#wisdomwednesday (73) - August 26th 2021

#wisdomwednesday (73) - August 26th 2021

#wisdomwednesday There's a quote that I came across the other day, and it really resonated with me; "happiness is about letting go of what you thought your life was supposed to be and embrace where you are now and how special it is". I think everyday we are grateful just to be alive, and every day we have the opportunity to inspire the people next to us, and have a positive impact on others. Everyday is special, we just got to keep going in a positive way!
Ryan Benoit
#wisdomwednesday (72) - August 18th 2021

#wisdomwednesday (72) - August 18th 2021

#wisdomwednesday I think it is important to do that things that make you happy, to be pumped about what you do, do things that bring you positive energy and great fulfillment. No matter what is going on in the world, it is important to flip any negativity into positivity. There's always something good that comes out of a bad situation. Three things that help me do this, in my experience would be:

Have a proper power base, in other words, have a good foundation: build with your peers. I am so lucky and blessed to have so many great people in my life in regards to family and buddies. I've always been so fortunate to have the opportunity to look up and have inspiration all around me, in regards to the closest people that I love. I think that is super important, to surround yourself with people who inspire you, who believe in you, who want the best for you.

Find the proper reasons: Find reasons to keep you motivated, find reasons to better yourself, push forward, no matter what, even the toughest journeys lead to incredible destinations. It is all about pushing through, and pushing past your limits, because when pushing past your limits, amazing things happen. There's always going to be ups and downs, but I think it is just important to enjoy the ride, enjoy the process, be patient, and play the long game, because you never know what's going to happen.

Have a proper belief system in yourself. Always think highly of yourself, because if you don't believe in yourself, no one else will. Whatever we decide to do, do it because you want to do it, because it makes your heart happy and it's the right thing to do. The people who think that they can do it, and the people who think that they can't do it, those two individuals are both right. It's crazy the things in which we can accomplish if we just believe.
Ryan Benoit
#wisdomwednesday (71) - August 11th 2021

#wisdomwednesday (71) - August 11th 2021

#wisdomwednesday Someone once told me, "never be afraid to take a shot".

I think, no matter what, if we stay positive, everyone has the opportunity to get what they want. We only get one life, and we get out what we put in.

If I ever do feel afraid of trying something new or taking a shot, I always remind myself a few things:

Never be content and being in our comfort zone can sometimes be a bad thing: I think it's okay to never being okay with where you are, I think it's important to push ourselves to new levels, to help us reach our fullest potential. After every level and every accomplishment, there's always another level to beat and more accomplishments to achieve. Getting out of our comfort zone, it allows us to grow, to try new things, to gain different perspectives. There's always ways to improve and become better and better.

Appreciate every moment, good and bad: there's not a lot of things that are guaranteed in life, so it's important to be appreciative, to live in the moment, to soak it all in. To be grateful for the great memories, and to learn from the bad ones. In both scenarios, there is always valuable lessons.

You don't know, if you don't try: sometimes when you take a chance on something, it's greater than you can ever imagine. And that's the exciting part. When we do things with excitement, it allows it to be more fun, and brings more passion. When you think about every great idea that has ever been created, it was created by just an average person like you and I. That person, had an idea, followed their dreams, and made things happen. There's no reason why we can't do it as well.
Ryan Benoit
#wisdomwednesday (70) - August 4th 2021

#wisdomwednesday (70) - August 4th 2021

#wisdomwednesday Sometimes we're scared to do new things or to try something new. And when this happens to me, I try utilized a quote that I came across a while back. The quote goes along the lines of: "what if it can turn out better than you can never imagine". The possibilities and the journey to get to where we want to go, that's the fun part. Yes there might be bumps and roadblocks along the way, and at times it won't be easy, but there is always a way to overcome our obstacles and challenges. Everyone has the ability to be great. I think it's important to make our dreams a reality and our reality greater than we can ever imagine. Everyone is made with great qualities, we just have to utilize them in our own way.

We never know what the future holds, so if there's something that you really want to do, just go for it. Think the highest of yourself, and the highest in your abilities. Sometimes we are scared, we are fearful, but we don't know if we don't try, if we do take a chance, it could be greater than we can never imagine.
Ryan Benoit
#wisdomwednesday (69) - July 28th 2021

#wisdomwednesday (69) - July 28th 2021

#wisdomwednesday Everyone has their own paths and everyone has their own Journey. Our lives are our lives, and we can do whatever we want. Everyone has the ability to reach their up most potential. I think it is important to try to be present, to pay attention to all of the details, make the most out of every opportunity, stay focused, and work hard everyday. Do your own thing, do the things that make your heart happy and that fills your soul. Don't compare yourself to others, focus on your own journey and the things that get you excited. Where your focus goes, your energy flows.
Ryan Benoit
#wisdomwednesday (68) - July 21st 2021

#wisdomwednesday (68) - July 21st 2021

#wisdomwednesday For me, what helps me get through the day-to-day, and what allows me to enjoy life, it's to remind myself three things. To be inspired, to be excited, and to be grateful.

Being inspired: I think it's important to surround yourself with people that inspire you, people that motivate you, people who encourage you, and people who want the best for you. Get inspired by new things. And I really believe that it's important to learn something new everyday, try to get better and try to improve to the best of our abilities.

Being excited: whatever we do, try to get excited about it, try to see the positive in everything, try to have fun with it, and try to enjoy every single minute. It's always good to provide great energy, and try to have a clear eyed view in everything that you do. When you have passion and excitement in what you do, everything is so much more fun.

