Do Good: Confidently know the right time to do the right thing

Doing the Right Thing

Making the right decision at the right time is crucial for personal growth and the greater good. Often, the easy path may seem more appealing, but challenging choices lead to the most meaningful outcomes. By consciously choosing to do the right thing, even when it's difficult, we can create positive change in our lives and the lives of those around us.

When you take the time to reflect on your decisions and ask yourself how you can be sure you're making the best choice, you are taking an essential step towards personal growth and becoming the best version of yourself.

As you navigate life's challenges, pay close attention to these telltale signs that indicate you are confidently making the right decisions and taking the higher road:

• You are aware that the choices you are considering include an unpopular option, and you’re okay with not fitting in now.
• You know the easy option is temporary, and you are ready for?long-lasting?change.
• You have felt regret, shame, or guilt when you've made the same or similar decision and recognize that you can no longer engage in self-sabotage.

The present is always the right time to do good for yourself and those in the world around you.

Don’t believe me? Here’s why doing the right thing can work in your favor.

1. Shifting your decisions to allow for outcomes that result in achieving your best interests creates a feeling of?confidence?and security.
2. When you feel confident and secure in your decision-making, you can realistically assess your competence and capacity.
3. When you are aware of your boundaries and limitless potential, you position yourself to?achieve more in life that aligns with all that is meant for you.
4. When we know better, we do better.

When you are on the road less traveled, you can experience one of my favorite outward expressions of being a ‘Do-gooder,’ which is, confidently speaking and using your voice with authority against wrong and negativity.

These are powerful reasons for doing good and making tough decisions that prove good for you in the long run.

Some Secrets about Being Better and Doing Good

• Improvement is optimal. Be okay with progress and not perfection.
• You deserve success…on your terms. You can slay self-defeat by making better choices.
• Your subconscious eats what you feed it. So feed it positive self-talk because if you feel better about yourself, you will do better for yourself.
• Uncertainty is common, but your response doesn’t have to be. Embrace uncertainty by making decisions that may be hard at first but will produce golden results in time.

Ripple Effect of Doing Good

An interesting thing happens as we consistently choose choices that reflect our best selves: we create a ripple effect. By setting an example and inspiring others to do the same—like one drop of water leaving behind ripples on a tranquil lake—your actions (even seemingly small ones!) can push others along this journey towards positivity and change their course for good.

Tuning In To Your Inner Compass

How can one confidently choose when and what actions are necessary to meet goals and follow through?

Achieving such confidence begins by understanding your values and principles and heeding your internal compass, which has been constructed over years of experiences, teachings, and introspection. Sometimes, we miss hearing this “whisper or nudge”; however, to better hear it, take time each day away from external noise and distractions (meditation or journal writing, quiet reflection time, etc.) to reconnect with yourself and reintroduce yourself to you!

Understanding the Big Picture

When we act for good, we must recognize our place within an even larger whole. Even difficult choices have ripple effects that benefit communities, societies, or even the globe—providing immediate satisfaction of doing right for someone or something and having lasting consequences.

Obstacles Are Opportunities In Hiding

Each time a difficult choice presents itself, consider it an opportunity to expand and strengthen your character. Challenges don’t pose roadblocks but offer you opportunities for self-knowledge and growth; embrace them! They help shape you into someone special!

Conclusion

From what I understand, you have?goals?to reach. Fear is paralyzing and a goal-killer. Meanwhile, your time is precious and limited, and?overthinking?is fear’s best friend. Choose to stand out to save time and defeat fear, overanalysis, guilt, and uncertainty. You were not born to fit in.?Unleash the Fabulous YOU?and watch the rewards flow your way.

In an age where shortcuts and quick fixes seem to be the way of the future, choosing integrity may appear antiquated or counterintuitive. Yet its rewards are immeasurable, not just in personal fulfillment but in legacy, lives touched, and community influence.

So the next time you face an important choice, remember that doing good should not just be seen as a one-time decision but embraced with pride as something lasting through time and place.

Your Mentor,

Dr. Geneva

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