New Week- Someone Else

Do things for someone else.
Share your happiness with someone else.
Share your success with someone else.
Care for someone else.
Succeed for someone else.
Appreciate someone else.
Love someone else.

Strive for perfection in life, and for success, but do it with and for someone else. Having someone to share the big moments with, or having someone motivating you to accomplish something is more rewarding than just doing it for yourself. Granted, we should do and accomplish goals for ourselves, but on top of that we should be doing it for someone we love. Life is too short to celebrate alone. And by having “someone else,” I don’t mean a significant other; I mean, someone you love. Family. Friends. Anyone you could possibly love more than yourself, do it for that person.

New Week- Humble & Hungry

Be humble. Be hungry. Want more. Don’t settle.

It’s never too late to change something about your life. In today’s society it’s okay, it’s actually a huge accomplishment, when people choose to go back to college. Or even for younger people like myself, it’s never too late to change your mind on your major. Find something you love and run with it. There are all kinds of things in this world that motivate and help us find who we are and what we want to be in our careers. As long as you’re humble and hungry for success, you’ll come a long way. Have options for yourself and don’t be afraid to try something new. Success takes time, so don’t rush anything. Be wise, but have fun. Don’t compete with your friends or the people around you, the bigger and more successful person wins by being humble. Good things come to those who wait… And most importantly, those who deserve it.

New Week- Reflect

As we reach the final month of 2014, let us reflect; reflect on both the good and the bad. Think about all the good that has happened to you and your loved ones this year, and also think about the bad. Did it make you stronger? Did you learn from it? Learning from your mistakes has to be one of the best forms of education. Learning from something you’ve done makes it stick. The people who’ve done you wrong, you learn to not trust as easily and look out for yourself. The job you quit, you’ve learned what type of career you want for yourself. And through all the good, you carry on the positivity and the lifestyle that comes along with it. As we enter the last stretch, choose what you want to take into 2015 and what you want to leave back in 2014. Reflect and learn; a lot happens in a year.

New Week- Monday’s

End of the day. Finally, case of the Monday’s, over. Just take all the stress, headaches, and frustration from today’s back-to-reality attitude, and turn it into something positive. Use it to strive for a better week to come. Be appreciative and thankful that you have work, even if it gives you headaches; that you have an education, even if it stresses you out; that you have loved ones who are always on your back, even if they frustrate you. Have a better attitude tomorrow. And if you’ve had a good day today, remember that positivity tomorrow. Don’t start a week happy and end it poorly, and if it started poorly, end it happy. The point is, don’t let the word “Monday” ruin everything; pretend it’s Friday, everyone loves a Friday. Don’t label the days of the week, because it’s little things like that that throw off your mood and put bad vibes in your head.

Be happy, be great, and be positive. I truly hope the rest of the week is a great as you make it.

You’re Okay.

Life isn’t “life” unless you’re living happy. Work is “work” if it’s not something you love. School isn’t education unless you’re really learning. We lose friends, and we gain new ones. Our families fight, and then they get over it. Life is a never ending cycle of ups and downs; or might I say downs and ups- because no matter what negative situation we’re faced with, a positive one follows. It’s always sunny the day after it rains. So cry it out, put up with the crap you’re facing right now because once this is over, something good is coming your way. And I promise, it will end eventually and that good is on its way moments later.

New Week- Top 3 Life Helpers

Through this life we are faced with challenges, rewards, and everything in between. We encounter good people, and not so good people. But when we do find these good people and these good influences, life seems to move a little smoothly. Top 3 things to make a life a little easier.

1. Good friends.

Fine. Have a significant other, and be happy, but don’t lose your friends. Granted, if you find the right person they’ll be more than you could ever need, but you will always need your friends. Guys need to talk to guys, and girls need to talk to their girls; it’s just how it works. And the good friends are the friends that are going to accept that you can’t spend all your time partying and getting crazy, because you’re busy trying to get your life started with someone you love- and these are the type of friends that are one call away from a vent, or a game night in the man cave. Find those friends, and keep them.

2. Positive vibes.

Positive vibes in the work place, at home, at school, everywhere you are. Always surround yourself with positive thoughts and good intentions. There are things and people in this life that feed off of negativity, don’t be that person. Be the person that always has something good to say, and can create a solution to any problem. Your life will be so much simpler and happier if you could bring positivity to it every day.

3. Honesty and Trust.

Yes, these two fall together. You need to be honest with yourself and those around you to have trust. Some might think this only goes for the way you treat people; no, this goes for you too. You need to be honest with yourself to trust the moves and decisions you make in life. Be true to yourself. If you know something isn’t going to work out, or if this something isn’t what you really want in life, don’t pretend like it is. Being honest with yourself will make you feel comfortable in the world around you, and allow you to trust your instincts and not fear the obstacles in life.

Don’t Ever.

Don’t ever:

– let people tell you you can’t
– let people tell you no
– feel like you’re not good enough
– let anyone make you feel like no matter how hard you try, it’s not good enough
– think the road eventually comes to an end
– think happiness is temporary
– let other people dictate your life
– give up on your dreams
– stop creating new dreams
– let people walk all over you
– let people control your happiness
– think negatively
– wish for someone else’s life
– stray away from who you
– be somebody you’re not

Be humble and appreciate what you have. Be strong and embrace your journey through life.

Photography

Hi guys! A little late I know, but today I wanted to share some photos that I’ve been taking lately. Photography is such a beautiful form of art, and it’s just something fun and something that makes me happy. So today, I just wanted to post some of my recent favorites- baby shoots! Enjoy!

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Workin’ hard

Hey ya’ll, sorry for the late post. Busy, busy bee trying to stay on top of it all. On that note, I’d like to take a second to talk about keeping busy. I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to work with an amazing company; however, it took a lot of work. It’s sad that everything is based on technology, and “sending in a resume” just doesn’t do us justice. Our work experience on a piece of paper doesn’t show who we really are, and it’s sad. It’s sad that everything is based on technology and that we don’t get to express ourselves and our ability to companies- because everything is over the Internet. It’s a tough world, but we all need to keep pushing and keep fighting. The harder life is, the stronger we become. Don’t ever give up, and don’t ever let anyone tell you you’re not good enough. You know your worth, so prove that you’re all you can be and that you can survive and conquer.

Freedom.

Embrace who you are.

Unfortunately, not everyone was blessed to be a movie/super star; but is that really a blessing? Is it a blessing to be judged by your every day life actions? Is it a blessing to be judged by every move you make? Personally, I don’t think so. I like who I am. Actually, I love who I am.

I love that I’m “5 PM rush hour traffic.” I love that I’m “pick up my little sister from school.” I love that I’m “make an appointment to see my doctor and wait for hours”. I love that I get to go to college and experience life. I love that I’m all these things that most people wouldn’t love to be, because these are the things that make me feel alive and human. I feel sorry for celebrities. I feel sorry for the people who spend two thousand dollars on a pair of sweats. Is that what your life has come to? Is that what’s it’s all about? For them, maybe. But for me, it’s more than that. It’s about being able to be my own kind of person, through the good and bad, and not have anyone judge me while I find the right road to my own success. I have the freedom to build my life the way I want to. I have the freedom to be a real individual.