I’ve never been a public speaker and I’ve never done anything extraordinary to my knowledge, but I have always believed in believing in oneself. Having been raised to not include the word “can’t” in my vocabulary has led me to truly believe with all of my being that anyone can do anything they put their mind to. Sounds like it’s a cliche right? To most it would be, but to me it’s a mantra.

In the short time I have been on this earth I have learned that nothing in life is predictable except time, not the amount of time, but its value. And with that said those whom aspire to do great things must have patience because anything worth doing is worth doing right and will more often than not require a large amount of it. Please don’t think I’m just pulling all this out of a hat like a rabbit , I have lived and learned it!

Reading is one of my favorite pastimes, as a knowledge seeker I have come to understand that everyone has a different formula for mastery or success but I’ve never read or heard anyone say success happens over night, because more often than not it doesn’t.

I’m saying all of this as a preference to my central thought and message:

“Develop an undying faith in yourself”

And to be clear I’m not telling you just to tell you, I’m asking you to start practicing this everyday if you haven’t already started. It’s great to have friends and family whose opinion you value and appreciate,but you have to make sure your not listening to another persons purpose, follow your own path!

As we grow and get older we look to others whether they be older or younger for advice,but to truly be great you have to take risk and gamble on yourself and your own subconscious ideas. I hate to have to burst some peoples bubble but it is going to be hard and nobody is going to do this thing called life for you. But I leave you with some wise words I received from a sprightly 90 year old women named Susan. Our meeting began with me asking her how she was so peppy even though the subject of our conversation wasn’t the most pleasant and she had actually called the wrong number… she responded with a smile I could hear through the phone saying she was just happy to be alive, I paused for a second then thanked her for her time and insight because it was the only response I could give to someone brimming with so much positivity. This was when she gave me the gift that is this message… she laughed and said that she has lived a long time but was always happy to learn ,she said with confidence

“ I’m old enough to to know better, Young enough to learn, and dumb enough to try again”

I leave these as the last words of wisdom because it needs no explanation, never stop learning and never stop living, I hope this message has given you the drive to inspire others and yourself the way she inspired me.