthest you’ve ever been from home?
What was your last big purchase?
When was the last time you broke a sweat?
After you’ve asked yourself some of these, you may have a better perspective of where you’re at, hopefully some of the answers will motivate you to make a change. Maybe it makes you realize ...
First, you might want to step back and ask yourself a few questions
When was the last time you laughed till you were crying and on the verge of peeing yourself?
When was the last time you were really nervous?
Who is your newest friend? How did you meet?
When was the last time you were lost?
Where is the farthest you’ve ever been from home?
What was your last big purchase?
When was the last time you broke a sweat?
After you’ve asked yourself some of these, you may have a better perspective of where you’re at, hopefully some of the answers will motivate you to make a change. Maybe it makes you realize ...
Forget Fear. What the hell are you scared of? Getting turned down? Being embarrassed? Looking stupid? Failing? C’mon, grow a pair and give it a shot. Whatever you’re nervous about, just stop making excuses and do it. Chances are once “it” is done you’re going to realize how easy it was. This will help you next time you are faced with fear. "Don’t give in to your fears. If you do, you won’t be able to talk to your heart."- Paulo Coelho
Never Let Go Of Your Inner Child. When and why do people stop being kids? Kids are the ones that are always running around, laughing, playing, getting scared, hurting themselves. There is no reason why everyone shouldn’t be like this. Society can make people very boring and miserable.
Be Outgoing. One of the questions I wrote earlier was to ask yourself who your newest friend was and how you met them. If it’s been months since you’ve met someone, that’s not good. Just get out there and talk to people.You don’t have to go out and look for a new best friend or lover, just talk with people. You don’t know who you are going to meet or where it will lead you. People are pretty friendly. “There are no strangers, only friends you haven’t met.”
Try New Things. Think a food looks gross and you wonder how in the world people can eat it? They can probably eat it because it’s damn good. How about you give it a try? Do you think skateboarding is cool? Don’t you wish you could skate around and do tricks? Well, get a board and try it out. Next time you see someone riding one ask them if you could try for five minutes. You’ve never done it before. If you bust your ass, who cares. The skateboarder doesn’t care, he was probably expecting that. Your ass hurts for a day or two, big friggin’ deal. “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein
Be Independent. If you’re relying on anyone else, you’re only going as far as they are. Are you getting money from parents? Grow up and get a job yourself. Want to travel somewhere or go skydiving and none of your friends are up for it? Screw ‘em, go alone. “We must become the change we wish to see in the world.” -Gandhi
Be Different. I cannot stress this enough. No, you don’t have to go out of your way to be that guy that’s dressed absolutely ridiculously, or be the one that hates something just because everyone else likes it. You should not be different just for the sake of being different, you should be “different” because that’s what you want to do. Don’t wear neon green shoelaces just because no one else has them, wear them because you thought in your head, “Neon green laces would be pretty cool.” Ignore anyone that says, “Dude, those look stupid” or “Why the hell do you have green laces?” You wear green laces because you want to wear green laces; your green laces aren’t affecting anyone else. “We are all born originals – why is it so many of us die copies?” -Edward Young
Be Independent. If you’re relying on anyone else, you’re only going as far as they are. Are you getting money from parents? Grow up and get a job yourself. Want to travel somewhere or go skydiving and none of your friends are up for it? Screw ‘em, go alone. “We must become the change we wish to see in the world.” -Gandhi
Be Different. I cannot stress this enough. No, you don’t have to go out of your way to be that guy that’s dressed absolutely ridiculously, or be the one that hates something just because everyone else likes it. You should not be different just for the sake of being different, you should be “different” because that’s what you want to do. Don’t wear neon green shoelaces just because no one else has them, wear them because you thought in your head, “Neon green laces would be pretty cool.” Ignore anyone that says, “Dude, those look stupid” or “Why the hell do you have green laces?” You wear green laces because you want to wear green laces; your green laces aren’t affecting anyone else. “We are all born originals – why is it so many of us die copies?” -Edward Young
Travel. This is another big one. If you want to have a more interesting life, you should meet some interesting people! They are all over the place. The norm in America, for instance, is going to be completely different than the norm in India, or New Zealand. Go see for yourself. "The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." -St. Augustine
Interact with people. Interact with new foods. Interact with new areas. Take a different way home. Listen to a different radio station, read a new book, go try a yoga class, play tennis. It’s quite simple really, you just need to do stuff. Never stop doing. Break your routine.
Play loud music, take off your shoes, go roll around in the grass. If you want to do something, go do it.
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