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There Is Only One You
“ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” - Oscar Wilde There is a total of 7.6 billion people on this Earth, and every single one of them is unique: different colored hair, different colored eyes, different skin tones. Even identical twins have differing personalities. What gets me is how, no matter how many people have their own amazing qualities, they all seem to want to be someone different. These recent generations are almost being forced to be someone they aren't, just because others aren't comfortable, because of this fact I have noticed that not a lot of people are truly happy. Somebody wants to be just like that random person they see at work or school, and that random person wants to be someone else. It's an endless annoying cycle. I even find myself guilty of this. My hair is a frazzled mess, I am super awkward, and the only reason I am a writer is because my speaking skills could be a bit better. Yet I have amazing story ideas, I can dream up something and crochet something that looks exactly like my dream, I can play piano pretty well, even if I can't read sheet music, and I am a friend that people can count on. I want to be someone not as awkward as me, but others see my gifts and want to be like that. We are human, we are never going to be perfect, but we are us.
By Beckster Kraft8 years ago in Motivation
Leadership Choreography
I came into leadership honest. It’s, seemingly, just in my genetic makeup. I played team sports growing up year-round. I typically found myself in places where I was seen and heard. Growing up, if you find yourself in those situations, you end up thinking that’s all there is to it. There’s this sort of prideful privilege to your walk and talk.
By Cody Killian8 years ago in Motivation
Comparison Kills
We often compare ourselves to other people, whether it's what they have, where they are in this stage of their life, or what they are doing. Social media is one of the most common ways for us to compare our lives to others'. We get to have a sneak peek and a snippet of peoples' lives. You see that one of your coworkers got that promotion that you were hoping for. While scrolling you see that house you were hoping for is sold; or, that one of your closest friends got a new car while you're struggling to keep yours. Maybe it is a group of your peers who are graduating and you're still trying to figure out which degree to pursue. The truth of the matter is, we have no idea how those people got what they have. We don't know what it took to get where they are now. Comparing yourself to someone else will always leave you unhappy because someone will always have more than you or always be further than you are. It is my belief when God placed us on this Earth we were beautifully and wonderfully made. Each one of us has a gift. We become so aware of other people's gifts that we forget our own. Galatians 6:4-6 states, “But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he has rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. For every man shall bear his own burden. Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teach in all good things.” This means don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at your own work to see if you have done anything to be proud of. You must accept the responsibilities that are yours. I believe whoever is being taught God’s word should share the good things they have with the one who is teaching them.
By Santayshia Wilson8 years ago in Motivation
Moving...
It’s that time again. The sight of brown, the feel of stickiness, the ragging chaos of personal belongings being packed away. Total emptiness suffocating me. This is what moving feels like. I’ve moved around many times. It was nothing new to me. The only difference was that I would be moving across the country; leaving family, friends, and a life I’ve grown to love. This would be a new experience. “You get to start over,” I was told by my loved ones. With only the best interest in mind, I agreed to leave my hard work behind to start fresh. With an open mind, my family and I packed up, venturing off to California for a new start.
By Anna Miles8 years ago in Motivation
Money-Making Motivation
When you are young, you think there is nothing that you need to worry about. You cannot get hurt, you have all the money in the world, and you feel there is nothing that could ever go wrong. As you grow older, you start to realize that since you were so carefree when you were young, you screwed yourself over in a sense that reality and adulthood are sinking in. I know this firsthand because I was this exact person. I played outside doing dangerous things (like jumping off the roof of our shed onto our trampoline). I also spent every dollar I ever got because it would burn a hole in my pocket if I did not. It did not bother me at all that I was this way. Now that I am 24 and freshly graduated from college, I have an entirely new perspective. Especially when it comes to earning and saving money.
By Corrin Regginello8 years ago in Motivation
Navigating the World of Becoming an Adult
As the first day of summer arrives, many kids all over the globe are starting their long-awaited break from the overbearing pressure of school. Public pools are packed with screams of utter joy from the children who are usually half asleep at their desks most of the year. Summer seems to be that time in childhood where the restraints from school and parents finally seem to wear off. A few years go by and it’s finally time for high school graduation. It seems to be time for the ultimate summer break. If high school wasn’t the best time of our lives, college must be even better, right? Living on our own and making our own rules, living life the way we have always dreamed. No mom and dad always looking over our shoulders telling us what to do. For the first year, maybe two or three, it’s so fun to finally feel like we can do whatever we want. That’s when it hits. We can do whatever we want. After 18 long years of someone constantly telling you where to go, when to do things, what to wear, it’s finally up to us. It felt freeing, but now all we feel is lost.
By Mathidile Tuesday8 years ago in Motivation
Why It's Okay Not to Care
What We Can Learn Ever been told that you’re not good enough? That your work just isn’t quite right or that you’re not qualified enough for a job? We’ve all been there. It’s a part of life and we are all going to experience rejection in some form or another. If I’m honest, we need to experience it. We need to know what it feels like to be put down because it is the only way that we are going to get back up again. But, do you know what the most important thing we can learn from rejection is? Not to care. We don’t need to care about what people think, and do you know why? Because it’s our happiness that matters the most. Not someone's idea of it. Believing in ourselves is the greatest means for success. If we care about what we do and if it means something to us then everyone else’s opinion should be just that. An opinion.
By Morgan Georgia Blanks8 years ago in Motivation
Life: The Greatest Balancing Act
Being only 18, there is so much to life that I have yet to discover. However, I have experienced a lot within these years—lessons and events that have helped me to grow into the individual I am today. I have learned that to truly enjoy life and to make the most of it, it is important to find a balance in everything you do.
By Jeanne-Marie Branche8 years ago in Motivation
Powerlessness & Invincibility
Breathtaking. That’s the only word that comes to mind when I remember this day and this view. One of my favorite places in Oregon (truthfully, my list of favorite places there is quite long), Crown Point will always be a place I make a point to visit when I travel there. It was actually one of my first adventures in Oregon when I first moved to Vancouver, WA in the fall of 2014.
By Margaret Wolf8 years ago in Motivation
Vacations Cost Too Much, Here's a Solution
Sometimes I just want to catch the cheapest flight out of my current location to somewhere new. I've caught myself Googling "cheapest flights from X" too many times. I've even looked into my credit card's points to see if I have enough to go somewhere.
By Rebekah Brinkley8 years ago in Motivation
When Going Up, Don't Look Down
Why is it when we work toward our dreams and goals, it seems like they are so far away? What can we do to reach those goals and dreams without feeling like we are only taking steps backward? People always tell me: just stay positive and good things will come to you. However, as we all know, that is easier said than done, right? I am hopeful that things will just work themselves out, regardless of how hard I am working. What goals and dreams do you have? Maybe you just don't have the right help in accomplishing them because you haven't looked at all of the angles. I try my best to look at the big picture and figure out what I will need exactly in order to accomplish my goals and dreams, whether they are short term or long term. So, what do you need to accomplish yours? Who will you ask for help? How can you help yourself?
By Mallory Wiese8 years ago in Motivation
