Hello Everyone!
Whew what a year 2015 was! I apologize for taking a break on blogging, I had a very crazy year. Lots of trips, working, and meetings. On top of that I had the unfortunate loss of my best friend, which ended up setting everything back for me, and forcing me to take some time off and to focus on myself, getting through a difficult time and looking to spend more time with the ones I love, which meant, staying away from social media of all kinds.
However, I'M BACK! With new, fun content, and whats most exciting? I've taken on a new project....
VLOGGING! My goal is to create relatively short videos on fashion, reviews, beauty, travels and anything else you may find interesting. I want to design a site based around viewers and what they want to see rather than what I think you would like to see. I'm a bit nervous to step away from the keyboard and stand, or sit in front of the camera. But life is all about challenging yourself, and exposing yourself to new experiences. If you are interested in seeing my first few posts head on over and give it a go!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf3dpIfvmFrF1W8N8Paeh2w/videos
Enough about me, lets get to my Life Lessons of 2015!
Have confidence and love yourself. These two go hand in hand and will help you with with anything you do. Have confidence, when meeting new people, working on new or even old projects, talking to someone your passionate about. Have confidence and love yourself when people see that, they become inspired and they will feed of of that. If you can find that one particular thing you are good at or most proud of, shine. You'll have more love for yourself and it will become the stepping stone for building confidence in other areas.
Don't listen to what other people say - I am a huge hypocrite when it comes to this. I tend to listen to what others say about me, and it has a tendency to wear on me. However, if there is one thing I have learned this past year, it is the less you listen, the less you care and the more focus you have on you and what matters most to you. There will always be someone who has something to say, or someone who has an opinion on everything. Don't let it consume you. What I have learned recently, if they are going to talk about you, they are going to talk about everyone. Chances are they are so unhappy in their own life that they feel the only way to succeed or feel good about themselves is to criticize others, and thats not right nor is it fair. Just carry on with your life, don't let it bother you and you will be the one to come out on top. Which brings me to my next point
Focus on You. Theres nothing more important than focusing on you, and your needs what you want out of life. Life is more enjoyable when you have set aside some time for yourself.
- pick up a hobby, join a club, go hiking. Do something that inspires you. Inspire others.
Accomplish something - Anything! Theres so much to do and such a small frame of time to do it. Don’t let anything hold you back from what makes you truly happy. We all have that ability within us that we want to accomplish. Just do it. and again don’t let what other people think distract you from getting to that goal. By accomplishing something you create an overall, happier, more positive outlook on life, and essentially, a more happier you.
Most importantly,
Focus on what you have and not on what you don’t have - I am the biggest hypocrite with this. I tell everyone around me to focus on what they have and not what they don’t have and yet I don’t live by this. In September, I lost my best friend and I focused so much on the fact that he is no longer here and didn’t think about the moments we had shared. It wasn’t until later with the help of those around me, I had come to the realization that I have moments, memories, and experiences that will always be with me, and I have the ability to share those with other people and include them on the fun experiences.
This can also be said for material items. We spend so much of our time trying to find the perfect house, car or item that we don't ask ourself if its what we need. If we spent more time looking at the things we need and less at the things we want you'll realize what you want is right in front of you. Of course we will always want more, its the nature of things. Instead of always looking for the want in life, look for the need so you can achieve the wants more easily and it becomes more of a reward than an everyday goal. You’ll get a lot further in life and find more success when you focus on what you have and not what you don’t have.
Finally, this could even be said as a sixth point, enjoy every moment of your life. That includes both the good and the bad, in the end its all a stepping stone to the next stage of your life. Learn from what happens. The bad is just preparing you for something great and prepares you for tough times.
Happy 2016 Everyone, Do something great!
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