DO. NOT. GIVE. UP.

I feel like it's been a bit too long since I've written a blog post to you guys about staying positive. Staying focused. Staying determined and staying motivated. 

Which is weird because I know that these feelings and thoughts test me HARD like every maybbbbe 4-6 weeks? 

Those same feelings and thoughts that YOU'VE had... my friends have had and my family has had, and probably like a million people that you know, have had. 

Those days where you question WHAT THE EF AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE?!?! 

I mean, looking back when I was like 20 years old, I felt like I had all the time in the world. Even a few years after that I felt like I still had all the time in the world. Then I feel like something happens when you turn 25, right? Or is that just me?

For me, I'm a very chill person...very relaxed, annoyingly optimistic to some, overly positive...you know? Just all around, feel like things are going to work out the way that I want them to. And if you tell me something that you're worried about, then I think for YOU, things will work out for the best. 

So yeah, USUALLY, I can work on my goals and feel like I'm making progress but like I said, every few weeks I get a day or two (more like a day and a half to be exact) where I feel like, OH SHIT. 

I'm 25, I'm still really trying to pursue my dreams, and I'm still working at a job that I don't really want to be at AT ALL.

The more I think about it, the more upset I get. 

BUT.

This is a verrrrrrry vulnerable spot for some people and I've learned how to not get toooo deep in it. 

If there's anything I've learned from reading a bunch of different success and motivational books, it's that,

I mean, it seems pretty inevitable, right?

Like if you make something your ONLY option for success, your mind will start to work in ways that help you just FIGURE IT OUT. 

It's kinda like moving out. For anyone who moved out knowing that they would have to pay for everything on their own (HAYYYY), then you know that it was scary AF to move right?

For me at least, I remember giving my dad my budget for when I was moving from San Diego to Los Angeles. I lied to both of us on the entire thing and I was scared as shit. I didn't know how I was going to pay for anythinggggg.

BUT, I never had to ask my parents to help me pay ANY of my bills. Not once. 

I think that was a big lesson for me because it was something that I truly didn't know how I was going to figure out but I did. I made it work. I was training people and writing meal plans within months and making my rent plus all of my other bills. 

If you are too comfortable, you might not try as hard as you can.

SO, when we get these feelings of fear, and discomfort and we want to give up...then I think that we are actually in the right place. We ARE moving in the right direction.  

Another way I've managed to keep myself from feeling too down when I'm not where I want to be yet is...

I'd rather be doing what I love and have a smaller income than be miserable with money. 

I've always felt this way. Life is too short to be chasing money over your passion. Doing what you love IS scary, and if it weren't then EVERYBODY WOULD BE DOING IT. 

If you ask me, that is admirable in and of itself.

One important thing to remember is that if you're feeling down on yourself, then CHECK IN with yourself.

++ Do you have goals that you're working towards right now WITH deadlines?

++ Do you do SOMETHING EVERYDAY that has to do with working on your passion?

++ Do you EMPOWER yourself or do you constantly put yourself down??

You will accomplish what you think you can. If you tell yourself over and over that you're never going to make it, then chances are, that you're not.

This goes for moving up in the office, opening up your own store, starting your own clothing line, even quitting your 9-5 and moving on to a new 9-5 that makes you happier.

Whatever your goal, you have to tell yourself that you're going to have it.

Imagine yourself having already reached your goal. Where do you live? What are you wearing? What do you do throughout the day? What does your office look like?

Once you know these things then you will automatically be attracted to these things and work towards them without even realizing it. And that's where I find my comfort. I know what I want. I know I will have it.

Everything will be good, and it will work out for you too.

Inspire someone below !  

BE YOURSELF...PLEASE

I want to be able to be myself wherever and whenever I want. I actually suck as trying to fake that I’m anything else. But now that I have been living in LA for about 3 years I’m noticing that there’s so many “rules”.

“You can’t dress like that here”, “you can’t talk to these people like that”, “you have to look good at all times” “If it doesn’t have X amount of likes then you need to delete it”.

We ARE the generation of social media – I get it. I wouldn’t be able to do what I love if social media didn’t exist. Because I do what I do through the internet I UNDERSTAND that people, including myself, want to see things that are beautiful or motivational. I’m all about it! But at what point does it become more about the way you look and less about what you have to say or teach?

At this point in my life I don’t have the money to go buy a new workout outfit every week, nor do I have the time to make a pretty 18 ingredient dinner for myself every night.

I think because social media is very aesthetically appealing, the pages with the best of the best EVERYTHING get the most hype without really providing any information at all.

From people that I’ve talked to I’m finding that this can be very discouraging.

I think it’s important to be REAL! Be YOU! Do YOUR best! Behind the accounts you follow there are real people who are probably going through a lot of the same things that you are going through. They may post all their best things but that is not ALL of who they are.

We all have cheat days. We all have cheat days that turn into cheat weeks. We all feel insecure sometimes and don’t always look our best. The other day for example I got up and went to the gym in red shoes, black and blue leggings, and a black and yellow shirt. Haha YIKES I know, but WHATEVER. I’m pretty sure the night before that I got off work at 11:30 and met up with some friends at Third Stop to enjoy an IPA and a pizza. LATE NIGHT HAPPY HOUR! 9 bucks for everything!

