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Ask and You Shall Receive
It's not out of the ordinary for so many of us to feel stuck at various points in our lives. To feel like we are alone and that no one wants to help us. For several years I felt like that and a lot of my life I spent solving things all on my own.
By Eric Burdon7 years ago in Motivation
What Is Holding You Back?
How often do you say "I should" to yourself? I was contemplating this concept as I was teaching this to a client who constantly focuses on their flaws instead of their strengths. But really don't we all do this? I should be cleaning right now. I should be a CEO by now. I should have a larger savings. I should be as good of a mom as Amy. Should, should, should. Such a self deprecating concept. And worse more comparative. How in one word can be admonish ourselves while comparing our status to ideals and thus begin us on a spiraling path of worry and anxiety.
By Hannah Craig7 years ago in Motivation
30 Journal Entries to Self Discovery - Day 17
Hey everyone! Welcome to day 17! If it's your first time reading one of my posts, welcome and go back and read the other sixteen! Just kidding... no, I'm not. Anyway, welcome to day seventeen and I hope everyone is following along and writing along. Here is my positive writing quote for the day: "A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit." - Richard Bach
By Michelle Schultz7 years ago in Motivation
How Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Saved My Life
I know that when someone drops a title like "How Jiu Jitsu Saved My Life," people are expecting a badass story about choking guys out that tried to attack me and how I fought them off with complete ease. That's not what this story is about. This is how BJJ saved me from myself. I'm going to to drone on a little bit here but I want you (the reader) to bear with me because it is very relevant to the point I am trying to make.
By James Gough7 years ago in Motivation
Hello, World
Things always happens for a reason. They is no greatness without hard work. There is no winning without effort. There is no change without sacrifice. And as long as life passes by most people discover that. Some younger, others older, some even go through life without really understanding what this idea of pushing yourself to a goal means.
By Rodrigo Gomes7 years ago in Motivation
30 Journal Entries to Self Discovery - Day 16
Hey everyone! Welcome to Day 16! Hope everyone is still writing along. I'm writing as my two-year-old naps so... let's get started before she wakes up. The quote for today is one of my personal favorites: "This is how you do it: You sit down at the keyboard and put one word after another until it's done. It's that easy, and that hard." - Neil Gaiman
By Michelle Schultz7 years ago in Motivation
The Choice
The sun shone through the tree standing strong in front of me as the fresh morning winds danced; a glowing ball of light, a crown of multi-colored rays gleamed as an aura encompassing the God of the sky. Looking so near to me, feeling as if I reached out just far enough, I could touch the lights. I tilted my head back, exhaling a gentle breath of smoke, leaves of yellow stretched out into the backdrop of the luminous skies; their colors illuminating presence of pure magic.
By ~Ray~ Quintas7 years ago in Motivation
24 Things I Learned by 24
Society has a way of making us feel like failures when we do not follow the timeline that has been set out for us. School, graduate, career, partner, house, marriage, babies... this narrative is getting old. We deserve to live at our own pace and our journey does not have to be set out for us like that. Today, I turn 24! I want to share 24 things that I have learned while navigating the increasingly insane expectations of life. All of which are accomplishments of their own.
By Brittany Powers7 years ago in Motivation
How I Unlocked My Greatness!
I know sometimes you feel like giving up because life can get so hard. I’ve been there. I’ve literally hit my breaking point at least 500 times throughout my life. Bear with me now as I share a bit of a personal story with you which I hope will motivate you to keep pressing forward into greatness. I was once someone people were afraid of because if anyone messed with me, I’d deal with it however I felt they deserved to be dealt with. I was an absolute force to be reckoned with and of course I had all of anger built up inside of me because of all of the negative things that were going on at home. My mom was crazy and my dad left when I was about 8-years-old without even saying “bye.” I felt as if he wanted nothing to do with us but especially with me because for the longest time he was my hero, the one I looked to as Superman, the one who would calm my mom down wherever she would flip on me and call me all types of names that I would prefer not to say, so when my dad left I was left to deal with mother all alone. Every day, I would cry and ask God what in the world is my purpose here on Earth. I would also wonder if the world and everyone would be better off if I wasn’t alive and that’s why many times I would attempt to kill myself by cutting myself, laying down on train tracks, over using drugs, and smoking like a chimney.
By Nelson James7 years ago in Motivation
7 Ways to Be Happy Today. Top Story - October 2018.
Woke up in a funk? I feel you. That's usually how I wake up in the morning. Usually I dread getting out of bed and wish to ignore all of my responsibilities for the day. The only way that I can get myself out of that funk is to get myself motivated with something good that I have going on that day. Even if it's just seeing a friend for a few minutes or going to a class that I enjoy (yeah, I actually enjoy one or two) it helps to brighten up my day knowing I have something to look forward to. Here are 10 of some of my top ways of being happy every day.
By Nicole7 years ago in Motivation
Embrace the Things You Don't Like About Yourself!
Hello everyone. My name is Nelly James. I have been through many trying times where I have felt to just just give up and throw in the towel because I always felt as if I wasn't good enough for anybody, especially my family. I started smoking weed at the young age of nine years old as well as drinking just to see how I can get the spirit of loneliness to exit my body. I had no body.
By Nelson James7 years ago in Motivation
Life Lessons
So today, I'm feeling horrible, I'm sick!! My head is throbbing, like someone is using a jack hammer in there, my sinuses are blocked beyond belief—but I'm still writing because I made a commitment to myself. Today's story was inspired by something that I saw on Facebook.
By Sam7 years ago in Motivation
