self help
Self help, because you are your greatest asset.
Six feet under
You would think being different would be something someone can be proud of but in the society we have built, it is difficult to love yourself as you come. My entire life I have been treated differently, mostly because I haven’t had a stable home and as a kid, I moved around a lot. I come from a low-income household and being raised by a single mother makes it even more difficult to have a stable home. I grew up with my sister and my mom, and when I was five we moved to Guatemala to meet my two half brothers that my mom had to leave in Guatemala to come to the states. Moving to a new country was difficult for me because I had to get used to things I had never experienced before, a new environment and new people. It was hard to adapt because I didn’t speak Spanish fluently and I didn’t understand the situation we were living in. When I started school I couldn’t understand my teachers well and my classmates started to notice that I didn’t exactly fit in. There was one boy in particular who would call me names and tell me to go back to my country, they would call me “gringa” to be exact, which means foreigner in Spanish. At first, I didn’t pay much mind to it but as things started to escalate I was hurt by the boy's actions and I would cry because I didn’t want to go to school, the boy started to get physical and would hit me and hurt me and I would tell the teachers but they didn’t care. At last, my older sister saw he was hitting me while we were in recess and she went up to him and punched him in the face and he never bothered me again. I look back at it now and I laugh because he was just a kid but I do hold the adults accountable for enabling his behavior. While that was a painful experience of being outcasted and bullied, when I came back to the United States it was even worse. I moved back to Boston in 2011 and living in Guatemala for four years was difficult, experiencing poverty and hunger was traumatic so when we came back I felt I was in a haven where I wouldn’t have to wonder if I was going to eat dinner that night or not. However, starting school was difficult because kids are ruthless and they only know what they have absorbed from their environment and their role modes… Many times they learn the bad things about their parents. When entering school I took an English exam and a placement exam, my English was terrible that I could hardly understand and not speak it at all but my placement was great I even skipped third grade. My first day of school was terrifying, I didn’t know anyone and everyone looked at me weird, I was most definitely the outcast. I sat alone in the classroom, walked alone in the hallway, ate alone in the Cafeteria, and played alone in recess and I got used to it, by the time I was in middle school and I hit puberty I started to suffer from acne and I did have a small circle of friends but I was still alone for the most part. At this point, I didn’t care about being alone but I did start to attract a lot of attention… negative of course. I would take the home bus from school and as I walked in people would yell, “You should wash your face,” or “Try proactive” and it would hurt me so deeply because I started to see myself the way the world saw me. Ugly. I am proud to say that I have overcome my insecurities and I have worked on my mental and physical health. I no longer suffer from acne and it was something that scarred me and left me a painful experience but I am grateful to be here today. I have learned not to judge anybody by their appearance or even by the way they behave in a different situation, we all have burdens that we carry and at the end of the day we all end up six feet under. My advice to anyone who feels like an outcast to the point where their mental health is at risk please take a second to look around you and understand that you belong here is important and you matter. I have struggled with mental health for a long time, I have lost friends because of their mental health and I miss them every day and it hurts to think I could’ve done more. If you are currently struggling please reach out to someone because even if you think nobody cares or feels like you are not important, believe me when I say someone will miss you and someone loves you. You matter!
By Geraldine M Linares5 years ago in Motivation
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Do you have financial crisis and losing hope on your dream of becoming a millionaire? If you are searching for techniques that could solve all your money related crisis? People start losing their happiness in their life due to the financial crisis. The Universe has the magical power to help people those who suffer with negative minds to get rid of all the problems. If you are struggling to overcome this, then read the review of “Manifestation Hack” to get rid of all the problems and achieve the desires within few days.
By The Secret of Manifestation5 years ago in Motivation
Racist People
Racist People A lot of the time I didn’t fit in because people had different skin colors than me. Racism sucks. A lot. I have experienced it first hand at my old school. Sometimes it was by accident and sometimes on purpose. I’m African American and I went to a private catholic school, that was majority white American. That was a cruel place but I had a few good learning experiences. And I made some really good friends. Everyone has their hardships and times they didn’t fit in and now I will talk about mine and make it sound more tragic than it is because that’s usually how these types of storytelling go.
By Burnt Baguettes5 years ago in Motivation
Hindrance to your success – Making excuses
How many times have you found yourself creating excuses? Instead of taking action, you come up with excuses for your inaction. Excuse-makers are often stereotyped as weak, lazy, or cowardly. In fact, making excuses is one of the biggest hindrances to your success. You will become lethargic, and instead of going upwards, you will be making a downward slide in your life. Therefore, avoid making excuses and get over your mistakes. Learn from them and be successful!
By The Breatharian Blogger5 years ago in Motivation
How to gain confidence
I, like many people unfortunately, was always made fun of when I was younger. I was never the popular girl and I never felt like I was either. As I got older, it stuck with me. Combined with some bad boyfriends and bad friends who put me down, I never felt confident in myself. I was always the girl in the corner, not wanting to bring attention to myself. My inner voice told me that I wasn't worthy of it, that no one wanted to hear what I had to say. I never put myself really out there, sure that I would be made fun of, and put down.
By Talara Nolan5 years ago in Motivation
Turn Every-day Life Into A Living Lab
My progenitor, Alcibiades (an important politician, orator, and general in ancient Greece), used to say that a great commander has to be able to predict. Nowadays, in business, leaders need to have that skill and also, to combine it with the ability to detect the unique points, the gifts, and the weaknesses of every person in their team. This way, they can find the ideal method of operation, in order to make their employees (or the people they coach) act at their very best.
By Anthi Psomiadou5 years ago in Motivation
Constructive Conversation
Over the past few years, I have really struggled to engage in conversation with people. The reason being is that, as part of my personal development, and in order to continually better myself as a person, I have really distanced myself from gossiping. Gossip was something I would do naturally in most interactions with other people, as after all, it makes for spicy and interesting conversation, right? Perhaps, but the truth is that gossip is nothing more than unhealthy and destructive conversation that only reveals one's insecurities and a complete lack of subject matter in which they have anything interesting to talk about themselves. Because gossip was a part of my interactions with others, now that I have restrained from engaging in it, and encouraging it, I find myself a little lost on what to talk with people about. There's only so many times you can ask how someone is, what they've been up to, and what's on their agenda for the near future, before the conversation can hit that awkward dead end. I have always been someone that can converse fluently with anyone who has the ability to converse fluently in return, but if the other person also runs out of things to talk about, it does indeed become a little awkward. It's that moment where you end up doing anything to come up with some valid reason to depart the conversation, just to avoid continuing on the awkwardness of standing there with nothing to say. It's not to say that I don't have plenty to talk about positively in my life, however I would also prefer to listen to other people share some positives about their life. Is it no wonder that so many people struggle to do so though, considering the number of people who are living their life in unhappiness, and even depression? Continual and constructive conversation will continue being a huge focus for me, moving forward, despite how uncomfortable interactions may become, because it's an area I know I can have a massive positive influence on the life of others. I know that gossip is never a form of conversation to resort back to, as it offers no benefit to anyone, only destruction. After all, the saying does go "loose lips sink ships".
By David Stidston5 years ago in Motivation
GROWTH & RESILIENCE - THE TWO ARE NEEDED IN PERSONAL AND BUSINESS LIFE
Growth Growth and resilience greatly influence business sustenance. And in the simplest form, business growth is an increased scale of operation and revenue to reach a point where expansions and diversification seem viable (3). Growth is no longer a choice for business.
By Athena Wisdom Institute5 years ago in Motivation
