Surround yourself with people who believe in you. I’m not talking about “Yes men”. I’m talking about people who may not always agree with you, but believe in you.
I was listening to a motivational speech this morning by Lisa Nichols, and she said something so key. She said, "Some of your best motivation does not come wrapped in a red bow, it comes wrapped in sandpaper. Use every thing as fuel."
Discover what feeds you and then learn how to grow it. Nurture the things/people in life that nurture you. Take care of the things and people that take care of you. We spend way too much time and energy trying to make things live that are already dead and trying to grow and develop things that bare no fruit to feed us...
People can be soooo judgmental at times. Don’t be that person who judges somebody for the same things you used to do... and may very well even still struggle with.
I'm a motivational junkie, and a firm believer in starting your day off with something positive. One of my favorite motivational speakers is Billy Alsbrooks AKA "Mr. Blessed and Unstoppable". This morning he said, “When your WHY for overcoming is greater than your obstacle, your obstacle will disappear...
The very wise Maya Angelou once said....
“A Woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing.
She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination
prepared to be herself and only herself.”
Thing about a river flowing is it’s typically fresh water (Pearls of Wisdom for another day) and IT’S NATURAL…...
It’s better NOT to have an opportunity and be prepared then to have an opportunity and NOT be prepared. So, don’t wait til an opportunity comes to prepare.