#6 Easy Ways To Break Free
From Your Past And Succeed In
Life.
I saw this article on a particular motivational
website, written by a freelancer by the name
Rose Costas. Rose gave out for free these 6
ways of breaking away from our past and
moving ahead.
Do you sometimes find yourself stuck in the
past? Do you find that you regularly have
regrets about some of the decisions you’ve
made? Don’t be too hard on yourself, we’ve all
been there. We all have a past, and that past
could be the reason many of us can’t seem to
breakthrough in Life. We all go through those
stages in our lives where we spent so much
time dwelling on our past that we fail to see the
new opportunities that are presenting
themselves daily.
There may have been many opportunities lost
or mistakes made, but those will never return,
so you need to let go and go after those
opportunities that are constantly presenting
themselves to you now. The future is the place
you can repair all the damages you have done
to your life.
Here are the six steps she gave out on how to
leave the past behind your and look
forward to the future with great
expectation :

1. Call them all by name.
Give all your mistakes, shame, disappointments and failures a name . Write them down where you can see them. Call them all out by name,and then rip up the paper or burn it afterward.
See this as you releasing yourself from those
bondages. Refuse to remain imprisoned by your past.

2. Do not devalue your achievements
When you spend your time regretting the past, you are ignoring and diminishing all that you have achieved because the past mistakes are the ones that get all the credit. Focus on your achievements and not on the mistakes and in turn you will realize that your mistakes were not that serious. You focusing on them makes them bigger than they truly are.

3. Do not let your mistakes
be your story.
If you are constantly being reminded of the
mistakes you made , you will make the things
you did, your life story. You never want some of the best times of your life to be overshadowed by your mistakes, which were only a very small portion of your life. If you were asked to write
the story of your life would your past mistakes be the majority of the story? I guess not, so leave the past in the past and move on.

4. Do not ruin your present
life with the past.
Do not erase your present life by staying in the
past. You cannot spend your time worrying
about the things you should have done differently. While dwelling on your past, you are dishonoring your present life. You won’t be able to be happy where you are now. Do not rob yourself of your happiness.

5. Do not miss the lessons in your past
mistakes.
For many of us our mistakes are how we define ourselves. You must remember your mistakes aren’t who you are. Do not miss the lessons to be learned from those things that are now not important in your life . Unfortunately, life gives
us the test first and then teaches us the lessons afterward. Your mistakes are only part of the learning process. The messages in your past are to be used to build yourself a future that is rich, happy and successful.

6. Use your past mistakes to help others.
We all have things in our past that make us feel ashamed. You are no different but do not let them keep you from forging a new future. Use your past experiences to help others who find themselves in similar situations. Use whatever it is you are ashamed of as an example to others. Let them know it’s never too late to become the person they want to become. We all have things in our lives that we are not proud of and would love to erase from our memories but remember those are the things that make us who we are today. Do not be embarrassed by your past because those are the parts of your life that has made you stronger, wiser and more able to deal with life.
Have a nice day

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DEADLINE: 5th FEBRUARY 2016
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The Nelson Adeyeye Writers Of Today(NAWOT) is an online competition that is organized by Sandra Adeyeye C.E.O of Eminent Creators in honor of her late father Mr. Nelson Adeyeye as a way to encourage the writing and reading culture of the Nigerian youth.
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AWARDS:
There shall be a selection of the best twenty stories by our judges. These shall make up our anthology other prizes to be won include but are not restricted to:
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