AHA! Moments...

I have never claimed to be a wise person, my most inspirational conversations usually happen in a bar bathroom or after a full bottle of wine and I start speaking like Yoda.. “move on you must girl” or “better men you will find”. 

With that being said I LOVE inspirational quotes and sayings. I come across one every now and then and it gives me body chills. I am like this is great, I was never motivated before, now I am. I also LOVE life lessons, when someone tells you something or you experience something then your whole life seems to make sense….you ever have one of those moments? Where you are like AHA! This is why I am the way that I am!!

Well I have compiled a few of my favorites…don’t get me wrong, these could do nothing for you, but they are just little statements (6 to be exact) that allowed me to have AHA! Moments and form some sort of clarity to this hot mess express I have been riding..

1.       Listen before speaking…this was a revelation to me. This leads me to believe that people out there have something more important to say then I do. Blasphemy! Well they aren’t wrong, you have two ears and one mouth for a reason. Do double the amount of listening that you do speaking…this my friends, is life changing.

2.       Celebrate progress… we so often focus on beating ourselves up when we CAN’T do something and we aren’t celebrating when we CAN do something.  I got out of bed today. High Five.  I didn’t kill anyone on my way to work today. High Five. I made it to Friday and haven’t quit or gotten fired. High Five!

3.       Don’t burn bridges…this one was tough since I hate people. Well not all people but most people. Some people are stupid and sometimes you just want to tell them they are being stupid. Well don’t. Whether it be a friend, a coworker, your waitress, your boss, a family member…don’t mess up that relationship. Because 10 to 1 the Universe will place them back in your life at some point and get a good laugh…don’t let the Universe laugh at you! I believe everyone comes into your life for a reason, either to teach you a lesson, for you to gain an experience, or honestly to teach you patience. Learn that lesson, hold your head high, mumble curses under your breath and move on.

On the other hand, there will be people who come into your life and you won't be ready to walk away from them…they are your champions. Recognize them. They are the people who support you after you mess up a big project. The people who help you make the deadline. The people who help you finish the bottle of wine so you don’t experience that terrible hangover the next day.  Every time you see them thank them for being there…cause when the going gets tough…they are the ones you want to have around.

4.       Try new things…dip those toes in the water! People who are too scared to try new things piss me off. You will never know unless you try. Don’t be a “what if person” , be a “I’ve done that person” those people are way cooler, are way more interesting, and are usually way more attractive. Be that person.

5.       Personal Brand. This is something that was seriously an AHA! Moment for me. What do you want your brand to say about you…for awhile from looking at me, mine said..homeless - and for someone who is not homeless that’s not the way to go about it. What do you want your brand to say about you…go out there and dress the part, act the part, live the part. 

The advice part comes in here…cause I know you were dying for my advice...don’t live someone else’s brand. If you're not sure where to start that is fine. No one builds their brand overnight, it takes time, patience, and commitment. Don’t copy someone else style, choices, opinions cause you want to be like them. Your style, choices, and opinions are unique to you and probably way better than what’s her face anyway!

6.       Let Mistakes Go. Life isn’t perfect. Alright  let me repeat that one…we are on the last one so this is the big one…FOCUS…Let Mistakes Go. Shit happens. Life doesn’t always going according to plan. We fuck up every now and then. The great people, acknowledge it..laugh about it, make a meme about it, send it to all of their friends, learn a valuable lesson and move on. It’s how we come back from those lessons that makes us absolute rock stars. Be a rock star.

And just for fun BONUS one.  LOVE. When all is said and done love the people who are in your life. They are amazing people..if they weren’t amazing you wouldn’t keep them around. Love your friends. Love your dog. Love your family. Love your significant other. Love everyone who has made your life better somehow cause love is all that matters. Just simply..love more.

Cheers! 

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