We all have to start somewhere and our small beginnings don’t have to dictate where we’ll end up. Our individual journeys will look different. We may have some people who try to turn us down or knock us off course. Ultimately it’s up to us to know our worth, and act accordingly, in the face of doubt, uncertainty, and opposition.
One of my goals for the new year is to read more books. Even though I can struggle with getting as many books in as humanly possible, I’m still able to take away from the good gems I do find. My latest read is Just As I Am by Cicely Tyson and it’s particularly relevant given that we are now in Black History Month.
You’ve probably heard it all before. “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know”. If you’ve really been in on the game you’ve probably also heard, “it’s not what you know, but who knows you”. There are networking tips that stand the test of time and it can be difficult to jump in and get your feet wet when you don’t know what you’re doing… yet.
If there is one thing I can be 100% sure of it’s that good things are on the way to me. Time and time again I have seen how even in the most challenging and strange circumstances things have always worked out in my favor.
We’re always changing, and the fact is that we don’t know who we’re going to be, or what’s going to happen in the next month let alone the next year. We have some routines that are established and habits that we’ve formed, and we may not know a life without those things. Change can be a scary thing and there has to be some motivation or even a simple reason why we want to start changing.
One thing we have to do in life is learn how to work with difficult people. Whether it’s a family member, friend, colleague, etc. we have to be able to make sure we can accomplish our goals and tasks. In my own personal experience there are certain people who will act harshly either because they don’t care or they have nothing to lose. In other cases it could be something deeper than that like maybe projecting an insecurity. So how do we deal with people who may have difficult personalities, how do we know when someone may be projecting and what does America’s Next Top Model have to do with any of this?
A quarter-life crisis is something that’s unique to people in their mid twenties to early and one of thirties. Life can quickly become tricky and one of the trickiest things to figure out is the future. What happens when our future is unclear and we begin questioning the the things we’ve been taught are the “right things to do”?
Success is such an interesting topic to discuss. Success can mean so many different things to each of us, but we are all striving for it in one way or another. Whether it’s success in work, life, relationship, our business ventures, etc. we still would like to be considered successful… So what does success actually mean? What does it even look like and why do we feel so much pressure to attain it?
One way to know that you are healing and changing for the better is examining the way you treat yourself. How have you been treating yourself lately? What do you think about the person you are becoming? I can honestly say that I feel a shift between the old ways in which I treated myself and the new ways in which I show myself love and appreciation. I had to just let go of the worries and doubts and realize that I was worthy of good things and that I had everything within me that would help me achieve those things.