goals
Understanding your goals to help you achieve them.
Trip to the Food Bank
I don't belong here. I think it to myself over and over as I wait for my name to be called. I have my 14-month-old with me and he is blissfully unaware of our surroundings. We are at the food bank. We are not "regulars" like those who surround us.
By Kody Kline7 years ago in Motivation
Being a Teenage Photographer
Hi, I'm Makayla, I'm 17 years old, and I love taking pictures. Being a photographer in this day and age, we have access to a lot of information, but for some odd reason... teenagers are still doubted on their skills as a photographer.
By Makayla Imes7 years ago in Motivation
Don’t Just Survive, Live
Sleeping, eating, drinking, breathing. All of those things enable human beings to live... or should I say survive. Are you truly living if all you are doing is barely surviving? To live is to smile! To be happy! To go beyond survival! Sometimes we get caught in the routine of survival we forget how to live. We end up revolving our lives around surviving, without even realizing it. Here are my five steps to not only survive, but to live:
By Adi K7 years ago in Motivation
It's Not About the Destination
If you're anything like me, you had your whole life planned out as soon as you could talk. Okay, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but I've had my life planned out from a very early age. I knew exactly what I wanted, and I had a plan for how I was going to get there. I did whatever I needed to do to keep the end goal in sight, and when things didn't go as planned, I definitely got myself very worked up about it. However, as I got older, I started to realize that life doesn't have a plan. Things happen, plans change, and that's okay. As long as you still have your end goal, it doesn't matter how you get there. And sometimes the journey to your goal is more exciting when it's not what you had planned out.
By Hannah York 7 years ago in Motivation
My Live Life to the Fullest List
I assume a good many of us have things we want to do before we die, right? For some, it might be something as wild as plummeting off a plane from thousands of feet; for others, it might be something as simple as trying a new or interesting food. We all have things we want to do before we kick the bucket, no matter how extreme or moderate they are. Hence, the phrase "bucket list." I have such a list, except my list really hasn't much to do with kicking the bucket. Instead, my list (yes, I have a physical list) involves taking life by the horns in the moment, and appreciating life in the now. It's not merely about doing as many exciting things as I can before I die, rather, it's about doing things that I believe is involved in living a fulfilled life, hence the name: "Live Life to the Fullest List." But I didn't come up with the inspiration for this list on my own. Actually, I got it from a TV show I came across two years ago called No Tomorrow.
By Woman With an Edge7 years ago in Motivation
The Seed
The seed was once a part of something huge; a very small, seemingly insignificant part of a tree. Well, the seed had big dreams, and aspirations. But he always kept them to himself. All day long, hanging from a limb, blowing in the wind, sitting in the scorching sun. But it didn’t matter much to the seed. He felt that he was somehow prepared for the weather that came in the season, so on he lived happily flipping and turning in the wind, until one day when he was feeling at the top of his game, he fell to the ground from the tree.
By Steven Grice7 years ago in Motivation
I Quit My Job to Chase My Dreams
I never thought that this glorious day would truly come. I mean, it hasn't yet, however it is approaching super fast. I'm doing something that I have constantly desired to accomplish, but have been too much of a coward to make happen. I'm proud to announce I am quitting my job to pursue my dreams as a writer. Creative writing and frequent travel are undoubtedly something I have longed passionately for—for such a long time. The sole problem is I've been only doing just that... Longing. I haven't fought for any of it, and now it's a marvelous time to get started.
By The Darkest Sunrise7 years ago in Motivation
The Secret to Success
Going away to college was one of the strangest times of my life. That first night in my dorm I realized that when I woke up the next morning I wouldn’t have to say, “Good morning!” to my parents. I wouldn’t have to pretend to be interested in my sister, or her life. My roommate hadn’t even arrived yet, so I would be all alone the next morning. I had hit the jackpot.
By Rivahn P7 years ago in Motivation
The 2 Billion Dollar Challenge
What would you do if I gave you two billion dollars? The conditions are that you cannot save it, and you cannot invest it. For the purposes of making the question simpler, we’ll also consider that the money is not affected by taxes, and that you live to be around 100 years old.
By Rivahn P7 years ago in Motivation
