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Letting Go of The Past

The document discusses how letting go of the past is important to achieving one's full potential. It argues that past failures or experiences often hold people back from opportunities. It provides tips for practically letting go of the past, such as forgiving oneself and others, taking responsibility for one's life rather than blaming others, and talking to others for help in moving on from painful past events or failures. The overall message is that people must learn from but not be defined by their past if they want to create a better future.

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Letting Go of The Past

The document discusses how letting go of the past is important to achieving one's full potential. It argues that past failures or experiences often hold people back from opportunities. It provides tips for practically letting go of the past, such as forgiving oneself and others, taking responsibility for one's life rather than blaming others, and talking to others for help in moving on from painful past events or failures. The overall message is that people must learn from but not be defined by their past if they want to create a better future.

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Letting Go of the Past

I believe there is no greater obstacle to achieving one’s potential


than past failures or past bad experience. Many of us have had a
time in our lives where we have passed over an opportunity
because of a past bad experience. Or Maybe we know someone
who has.

We will never be able to achieve our full potential if we let our past
experiences or failure hold us back.

You will never be able to enjoy true personal


freedom until your past has no effect on you —
Anonymous

This quote implies that past experiences are a great teacher and
learning from them is a critical skill everyone needs if they are to
be successful. We shouldn’t let these experiences affect us
negatively. We need to learn to live in the present and let go of any
things in our past that hold us back.

So how does one (practically) let go of the past?


 Forgive them and yourself

Forgiveness is vital to the healing process because it allows you to


let go of anger, guilt, shame, sadness, or any other feeling you may
be experiencing and move on. You need to be able to forgive
anybody who may have hurt you or caused the bad experience
(including yourself). It is not until you are able to forget whoever
may have caused the bad experience that you will be able to move
on with your life. If it is a past failure, you may need to forgive
yourself for not having planned or given it your best.

 Stop being a victim and blaming others

One of the reasons our past keeps haunting us is because we blame


others for the failures or our bad experiences. We feel like we are
the victims and everyone else is out there trying to hurt us. A
common example I can share is one of past bad/abusive
relationships. It is common for people who have been in
bad/abusive relationships to draw conclusions such as “all men
are cheaters”, “all women are bad” etc. If you are going to
successfully let go of the past, you should take control of your own
life. We cannot control of the past but we can certainly create the
future we want.

Peter Drucker says, “The best way of creating the future is to


create it”.
Therefore, you must stop playing victim and blaming others and
decide to create a brighter future for yourself.

 Talk to someone about it/Seek professional help

Having people you are accountable to for important aspects of


your life is a great proven tip for success in life. If you are
struggling to let go of some things in your past, you may need to
speak to someone you value and whose opinion you respect on
how you can go about that past situation. Their opinions and
advice may be the key to letting go of that past painful experience
or failure. If the situation is very complicated, you may also benefit
from talking to a professional. Sometimes it’s difficult to
implement these tips on your own, and you need an experienced
professional to help guide you through the process.

I have learnt not to make permanent decisions based temporary


situations. Past failures and bad experiences have a tendency of
making rush into decisions that could affects for an entire
lifetime.. We must learn to let go of the past and start to live in the
present. We need to learn to draw lessons from our past without
letting it hinder our ability to achieve our full potential.

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