<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><!-- generator=Zoho Sites --><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><atom:link href="https://www.onlinebusinessempires.com/blogs/tag/self-improvement/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>ONLINE BUSINESS EMPIRES - Blog #Self Improvement</title><description>ONLINE BUSINESS EMPIRES - Blog #Self Improvement</description><link>https://www.onlinebusinessempires.com/blogs/tag/self-improvement</link><lastBuildDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:03:01 -0700</lastBuildDate><generator>http://zoho.com/sites/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Why I'm Learning to Trust My Past Self]]></title><link>https://www.onlinebusinessempires.com/blogs/post/why-im-learning-to-trust-my-past-self</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.onlinebusinessempires.com/1783551083803.jpg"/>Some of the best decisions only make sense after you follow through on them.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_9_blj6kNRQmXfB5S19vtXQ" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_2RtSEv_JQJq-iznjL3KYQg" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_4G5w-Mk8SLO3IF7cf0U0VA" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_ZzteJqXMSEqhReLNCiqLuA" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center zptext-align-mobile-center zptext-align-tablet-center " data-editor="true"><div>Untitled Document<div class="zw-page" style="display:block;"><div class="zw-header"><p style="margin:0px;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:0px;"><br/></p><div></div></div><div class="selectableSection zw-contentpane"><p style="margin:0px;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:0px;"><span style="font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Cantarell, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);font-size:10.5pt;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0pt;font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);">One thing I've learned is to trust my past self.</span><span><br/></span><span><br/></span><span style="font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Cantarell, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);font-size:10.5pt;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0pt;font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);">Whenever I have an idea that feels important, I don't tell myself, &quot;I'll remember it later.&quot;</span><span><br/></span><span><br/></span><span style="font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Cantarell, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);font-size:10.5pt;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0pt;font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);">I write it down and schedule it.</span><span><br/></span><span><br/></span><span style="font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Cantarell, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);font-size:10.5pt;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0pt;font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);">Today, one of those tasks came up.</span><span><br/></span><span><br/></span><span style="font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Cantarell, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 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&quot;Fira Sans&quot;, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);font-size:10.5pt;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0pt;font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);">&quot;Why did I even schedule this?&quot;</span><span><br/></span><span><br/></span><span style="font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Cantarell, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);font-size:10.5pt;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0pt;font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);">It felt like a waste of time.</span><span><br/></span><span><br/></span><span style="font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Cantarell, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);font-size:10.5pt;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0pt;font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);">But I trusted the version of me that created the task.</span><span><br/></span><span><br/></span><span style="font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Cantarell, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);font-size:10.5pt;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0pt;font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);">So I did it anyway.</span><span><br/></span><span><br/></span><span style="font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Cantarell, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);font-size:10.5pt;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0pt;font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);">Halfway through, I remembered exactly why it mattered.</span><span><br/></span><span><br/></span><span style="font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Cantarell, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);font-size:10.5pt;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0pt;font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);">It ended up being one of those things that doesn't feel valuable until it's done.</span><span><br/></span><span><br/></span><span style="font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Cantarell, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;;color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);font-size:10.5pt;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0pt;font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);">That's when I 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By writing down meanin]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_dRyD6SZNQwKxFmwcR6OCbg" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_uOxf8FO0QaOyYzU3PePPnw" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_5tIdAYbaRcyMZYIzG6nzSA" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_K6j_l_vKSkqxXgD68WKZFA" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center zptext-align-mobile-center zptext-align-tablet-center " data-editor="true">Untitled Document<div class="zw-page" style="display:block;"><div class="zw-header"><p style="margin:0px;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:0px;"><br/></p><div></div></div><div class="selectableSection zw-contentpane"><p style="margin:0px;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:0px;border-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:12pt;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0pt;font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:normal;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">One thing I've learned is to trust my past self.</span></p><p style="margin:0px;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding-bottom:16px;border-top:0px;padding-top:0px;border-bottom:0px;"><br/></p><p style="margin:0px;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding-bottom:16px;border-top:0px;padding-top:0px;border-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:12pt;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0pt;font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:normal;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Whenever I have an idea that feels important, I don't tell myself, &quot;I'll remember it later.&quot;</span></p><p style="margin:0px;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding-bottom:16px;border-top:0px;padding-top:0px;border-bottom:0px;"><br/></p><p style="margin:0px;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding-bottom:16px;border-top:0px;padding-top:0px;border-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:12pt;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0pt;font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:normal;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">I write it down and schedule it.</span></p><p style="margin:0px;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding-bottom:16px;border-top:0px;padding-top:0px;border-bottom:0px;"><br/></p><p style="margin:0px;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding-bottom:16px;border-top:0px;padding-top:0px;border-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:12pt;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0pt;font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:normal;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Today, one of those tasks came up.</span></p><p style="margin:0px;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding-bottom:16px;border-top:0px;padding-top:0px;border-bottom:0px;"><br/></p><p style="margin:0px;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding-bottom:16px;border-top:0px;padding-top:0px;border-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:12pt;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0pt;font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:normal;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">&quot;Migrate your LinkedIn posts to your website.&quot;</span></p><p 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0);font-size:12pt;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0pt;font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:normal;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">But I trusted the version of me that created the task.</span></p><p style="margin:0px;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding-bottom:16px;border-top:0px;padding-top:0px;border-bottom:0px;"><br/></p><p style="margin:0px;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding-bottom:16px;border-top:0px;padding-top:0px;border-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:12pt;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0pt;font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-style:normal;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">So I did it anyway.</span></p><p style="margin:0px;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding-bottom:16px;border-top:0px;padding-top:0px;border-bottom:0px;"><br/></p><p 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