Mindset to think about.

Personal Growth to be who you were meant to be, Fight for the woman you can see yourself seeing. Don’t hide the woman you are on the inside.

If you’re a bold, Confident woman then be her.

If you are a creative and find yourself hiding your talents in whatever creative category you might fall into, Stop hiding. Show the world what you can do.

If you are an outspoken, energetic individual and you find yourself toning yourself down for those around you constantly. Don’t, Ignore if someone doesn’t fit well with your personality. That’s only natural.

We are all constantly changing. Since we were kids we have been adapting to our environments and learning as we go but depending on how your life may have been in your childhood through your teenage years till now in your adult years somewhere along the way you may have noticed you started turning to your shell more to protect yourself from any kind of emotional, mental pain. That’s where you started stunting your own personal growth and stopping yourself. That’s where you gave yourself the mindset that it was okay to hide in your shell and change not for yourself but to make everybody else around you happy. You didn’t realize it but you were creating a road map for yourself on who you were meant to become and instead of creating a healthy mindset for you to follow this you created a detour that took you off your path to an incredible womanhood or manhood. This is something both sides go through.

The key is to recreate a new mental road for you so you can change this mindset. You deserve to be who you want to be. Everybody has a sense of who this is, You can feel inside your heart so allow this to speak to you on a profound level. You can feel when you are choosing to open up or hide. When you think of how you want your life to be, Where you want to be, The individual you want to be and share with the world and others around you, you need to start taking the steps to achieve this vision you have created.

Change is scary, Especially when it’s something as huge as your own personal growth. This is something you have to want to do, You have to want to make the necessary changes for yourself and not for someone else. Yes, You can have other motivational factors that come into play but it really comes down to this Question.

Do you want to be the best version of yourself or do you want to keep settling for a knock off you?

If your answer to this was a big “Hell No, I’m done settling” then you have already started your new road map and just need to keep paving it and digging it as you go. It’s going to be Rocky, It’s going to take you on a lot of twists and turns. There’s going to be hills you might think are impossible to overcome and might take you a second to get over but thats okay, That all is healthy and that means you are on the right track. There will be a time you are going to start to feel uncomfortable, Almost like you are an imposter. It might start to feel like all the growth and change you’ve been going through is making you feel like it's a false you. That is your brain kicking in its “flight or fight” mode. This comes when you get to the point where you’ve started to really create the new path with your mindset and allowed yourself to embrace the changing you. This feeling is where you either keep going and push through it or you retreat and go back to your old ways. To push through this you have to allow yourself to accept what you’re doing, What you’re trying to accomplish by all this. You have to let yourself know that it's okay, What you’re feeling is natural and it's not going to stay for long. It’s just a little bump in the road.

This is where you choose to have what is called a growth mindset or what is called a fixed mindset. Only you can decide this for yourself. Growth mindset is just that. You are open to growth and moving forward and won't allow yourself to be held back, You believe in yourself, what you can do and achieve and you believe in the ability for change to be a healthy thing.

Fixed mindset is When you believe certain qualities about yourself are unchangeable as if you are inborn with them. Certain plans you have for yourself aren’t achievable, You doubt yourself and the strength and determination you have to get to where you want and who you want to be.

Decide which mindset you want to be and go for it. The world deserves to see who you are. You deserve to be happy with yourself and your choices, You deserve to be happy with what you've allowed yourself to connect with and create memories with from all ranges. You deserve the life YOU want for yourself. Not someone else. Doesn’t matter who is in your life, Never allow someone to take that identity from you.

We are all Strong, Intelligent, Beautiful/Sexy, Courageous, Hard working, Amazing Individuals. We all Deserve to wake up and feel alive and free. The best feeling is knowing you aren’t holding back anymore. You can look in the mirror and be proud of who is looking back at you. From personal experience recently I can tell you it's one of the most irreplacements moments you can have. The kind of moment you’re going to be looking back on for years to come and reliving just how proud and fearless you felt in this devinging time you are going to or have chosen to take on.

(Side Note)

3 things you should never feel guilty for and these may arise while you are following this new found purpose.

1.Change for the better (own personal growth-Never for someone else. Give yourself the value you deserve, Nobody else can give this for you.)

2.Knowing your worth (You deserve the absolute best-You deserve the life you want-You deserve the career, Body, Home, Man/Woman, Personality You desire most. Work hard for it and go get what you’re worth. NEVER SETTLE)

3.Staying true to the vision you see for who you are and the life you want.

(You see this version of yourself when you clothes your eyes, Daydream, See something that excites you or that you wish you had. You have all the power within yourself to make it achievable and a reality. Keep focused with what vision you see and you will notice how things will start to work in your favor. Use what you see as your motivator to kick ass and go!)

YOU ARE INCREDIBLE!

YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION!

YOU ARE THE ONLY YOU SO MAKE YOURSELF COUNT! (The world deserves to be blessed with all that you an offer it and those around you)

Everyday you wake up and you choose how your day is going to go, How your choices today are going to impact your life tomorrow and like a domino effect everyday in your future. Make it count. Life is a beautiful thing. Don’t waste it!

IT'S TIME TO BOSS UP LADIES/GENTLEMEN

-Marissa Knappert