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⭐ Confidence
Confidence. Something which is not so easily attained by some of us including myself. You may be wondering how the opening image contributes in any way to what I'm about to talk about regarding confidence but take another look at said image in a different light.
By Danielle Brown6 years ago in Motivation
Negativity
I used to care what people thought of me to the point of obsession. Gossip runs rampant and I couldn't help but feel paranoid that I was also the topic of conversation when not around. I live in a small town where everyone's business is known. I've made a lot of mistakes here and town arrests make the news... literally. When I failed epically I also failed publicly. I was a negative judgmental person myself back then so I really can't be too upset about some of the rumors my drunken nights created.
By JoDawn Hicks6 years ago in Motivation
Read Those Motivational Books
Sometimes people need a little extra boost of motivation to help them achieve certain goals. Having a coach or parent try to motivate you all the time is not enough so turning to experts in your field might be just what you need. It certainly helped me.
By Casey Wild6 years ago in Motivation
Popular Self-Help Tips That Do More Harm Than Good
Ladies and gentlemen, I'm a huge fan of self-help books. Most of the best self-help books for women are books that currently sit on my shelf, and truth be told, I've tried most of the tips and tricks they offer. My love of self-help is pretty notorious.
By Rowan Marley6 years ago in Motivation
Hope
Hope has always been a concept that has intrigued me. I never understood why I had it but still something I believed I needed growing up. Things were extremely difficult and even harder to handle at such a young age but I kept doing. I kept pushing through.
By Samantha Burgess6 years ago in Motivation
Collective Dreaming
It's time to wake from our individual nightmares and begin dreaming as a collective. The more we strive for growth and unity, the more balance we will find in our lives and surroundings. Be love, resonate at the strongest frequency in the universe, and if you don't know how, fake it until you make it because deep down you will find something you love to connect with and open your heart. Once you let your heart lead, your mind will listen to your heart and not the other way around. When the mind takes charge it wants us to fail and suffer. Why do you think chaos reigns on Earth? We are constantly at war with our thoughts and projecting our fears onto one another. With a loving motivation we live in joy, understanding, and evolution. The time to choose love is and always has been NOW. Live in the present and breathe love in and out, through every cell in your body. Even if you only find five minutes a day to do this, you will start seeing results immediately. We are beings of love—it is natural for us to care, be selfless and want to share warmth. Next time you are faced with a dilemma or fork in the road, consider the collective of humanity and the collective pieces of yourself. You are multiple levels of being striving for equilibrium. Do what you can to be the best you possible. On the roads, be forgiving and find a peaceful frequency where you are not subject to other's behaviors. On the street, say A-LO-HA and wish beauty unto yourself and everyone and thing around you. This is a gateway mantra to achieving absolutely anything your heart desires. When you are frustrated in your job, find the things you are most interested in and let your heart guide the way. If it leads you out the door into another vocation, be thankful for all you have learned and for the courage to move on. Life is a gift. We must be precocious and respect its magic by following our dreams.
By Anthony Ecclissi6 years ago in Motivation
How to Be Perfectly Unhappy
Hope Even in the Darkest Places I know we all strive to be happy. People always ask each other, "Are you happy?" Most people I think just resort to saying yes. Why? Why do you think people just say yes? Well it's the normal thing to say but in reality they are not. Happiness should not be a concept we try to strive for, we should strive for that job, or strive to do good in a day, or strive to be content. If you're only happy on Wednesday and not any of the other days of the week, were you really happy at all? People say they are happy because the world made not being happy to be such a sad thing. You think I am happy? Hell no! Do I have good days and bad? I sure do! I just feel like if I constantly strive for something that I cannot reach all the time what's the point? It's like trying to reach the stars, it's a beautiful thing to look at but if we had it than it would burn us, it would be too good to be true. I love so many things I do and I also hate so many things I do but that is enough. I am never going to tell people I just want to be happy because I do not even know what that means, do you? It is just a word. It is okay to be perfectly unhappy, it is okay to say you're only ok. It is not okay to say you are happy but then the next day you cry the entire day. Strive to be content and the rest will follow:) I just think life is too short to just fail yourself. In life I do things I enjoy like voice acting, or working on my Youtube channel, or music. See those are things I always hold close to my heart but it does not mean they will give me the happiness I deserve. I think the reason for that is that as humans we will always want more and I think it was meant to be that way so that we may keep moving forward. I think if we were all just satisfied than we would basically just be in heaven. I challenge you to fly past the norm of being happy, I challenge you to ask yourself what would make me content today? What could I change in my life today, be it small or huge, that could change my life just a bit. Can I be kinder to people? Can I enjoy what I do a bit better? Should I change what I am doing because I mean if you're saying you want to be happy, but you're sticking to a job you hate, then you're sort of at a dead-end. Look at the mirror and ask am I the true self of who I want to be when I look in this mirror? We each have a path, some harder, some easier but that does not mean they cannot all lead to a beautiful and crazy and content life! I wrote this because I needed to make sense of this for myself too. I only now realized what will bring me enjoyment in this life, and thriving for that, as hard as it is may be sometimes, is some of the greatest joy I am experiencing. I thrive to do good in the world, to the best of my ability and to be grateful for all I have, even the small, dying car I have. Think now about what you really want and think hard and from here on make every day a step forward in achieving that thing and go live a life of peace and happy, just kidding, just go live.
By Zack Kamel6 years ago in Motivation
Have You Ever Seen a Dragon?
Have you ever seen a dragon? I did—in my dreams. I always knew that human dreams have power. When we dream, our conscious speaks to us and all of the wonders in the world could happen, just when our eyes are closed. Sometimes, I would see dreams that later on would happen in real life. Now, I am not saying that I can see the future, but there is something in all of us, something that each human being need to recognize.
By Lika Idrisova6 years ago in Motivation
Be Better, Not Bitter
We all go through pain and heartache in life. Hardships shape us whether we like it or not. It is up to us to define how it shapes us. Do we become bitter from our circumstances? Do we grow from the pain and allow it to make us better? There is a choice.
By Angie Barnett6 years ago in Motivation
But What About You?
We all go through mental waves. We feel great, energized, ready to take on the world, and then all the sudden everything is silent. We see in the mirror someone totally different than the proactive person we saw before. Most people have been taught that this person is less than the other. I’m here to say that is not true!
By Kazcia Gold6 years ago in Motivation
A Day in the Life of a Male Dancer
“SHALL WE DANCE?” One day I found myself in a college provided for people with behavioural problems, attendance issues, mental health, a lack of great life experience and responsibility. I, at the time, was sat at a computer day in, day out studying business administration... BORING, I know! I thought to myself, this can’t be all my life has in store for me.
By Liam Jones6 years ago in Motivation
2 Reasons You Are Unhappier Than You Should Be
#1 There is so much power in your focus. One thing that is nice about being a human being is that we have the ability to focus. You may be thinking, why is that so great? We can choose to focus on whatever we want when we want. That should be the best news ever! Think about that, we have the ability, day in and day out, to focus on what we personally want to. Now whether that is thinking about what makes you happy, what you want to come into your life, or what is going wrong in your life, YOU have the choice. That power gives you the ability to feel good more of the time even though for most of us it is doing the opposite.
By Jaden Jackson6 years ago in Motivation