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Chapter Two: Reinvent Yourself

There are times when life seems to have turned upside down, and you seem just to be floating in space without any new drive or motivation to give meaning and purpose to what you do daily, it may be time to find a new gear and reinvent yourself. This is never an easy process because it requires making changes, no one likes to change! If you have not learned the secret of reinventing yourself, you may find yourself outdated and irrelevant in any and every aspect of life. It is the ability to stay relevant and ahead in any field and sphere of life.

Here a few things you may need to do when you want your new self to come forth and save the day:

1. Alter your sleep-wake routine

This is one issue I always love to start with. I have come to realize that most of the time when you need a boost of motivation to perform better; you may need to check when and how you sleep and when and how you wake up. If you are not observing a healthy sleep-wake routine, the cracks will eventually show up. The rule is simple: go to bed early and wake up early; it is the beginning of any wealth.

2. Sort out your company

You can never see beyond the type of company you keep. One of the fastest ways to change who you are right now is to change the people you spend time with. Either positively or negatively, we soon begin to look like the people who have direct influences on the little choices we make every day.

This is the point where you need to let go of the emotions and make decisions which are best for everyone. Let go of some people and try as much as possible to hook up with and retain the attention of those who can help you get the work done.

3. Pay closer attention to what you are learning

Make sure that you are daily adding to your reservoir of knowledge, skills, and information. You are the total of the information with which you process life; make sure you have control over what your mind is chewing it.

4. Get your hands in the mud and do something new

This is a very fantastic part of reinvention; you become a new person if you can get your hands to work on something new. Learn a new skill, start a new project, get a new job or volunteer for something new.

5. Out with the old and mean it

There may be habits, thoughts, things, and people you need to get rid of; take time to identify them and deal ruthlessly with them. If you need help, go all out to get it. You cannot find newness if you are still comfortable with your chains.

6. Let it pain you

One of the reasons you may not do anything about your stagnated self is that you may have been ignoring it and just wishing it will go away. I advise that you allow it get to you so you can deal with it as soon as possible.

7. Change, modify or enhance your plans

You need to look at what you have planned and make necessary adjustments that will suit the kind of changes you need to make and do it as a matter of urgency.

Your life and vitality is your responsibility, go ahead and make the rest of your life count boundlessly. You only have two choices, be phenomenal or be forgotten.