~ Some Food For Thought~

Self-Motivation is the best motivation. Nothing or no one motivates me more than myself. You got to sit down with yourself and talk. Ask yourself these questions; who am I? Am I happy where I'm at now? What Do I want to accomplish in life? What/Who is keeping me from accomplishing my goals? What positive influences can I surround myself with to keep me striving? Where is my support system? Are they doing their part? If you find yourself trapped in an uncomfortable situation, it's up to you to get out of it. No one is going to do it for you. If you are someone that keeps your circle small, you're missing out on many opportunities in life. You should take advantage of as many opportunities as you can. Get out and meet new people, it’s not a crime to have many friends and to meet new people. Also don’t let anyone choose your friends or tell you how many you can have. Here's a scenario:
               There are five people in your circle including you. These are the ones you grew up with and went to high school with. Three of your friends decided to not further their education or acquire job related skills to work. Instead they want to stay home and be a couch potato and depend of government assistance for the rest of their life. They complain about not having or finding a job after filling out many applications. They decide to be a hustler; selling drugs, robbing people, stealing clothes or items and selling them. Eventually they got caught and ended up incarcerated for a long period of time.That now leaves you with one friend. You two decided to get a degree in college, get married and relocate with your new spouse. Y’all once use to hangout and talk on the phone all the time, but now y’all are in your career and have a family to take care of. You now only have time to talk on the phone every once in a while and are only able to see each other on special occasions such as Birthdays and holidays. Now you both are home on y’all off day, the kids are at school or at practice and your husband/wife is at work.You are at home bored with nothing to do and no one to hang out with because you’ve decided to keep your circle small. 

You have to get out and get those resources.  Attend some educational program and get on good terms with future; Doctors, Lawyers, Real estate agents, etc. I’m sure you’ve said “I wish I knew someone who.” Imagine having those kind of people listed as references on your job application and resume. Broaden that circle people and you will see how much easier life can be.








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