WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU WILL GO?
HOW DO YOU PLAN TO GET WHERE YOU WANT TO BE?
WE SOMETIMES TAKE FOR GRANTED HOW MUCH WE THINK WE KNOW ABOUT OURSELVES.
PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO UNDERSTANDING WHERE WE CAME FROM, HOW WE HAVE GROWN UP TO BE, AND WHAT PLANS WE HAVE FOR OUR FUTURE.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE TAKE THE TIME TO COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE OF WHOM WE ARE UNFAMILIAR.
BY LEARNING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCES AND ASPIRATIONS, WE COME TO KNOW MORE ABOUT OURSELVES - HELPING TO REMEMBER INFLUENCES WE HAD GROWING UP, OUR MOST MEMORABLE PAST TIMES, FIGURES WHO PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN OUR UPBRINGING, AND OCCURRENCES THAT MAY BE VIVID OR UNCLEAR THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE FAVORABLE; WHILE ALSO BEING MINDFUL OF NEW FOUND INTERESTS, HABITS AND LIFESTYLES DEVELOPED OVERTIME.
THESE CUES ARE WHAT HELP US TO BE WHO WE ARE TODAY.
TAKE VALUE IN SUCH PRECIOUS MOMENTS WE SHARE WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS, CHILDREN, SIGNIFICANT OTHERS, COWORKERS, BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, STRANGERS.
THIS IS WHERE WE BREAK LOOSE FROM STANDARDS WE HAVE GROWN TO KNOW. BE AMBITIOUS.
SHARE YOUR STORY WITH PEOPLE RANGING FROM THOSE WHO HAVE THE MOST SIGNIFICANCE TO THE LEAST IMPORTANCE. BE HUMBLE IN YOUR CONVERSATION.
SHOW SINCERE INTEREST AND ASK MANY QUESTIONS. ASK THESE SAME QUESTIONS TO YOURSELF.
BE MINDFUL OF TONE USAGE. DO NOT BE JUDGMENTAL OR ANTAGONIZING. RESPECT THE DIFFERENCE IN LIFESTYLE THAT ONE CHOOSES TO LIVE.
TRY TO UNDERSTAND CHALLENGES ONE HAS FACED OR IS CURRENTLY FACING. THINK ABOUT ALL THE POSSIBLE WAYS OF HOW YOU MIGHT DEAL WITH SUCH AN OCCURENCE IN YOUR LIFE.
LET YOUR THOUGHTS RUN WILD!
THERE ARE NO LIMITS TO HOW WIDE OUR MIND MAY EXPAND TO UNDERSTAND.
WE NEED TO MAKE AVAILABLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCEPT NEW INFORMATION. WHILE YOU SHOULD NOT TAKE EVERYTHING YOU READ OR HEAR FOR TRUTH, IT IS EXPECTED FOR YOU TO PERFORM RESEARCH ON YOUR OWN TIME. CHALLENGE AND EXPLORE NEW INFORMATION.
IT IS COMMON THAT YOU MAY FIND SUPPORTING OR CONTRADICTING INFORMATION, THOUGH THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THIS IS FINDING RELIABLE KNOWLEDGE.
WE SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN TO GOOGLE SEARCH A TOPIC AND RELY ON A CHAIN OF VARIED AND SKEWED RESPONSES FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HOLD THE PROPER BACKGROUND.
LET US READ ARTICLES, BOOKS, NEWSLETTERS; LISTEN TO PODCASTS, TALK RADIO, WATCH DOCUMENTARIES AND EDUCATIONAL FILMS TO HELP BROADEN OUR HORIZONS.
LET'S BE BETTER READERS. WRITERS. LISTENERS. COMMUNICATORS. PERFORMERS. ACTIVISTS. INDIVIDUALS. LEADERS. HUMANS.
THIS DOES NOT COME EASY. WE MUST WORK FOR WHAT WE WANT. BELOW IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES THAT HAS ALWAYS STUCK WITH ME. I HAVE FOUND MYSELF DEDICATED TO THE THINGS THAT I LOVE THROUGH THIS QUOTE. AND WHILE THIS IS NOT AN AFFIRMATION I REPEAT ON A DAILY BASIS, JUST PREPARING THIS BLOG HELPED ME TO REMEMBER SOMETHING SO IMPORTANT AND CRITICAL FOR MY EVERY DAY DEVELOPMENT:
ANYTHING WORTH HAVING, IS WORTH WORKING HARD FOR.
except now we don’t work hard, we work smart.
