There is something nostalgic about playing video games. With most games, your objectives involve jumping over obstacles, dodging enemy attacks, and collecting the power-ups you’ll need to advance.

In real life, stepping on turtles and eating random mushrooms is never a good idea. Still, these video games mimic the goals we pursue as we strive to become stronger, better versions of ourselves. Here, we’ll go through some real-world power-ups that can help us in unlocking our greatest achievements:

 

Begin at Level One

 

Confidence is great but making commitments beyond your abilities can result in overwhelming challenges and leave you feeling defeated. Everyone starts somewhere, even if it’s from the bottom of the totem pole. Having that knowledge gives us confidence to embrace our strengths before striving to improve them. Achieving greatness requires patience. You’ll only hurt yourself if you jump the gun with your goals.

 

Face Your Fears Head On

 

In video games, if we give into the intimidation of the final boss, we may never advance to the next level. The power we possess lies in channeling our fears into the push we need to win. The doubts we have don’t do anything but slow us down on our journey to self-confidence. To reach our full potential, we must hold onto our powerful swords of courage and develop a combat strategy against our fears.

 

Give Others a Helping Hand

 

Helping others in their time of need, especially without them asking, may serve as a side quest towards building your morale. By being kind to others, you form relationships that can last a lifetime. We must, however, set firm boundaries to avoid becoming people pleasers. This will only lead to us becoming other people’s doormats.

 

Don’t Fall into the Trap of Self-Pity positive attitude

 

If we aren’t careful, we can become our own worst enemy by wallowing in self-pity. It is like a poison that slowly eats away at our health. No matter how dark the situation seems, cheer yourself on. Having yourself to rely on for optimism will be a source of great relief.

 

Don’t Go for the Easy Way Out

 

Without a doubt, our lives would be much easier if cheat codes existed. It would be possible to teleport to work to avoid traffic, to max out our bank accounts. The problem is that complacency is easy to fall into when you become comfortable with doing the bare minimum. The purpose of levels is to help you increase in skill consistently over time. If you skip over the parts of the mission that build your strength, then you sell yourself short.

 

Conclusion: Life is like a video game. We feel unstoppable when we become the best version of ourselves and level-up. Keep a positive attitude and remain determined to try again and again if you ever get stuck on one of life’s levels.