24 things I’d tell my younger, anxious self about feeling empowered
What I learned over 40 years I wish I was told when I was younger, anxious and depressed
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Personality is temporary and made up. You can be who you want to be.
No one has the power to lower your self-esteem because self-esteem is an illusion.
Rejection is a sign you are growing and living. It’s not a big deal.
Your thoughts create stress, not the world around you. It may seem like it does, but the pain comes from you. Let go.
You are much more effective when you aren’t thinking so much.
Slow your breath to slow your thoughts.
Slow your talking and your movements to calm down.
Exercise more than most, and you will be calmer (and stronger) than most.
Walk at least 3000 steps every day without headphones.
You feel what you eat. Eat junk, and you will feel like junk, so choose wisely.
You are already confident; you just think you’re not.
The more you act, the more confident you will feel.
There is power and joy in the present moment. It’s all you have. Your advantage is in the present, always.
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Create something every day. It will revitalize you.
It may seem as though worry is helpful, but it absolutely isn’t. Every minute spent worrying is making you feel worse.
Choose happiness, don’t wait for it.
Don’t expect others to make you happy. Don’t expect anything from anyone, in fact.
Blaming others for anything only makes you more miserable and weaker.
Be self-reliant and revel in your progression here, but don’t detach from people.
Feel better about yourself by focusing on making others happy. Think less about yourself.
No one judges you as much as you think. They are preoccupied with their own insecurities.
Struggle is part of life, but most of us make up what struggle is. Expect it and own it.
Finally, know that life can be a wonderful experience. It needn’t be a constant struggle.
You can turn around a bad day instantly because of who you are and the strength you can easily access.
We are allowed to have fun every single day.
Don’t allow your thoughts or someone else to take that from you.
There’s one underestimated thing stopping most from feeling better about themselves: self-respect.
I know because I struggled to get anywhere in my twenties, and couldn’t figure out the bottleneck until I realised it was a self-identity issue.
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“One of the best self-help books I've read in a long time. Alex exposes, in a clear and concise manner, the behaviors we should study, practice, and adopt to develop better self-respect. This, in turn, leads to earning respect from others.” - Jean Pierre
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