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LIFE LIKE A GAME OF CHESS |
“Daring ideas are like chessmen
moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.” – Johann
Wolfgang von Goethe
Life has its ups and downs, twists
and turns. It throws us into uncomfortable situations when we even doubt
ourselves. Coming out on top is why I have written this article. Even if it’s a
slight advantage, it is important we are at the preferable point. We all prefer when
we are in our comfort zone, where there are no issues, we are relaxed and that’s when everything is
termed fine. For instance, if we take a cue from the world chess championship ongoing presently in New
York you notice how the players take time analyzing the situation on the board they think of their opponents
next move, they make plans to outsmart their opponents. Such is life, plan
against the next move.
“When you see a good move, look for a better one”—Emmanuel Lasker
The end justifies the means but the
present is as important. Most successful people in the world make every
situation count. They don’t see obstacles as setbacks rather they see them as challenges and they fight to overcome
them. Remember; accept there are things
you can’t control and let go. See every situation as a way to boost your self
confidence.
Take every action seriously, as there
are repercussions for each. Accept and
love yourself and build your self confidence. Be venerable and connect deeper with
everyone. Everyone is different and diverse and it imminent that you will come across people that will irritate you. Once you can get your emotions under control and in
check, then you can overcome any temptation. If you carry grudges in your mind
then it will be like a baggage in your head. But once you have a mentality that
everything happens for a reason then you will find out that you are free.
Be sure that people also make life
difficult but you have to make the best out of every situation, no matter how
negative. No man is perfect except God and if we put this in mind, you will be
able to tolerate others. Perfectionist always push themselves and have high
expectations they see each situation as a competition with life being their rival.
This is an advantage if you have this personality but there are disadvantages because
they can easily be depressed if things don’t work out.
One of the things that can contribute in setting one up for disappointment is having high expectations. While having
high expectations can be beneficial in many areas of life, it’s always good to
make sure that these expectations are realistic. This is also a great discussion to
have with kids so they can learn that making the best out of every
situation will ultimately make them happy. Children are very sensitive and they
pick up habits and if they’re wired to be less confident then it will be
difficult for them to comport themselves when faced with similar situations
later in life.
Half the time, a situation happens
that directly influences us, hurts our feelings, makes us feel uncomfortable and
lingers throughout our day, this is so because we let it happen. Let me use a typical
work situation, the instance when your boss replies to you indifferently, be polite and
professional, and let him know that you don’t appreciate being spoken to that
way. Be bold but polite. Maintain your stance and principles. If your boss is someone
of integrity and a great personality it will be easy for him to understand.
Calm responses go a long way to cool
an already heated situation. You can
make the best out of every situation you find yourself by having a plan and a
goal and means to achieve that goal. Even negative situations can end up being
the take home lesson. We learn constantly through experience and practice so if
a situation presents itself more than once we can take advantage of it since we
already know the outcomes of certain decisions we take.
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