7 Tips on How to Live Life on Your Own Terms
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Living life on your own terms means doing what you want, whenever you want and in whichever way you want. In doing so, you may displease a few people but you will gain happiness for your own self. Here are a few tips on how to live life on your own terms and get what you want.
1. Don’t get influenced by other people’s advice
In every stage of your life, you will get advice from people even if you haven’t asked for it. When you are young, it could be your parents, when you are a teenager, it could be your friends and when you are an adult, it could be your husband or wife. It is good to take advice but don’t let it influence you in a way that you stop thinking on your own. If you become too dependent on other people’s advice, you will never be able to trust your own judgment and live life on your own terms.
2. Believe in your own decisions and be ready to face consequences
People who choose to live life on their own terms often dare to make their own decisions and stick by them no matter what. Stop pondering about the consequences of your decisions and have the courage to implement what you have decided. If you don’t believe in your decisions, you won’t gain confidence to live life the way you want to.
3. Believe in your own reasons for defying social norms or expectations
Living life the way you desire may involve flouting some few social norms or personal expectations. This could apply to your decision of moving abroad, buying a new home or marrying early. If you have decided to live life by your own rules, you will have to be prepared for giving explanations to other people. Believe in your actions of going against someone before you give them an explanation.
4. Do things at your own pace
You may want to live life on your own terms by doing things at your own pace and managing things in your individualistic own style. Don’t get hassled or feel hurried just because other people are pushing you around. Set your own pace and stick to it.
5. Stop comparing your own progress with someone else’s
The whole point of living life on your own terms is to focus on yourself and not compare yourself with others. If you do so, you will start competing with others and it will put you in a rat race. You will start looking at your own life in context to others. Stop comparing your progress or failure with that of other people.
6. Venture confidently in the direction of your passion
Whether your passion is to travel the world or take up an uncommon career, you should confidently follow your dreams. This is one of the crucial elements of living life the way you want. Many people make compromises with their dreams and desires but if you want to live life on your own terms, you have to take risks following your passion.
7. Prove your mettle from time to time
Try to achieve small and short term goals so that you get people to believe in you. As you prove your mettle, you will face lesser resistance from others. Fewer people will question your way of living and you will be able to live life your way without any obstacles.