Sure I didn’t look my best the next day but I’m human, not a doll.

I believe that being happy is a HUGE part of being healthy and you can’t have one if you don’t have the other. LOVE who you are and never feel like you’re not allowed to be yourself. Forgetting who YOU are is one of the most destructive things you can do and it could be years until you find yourself again.

Be FUN. Be LOUD. Be HONEST. Be JOYFUL. Be HAPPY. Be SPONTANEOUS. Be YOURSELF!!

If you do what feels right in your heart you’ll never have to wonder if you’re doing the right thing.

I just want to connect with you guys and remind you that we’re all the same! I have feelings, fears, insecurities, goals, good days, lazy days, and ups and downs in motivation BUT as long as you stay true to yourself and stay focused on what you want to become, things will never be as hard as they could be if you were to lose yourself.

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MY BIGGEST TIP TO BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL WOMAN

Feeling lost + feeling like a failure + feeling like your entire life is out of control is a recipe for depression. It'll make you not even want to try, or think. It will make you focus on everything else that could possibly be negative in your life. It will lower your confidence while raising your insecurities and make you like you're being attacked.

Reset. Restart. Refresh. Be on top again. Feel Organized. Feel accomplished. Feel proud. Be happy. Feel confident. Love yourself. Be positive. 

It will be impossible for you to even hear or believe all the positive comments towards you because the negative thoughts you are telling yourself over and over are so much louder.

Something I really want to talk about today is your mind set, and how powerful it really is. When you allow yourself to slip into a negative mind set you basically torture yourself.  We've all been there. For example, I have a wonderful outlook on life, i'm very optimistic and I think there is always hope MOST OF THE TIME, but I have definitely gone through some times where I don't feel so happy or really see a way up our out. Everyone around me tells me i'm doing great but sometimes I just don't FEEl it.

WE'RE HUMAN! We're bound to feel every emotion on the spectrum but, we're also powerful, and the power of our minds is an incredible thing.

You have to start to tell yourself that everything is good, God has your back, and everything is going to get better so long as you believe it will.

If you tell yourself, "I look good!", "I'm beautiful!" "I may not look the way I want to right now but I am in control so I will change quickly :) " ... you will start to clear the cloud that you put above yourself.

If you tell yourself "I suck", "I'm disgusting", "I can't do it", etc, then you will be that and you WONT be able to accomplish what you desire because you have already told yourself that you can't. 

We all go through hard time, it's normal. Some time are worse than others, but the worst thing you can do is just sit in those sad emotions and let them control you. WE HAVE GOD PEOPLE!! Talk to Him! Open up to Him! Tell Him what you're feeling and what you want. Asked to be healed and ask for a positive, productive mind! 

I'm sure you're a joy to be around. Let that happiness rub off you and on to someone around you rather than having your negativity rub off and push people away. 

Laughter is contagious for a reason. We are made to be happy and joyful! Think about all the reasons you have to be happy and allow your mood to change. Make a list of the things you want to accomplish and start working on them.

Have a good day! :)

xoxo 

MORNING MOTIVATION

IS IT JUST ME ORRRR...

does anyone else feel like Britney Spear’s “I’m not a girl, not yet a woman” song is starting to be a lot more relevant? Personally I feel like there’s a weekly struggle between “spend more quality time with my friends” & “spend all my time building a business for myself.”

24 is an extremely exciting yet weird age. I feel like I have all the time in the world yet I’m in a rush to do everything at the same time.
Someone told me that your 30’s are exciting and fun because those are the years that you are rewarded for all the work you did in your 20’s. I think that’s where my “get to work” mind set kicks in.

I feel like we’re in a generation where there are endless new opportunities that our parents can’t even comprehend because they are real opportunities that weren’t even ideas when they were our age. I also think that because we’ve seen so many adults live their lives showing up to a job they hate with a boss that they can’t tolerate, many of us feel much more inclinced to ditch that and instead be happy by persuing our passions.

At least this is the case for me. Is it hard? HELL YEAH.

I’m sure I have all the same questions that you do..

- How can I turn my passion into my career?
- When will this get easier…or worth it?
- Will I be able to create a full time job for myself?
- What happens if it doens’t work?

Let me just say that the more I pray, the more I persue my passions and the more I see people at work that HATE their life every day that they’re there…the more I undersand that if you want something bad enough, you will find a way to make it happen.

This is the stage that everyone wiser than us always talks about. The hard part. The part before it gets easier. The part that proves that you’re only about to achieve something because so far, everything else is failing.

My dad tends to ask me what my back up plan is. This question really only makes me want to succeed at what I’m doing even more because going with a “back up plan” not only means that I faild at what I wanted to do, but that I gave up.
I have a couple ideas for back up but honestly, I just don’t let my brain wonder that way.

I liked when Denzel Washington stated in his commencement speech:

“If I’m going to fall, I don’t want to fall back on anything. I want to fall forward. St least that way I’ll see what I’m going to hit.”

If you’re starting something from the ground up, creating something for yourself & have no idea what you’re doing, YOU’RE NOT ALONE! I feel you! Believe me, I get stressed too. Writing about it is really the only thing that puts everything into perspective for me.

Embrace the hard times, be proud of yourself & pray! Good….scratch that…AMAZING things are coming your way!!


Watch a clip of Denzel’s speech here:

     
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