Being grateful. I think that's one of the most important things. Being thankful, for what we have, and for who we have in our lives. Being appreciative goes a long way and I think if we work hard at the opportunities that are given to us, and we do it with the right intentions, good things will come.
Ryan Benoit
#wisdomwednesday (67) - July 14th 2021

#wisdomwednesday (67) - July 14th 2021

#wisdomwednesday There are going to be days that we feel better than other days. But I think what's really important, is to figure out what truly makes us happy, and try to avoid the things that make us unhappy. When I think about happiness, what really helps me be happy is the following. They are simple practices, but if we do them enough, it becomes second nature, and they transition into good habits.

Having a good mindset and a good perspective: Happiness is really a choice. I think happiness and the way you choose to see life right now, is crucial. Having a positive mindset and perspective helps so much. It is important to count our blessing every day. Do what brings you joy. Doing things that make your heart feel fulfilled. Doing what you love. Be thankful for the stuff that you have.

Surrounding yourself with positive people: As human beings, we are fueled with energy, we get inspired, we get motivated. Being surrounded with great people, people that move you, people with good qualities and characteristics, it eventually rubs off on you, and allows you to be the best version of yourself. I've learned that if you're around happy, inspirational people, it makes you feel better. It makes things a little easier.

Getting out of your comfort zone: Overcoming difficult things, allow us to feel accomplished, it allows us to push through uncomfortable feelings. It helps us evolve and become better and better every single day. Keep doing things, keep going. Keep being great!
Ryan Benoit
#wisdomwednesday (66) - July 7th 2021

#wisdomwednesday (66) - July 7th 2021

#wisdomwednesday I find it's always a little bit easier to remind ourselves of little things to help us keep moving forward and to help us continue positive habits. When things don't go as planned, these are three things that I remind myself that allows me to continue on the right track.

Sometimes we got to remind ourselves that on our worst days, we live like someone that is living one of their best days. It's important to remember that things can always be worse, and to be grateful for what we have, and to put things into perspective.

The only time in which we should look back is to see how far we've come. Every day we have the opportunity to do the best that we can and to keep moving forward little by little.

Try to have a positive mentality with everything, try to see the good in every situation, try to do good, and try to have fun.
Ryan Benoit
#wisdomwednesday (65) - June 30th 2021

#wisdomwednesday (65) - June 30th 2021

When I was writing this week's #wisdomwednesday, I thought of three things that I try to do regularly that help me, and that put me in the right frame of mind to be the best I can be, to have the most success possible, and ultimately just to be happy.

1. Having a good perspective can do wonders: No matter what our limitations are, we can be anything and we can do anything that we put our mind to. I think limitations are just self-induced. If there are obstacles and challenges, there's always a way to overcome them, and there's always a way to get better and better every single day.

2. Being comfortable with who we are as individuals: Everything that we go through good and bad, it forms us into the people we are today. Everyone has the ability to achieve extraordinary things. Everyone is different, everyone is unique. Everyone has possibilities within themselves. That's what makes the world so great.

3. Find things that make you happy and do that: Live a truthful life. If you live a life with the point of view of truth, integrity, good intentions, I don't think we can ever go wrong. Enjoy the good moments, spread happiness, and just do things that make your heart happy. Get excited. Embrace Life as it comes, be as happy as possible, think positive and love the people who love you that much more.
Ryan Benoit
#wisdomwednesday (64) - June 23rd 2021

#wisdomwednesday (64) - June 23rd 2021

#wisdomwednesday: for me, these three topics allow my life to be a little bit more easier and allows me to achieve the most happiness. Sometimes the simple things work the best. Sometimes it's good to have a reminder.

Gratitude never goes on style. Being appreciative of the things that we have, to be thankful and grateful for the things that we have and the people in which we have in our lives.

Don't stress and don't waste time on the uncontrollable. The uncontrollable is going to happen whether we like it or not. I think it's important to focus on the things in which we can control and do those to the best of our abilities. I think everyone has the ability to take what they have right now and do something truly remarkable, because everyone has the ability to be the best version of themselves every single day.

Just be a good person. Bring people up not down. The best version of ourselves allows us to build good character, good character allows us to build great habits and great relationships. If we better ourselves on a day-to-day basis, we're able to do so for the people around us as well. If everyone does that a little bit, the world gets even better and better. ❤️
Ryan Benoit
#wisdomwednesday (63) - June 16th 2021

#wisdomwednesday (63) - June 16th 2021

#wisdomwednesday I think it is important to live a truthful life and rejoice in the good times. If you live a life with the point of view of truth, integrity, good intentions, I don't think we can ever go wrong. Enjoy the good moments, spread happiness, and just do things that make your heart happy. Show up in an excellent way, never give up, never quit, keep moving forward.

That being said, sometimes there will be bumps, but I think the bumps and the difficult times allow us to improve. I don't think we learn by doing things perfectly, we learn by things that are considered mistakes or mishaps. I think everything can be solved with a little bit of hard work and effort.

For me, what really helps me it's just trying to think a little bit differently. Every single day we are lucky enough to choose our attitude, and I think it's all about how we perceive everything. If we try to think positive, good things will happen. Ultimately, I think it is just about doing the best that we can every single day and to be who we are. Keep being you!
Ryan Benoit
#wisdomwednesday (62) - June 9th 2021

#wisdomwednesday (62) - June 9th 2021

#wisdomwednesday Today, I just wanted to talk a little bit about how important it is to encourage yourself, and encourage others around you. To remind ourselves that we are enough, and to try to part ways and block out the negatives as well as the distractions, and try to focus on the good things, and all of the positives going on.

For the most part, all things are difficult before they become easy, and the struggles that we have today are developing the strength we need for tomorrow. It gives us the opportunity to grow, to learn, and to conquer great things.

On a day-to-day basis, everyone comes so far. It's important to be proud of who we're becoming and to just try to be the best for ourselves!
Ryan Benoit