Tag: self help

Goals for myself

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This is my second blog post for this week, since I will be doing an extra one. This post I will be talking about some goals I have for myself. Being isolated during this time has forced me to reflect on my habits and think about my future, and there are some things I would like to change. I have always been a very negative person, always seeing the glass half-empty, and assuming the worst possible scenarios for literally anything in my life. I want to change that and try and be more positive, especially now since there is so much unknown about the future. I also have always been very bad at following routines, and I can never seem to stick to one. Whether it’s working out consistently, remembering to take my medication everyday, keeping track of due dates, or even being on time for things. I just want to be a more organized person and get into a really good routine that I can keep up and hopefully follow into the fall semester once I’m back at school. I also want to find more hobbies I enjoy, right now it seems like there is nothing I like to do and I want to find something that makes me happy. I need to try out some new things and discover something I’m good at or at least enjoy doing. This is really important to me, because anytime I’m really down I always have trouble trying to find something to lift my spirits or make me a little happier. I want to try and accomplish at least a few of these goals while I have so much time on my hands, and hopefully be able to continue some of them into the next school year.

Advice to my 10 year old self

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This blog is about some advice I would give to my ten-year-old self. I’m turning twenty this year, and I have learned a lot about my self and others throughout my life that I wish I could tell myself. The biggest thing I would say is that you cannot please everyone, and you will damage your mental health if you try and do so. You are given one life, you never know when it could end. It is a complete waste of your time worrying about people who don’t like you, or people who don’t value your presence. Overtime friends will come and go, and you will be left with a few quality friends who will never leave your side and your family who will love you no matter what. I got so hung up on the friends that would leave me, that I didn’t take the time to see the value in the friends who were still by my side helping me get through it. The second thing I would tell myself is that you shouldn’t be afraid to do what makes you happy. It took me so long to finally be able to be myself around my peers and family, and openly share what I’m passionate about. I found out by doing this that I attracted more friends who also shared similar interests as me, or who think the things I’m passionate about are cool. People who judge you for what makes you happy aren’t worth being in your life, and you are better off without them. Don’t be afraid to truly be yourself, live with no regrets, and don’t care about the people who don’t like you because they don’t matter.