#checkonthat

Reframing your failures as missed attempts in need of rerouting, rather than the end of the road, can stave off that urge to quit. Personally, I love to be right. Let me rephrase that: I need to be right. When I fail at something, I feel an instant wave of shame. I was supposed to be right, and I wasn’t. Now what? Disrupt the cycle by letting yourself experience the bummer that is failure. Validating those emotions will keep them from dragging you back down in the future, while taking time to mourn can help you understand what to do differently next time.#checkonthat https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz8LLlVBYYe/?igshid=17fhlxqiqyxz7

Do you ever say "Oh, this old thing"? Look, no one wants to look over-eager to accept a compliment, but there's a big difference between downplaying praise and believing that you're not worthy of praise at all. It's like when someone compliments your shirt and instead of saying "Thank you!" you reply, "Oh, I just dug it out from the back of my closet…also I got it on sale…also it doesn't quite fit right." Stop.Really. #checkonthat https://www.instagram.com/p/By2qFeHhc6E/?igshid=1r4pfhsr3dwyp

From day one, we’re told to strive for greatness. It’s the message at school, on the athletic field, in the books we read and TV shows we watch. 🙄Those who accept nothing less than greatness achieve it, and those who don’t, well… who knows what happens to them.🤷🏾‍♂️ True success comes not from seeking greatness but seeking consistency. Sustainable progress, in everything from diet to fitness to creativity, isn’t about being consistently great; it’s about being great at being consistent. It’s about being good enough over and over again.🙌🏿 #checkonthat https://www.instagram.com/p/BykuxBChZDE/?igshid=3eb29q5zu3aw

Personal power is the most valuable power to have because it’s 100% yours, unconditionally. It’s not about perceived success, money, or status. Instead, it comes from a deeply rooted belief in yourself. #checkonthat https://www.instagram.com/p/ByVJcvhhQMI/?igshid=1susbniorj687

Do you love yourself using your own love languages? Do love yourself with the same intentionality you try to show others? #checkonthat (at Turtle Creek, Dallas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx-DNbQBwcG/?igshid=1508rtwyghkn1

Hopeful people lean into the following beliefs: ●︎ The future will be better than the present ●︎ I have the power to make it so ●︎ There are many paths to my goals ●︎ None of them are free of obstacles #checkonthat https://www.instagram.com/p/BwUgB1chFCl/?igshid=13vmr1kxzfgii

Unrealistic expectations are the ones that we set for ourselves that are actually unattainable. For example: the idea that everyone has to like you (impossible, ask my therapist), that everything should be fair at all times (out of our control), that someone else should act in the exact way you’d like them to (again, out of our control), or that you should crush everything you try the first time . When you run solely on unrealistic expectations, you set yourself up to come up short all the time—and deal with the negative feelings that brings. #checkonthat https://www.instagram.com/p/BxaFZt1hIoh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mjivuj2nlgj4