Have you ever been asked the question, "Are you or have been successful in your life?" If not I promise you, you will! I was asked this recently while trying to earn a scholarship for the U. Honestly, looking back on my life, I can now say I have been rather successful. So what is success to you? Are you proud of what you have done in your life in the way that you have done it? Well if not, you should be! Look at where you are today, if you have not done the things you have done, you would not be where you are. Here are some ways to have a ... well mostly successful life! (Some ideas were taken from author, Alton Brown, I want to thank him for helping me be more optimistic about being successful!)
-Don't look for your keys with a telescope-
~I am constantly losing things, literally, and if I were to look for one small thing for a big thing (telescope) you can get overwhelmed by trying to find your answer. It helps to start small and work your way up, but as Brown said, "Don't look at your future with a microscope." While looking for things now, you need to be open but take one step at a time and you will get there, and for the future keep your the horizon high and you will get there.
-Mutate Frequently-
~ You need to be your own self and not copy your friends attitudes and styles... be you and be your own unique self. No one wants to fall in love with a robot.... don't be afraid to be different. However, you also need to be able to adapt to new situations to help you merge into someone else, for instance... when you get a new job you may have to mutate into someone so you can make it on the good side of your boss! Think of how "mutating" can help you in the long run, you can still be yourself, you might just have to change a few things to make new happenings work.
-Fail up-
~You are in school to be educated, so simply be educated! It's ok to fail, in fact you are going to fail things sometime. In order to learn to the best of your ability you have to be able to see how things work for you and what you can do to improve things in your life. You might fail one test because you didn't study as hard or you have a bad habit of waiting to the very last minute, when you fail or don't do so well, you know from then on you need to try something a little different. You can take all of your failures an put them to good use. Use them as growing experiences and I promise you will "mutate" to a new person and you will become so happy and productive in life. "If you're afraid of failure, you're already losing the game of life..."
-Expect to discover hidden powers-
~As you find these powers, they will drive your life and you can then do things you would never think would be possible. By living right and being open to learning new things your powers and capabilities will come out and drive your life down a better path!
-When in doubt:STOP-
~ Sometimes, in our crazy life, it is so so so helpful to just BE STILL. I know this might be a bit cliche, but having just you time to think about things to know if they are right or wrong is very useful. Whether it be school, a new career, or job, or even who you want to spend the rest of your life with; sometimes all you have to do to know is just STOP AND BE STILL. It's never too late to stop what you're doing if you're not sure about it, then you will know. Try it out ha count to ten, stay calm, and do it!
-Know when to gamble. When you do gamble big!
~Knowing that you have the ability to fail and start over is a big step. It's ok to take chances and it's ok to live on the edge. Gamble on you and save up for the things you want to do. Save then do it!
-Practice your "No"
~It's totally fine to say no I can't do it or No I don't know how. I know that might sound weird but people will learn to respect you more if you start saying no, to things you can't actually do. If you say yes when you really mean no... you are in a whole bunch of trouble. "Saying no can only make you more desirable" when I heard this... I thought of dating, when you say it once, boys it seems like you keep asking... ha now I know why!
-Odds are your dreams will lead you off a cliff...-
~This might sound a bit degrading, but think about it.... What matters most are your capabilities, not your dreams. Everyone dreams up awesome dreams and it's good to dream it is but you need to find out what your capabilities are to fulfill those dreams and goals. If you dream to be a doctor, but you can't stand looking at certain parts of the body or can't stand blood, you might want to rethink your dream. You are capable of many many things, and with these you can go far and make your dreams come true. "Re-think your scenarios"
-Know when you're there-
~Success is not a "X" on the map. Success is day by day and if you say you are only successful one day or one spot on your map of life, then you are not successful. You should take every day and learn from it and every day should be successful. Your point of view will always be changing and some days you will have a totally crappy day, but it can still be full of success. Think about it, if you fail all your tests for a day at school, you were still successful, you tried and when you found out, you learned what you need to do to be better. As a person you are wonderful and you have so many capabilities to become successful in ALL ASPECTS!! One day I challenge all of you to draw a success map, try for the last three months, it will help you really see how far you have come and really how successful you are! Draw it with the major milestones at first and then the little ones, I did it and I totally ran out of paper! It made me feel so much better when I saw everything I have done in front of me and not just wandering some where in my mind.
