I recently went through an inner transformation where I learnt clearly to set boundaries. Not only with others but also with myself.

Truthfully, I had focused so much on work that I had let some aspects of my life, particularly personal relationships fall to the waste side. So, during The Summer, I decided to release toxicity from my life, inner and outer ways that had been bringing me down.

I am a firm-believer in anything that I ask of others, I need to embody myself. Otherwise, I am merely a hypocrite.

In the spirit of truth, growth and maturity, here are 12 things that I am asking of myself to grow as a human being:

1. To listen more.

2. To be more forgiving.

3. To be more accepting.

4. To speak less and listen more.

5. To embrace pain.

6. To let my guard down.

7. To believe in myself more.

8. To trust more.

9. To judge less.

10. To create more peace.

11. To live with a compassionate heart.

12. To accept my flaws.