I hope this wasn't being pessimistic, or degrading to you, that was not the point at all, and I'm sorry if it came off to be like that. I just want all of you know that you are and can be successful in your life and don't be afraid to let people know! I love you guys!!!
-Don't look for your keys with a telescope-
~I am constantly losing things, literally, and if I were to look for one small thing for a big thing (telescope) you can get overwhelmed by trying to find your answer. It helps to start small and work your way up, but as Brown said, "Don't look at your future with a microscope." While looking for things now, you need to be open but take one step at a time and you will get there, and for the future keep your the horizon high and you will get there.
-Mutate Frequently-
~ You need to be your own self and not copy your friends attitudes and styles... be you and be your own unique self. No one wants to fall in love with a robot.... don't be afraid to be different. However, you also need to be able to adapt to new situations to help you merge into someone else, for instance... when you get a new job you may have to mutate into someone so you can make it on the good side of your boss! Think of how "mutating" can help you in the long run, you can still be yourself, you might just have to change a few things to make new happenings work.
-Fail up-
~You are in school to be educated, so simply be educated! It's ok to fail, in fact you are going to fail things sometime. In order to learn to the best of your ability you have to be able to see how things work for you and what you can do to improve things in your life. You might fail one test because you didn't study as hard or you have a bad habit of waiting to the very last minute, when you fail or don't do so well, you know from then on you need to try something a little different. You can take all of your failures an put them to good use. Use them as growing experiences and I promise you will "mutate" to a new person and you will become so happy and productive in life. "If you're afraid of failure, you're already losing the game of life..."
-Expect to discover hidden powers-
~As you find these powers, they will drive your life and you can then do things you would never think would be possible. By living right and being open to learning new things your powers and capabilities will come out and drive your life down a better path!
-When in doubt:STOP-
~ Sometimes, in our crazy life, it is so so so helpful to just BE STILL. I know this might be a bit cliche, but having just you time to think about things to know if they are right or wrong is very useful. Whether it be school, a new career, or job, or even who you want to spend the rest of your life with; sometimes all you have to do to know is just STOP AND BE STILL. It's never too late to stop what you're doing if you're not sure about it, then you will know. Try it out ha count to ten, stay calm, and do it!
-Know when to gamble. When you do gamble big!
~Knowing that you have the ability to fail and start over is a big step. It's ok to take chances and it's ok to live on the edge. Gamble on you and save up for the things you want to do. Save then do it!
-Practice your "No"
~It's totally fine to say no I can't do it or No I don't know how. I know that might sound weird but people will learn to respect you more if you start saying no, to things you can't actually do. If you say yes when you really mean no... you are in a whole bunch of trouble. "Saying no can only make you more desirable" when I heard this... I thought of dating, when you say it once, boys it seems like you keep asking... ha now I know why!
-Odds are your dreams will lead you off a cliff...-
~This might sound a bit degrading, but think about it.... What matters most are your capabilities, not your dreams. Everyone dreams up awesome dreams and it's good to dream it is but you need to find out what your capabilities are to fulfill those dreams and goals. If you dream to be a doctor, but you can't stand looking at certain parts of the body or can't stand blood, you might want to rethink your dream. You are capable of many many things, and with these you can go far and make your dreams come true. "Re-think your scenarios"
-Know when you're there-
~Success is not a "X" on the map. Success is day by day and if you say you are only successful one day or one spot on your map of life, then you are not successful. You should take every day and learn from it and every day should be successful. Your point of view will always be changing and some days you will have a totally crappy day, but it can still be full of success. Think about it, if you fail all your tests for a day at school, you were still successful, you tried and when you found out, you learned what you need to do to be better. As a person you are wonderful and you have so many capabilities to become successful in ALL ASPECTS!! One day I challenge all of you to draw a success map, try for the last three months, it will help you really see how far you have come and really how successful you are! Draw it with the major milestones at first and then the little ones, I did it and I totally ran out of paper! It made me feel so much better when I saw everything I have done in front of me and not just wandering some where in my mind.
I hope this wasn't being pessimistic, or degrading to you, that was not the point at all, and I'm sorry if it came off to be like that. I just want all of you know that you are and can be successful in your life and don't be afraid to let people know! I love you guys!!!
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