1. Believe someone’s true colors the first time you see them.
2. Low self-esteem heightens tolerance.
When you don’t recognize what you’re worth, you’re more likely to put up with things you don’t deserve.
3. Low self-esteem lowers your standards/boundaries.
When you don’t recognize what you’re worth, you’re more likely to compromise your values simply for acceptance or love. Not everyone deserves access to you.
4. Motivation is overrated!
I struggle with motivation. I need something stronger to help me perservere.
5. Discipline will carry you places that motivation can’t.
6. I’m 43% Nigerian.
I took an AncestryDNA test, and I was pleasantly surprised! Here’s a video with all my results:
7. Access to my attention is a privilege.
Our attention is literally being monetized these days. Don’t give it away so easily.
8. A lot of people I used to consider friends are really just acquaintances.
9. Controlled losses:
This is a concept I came up with to describe taking small L’s to avoid a big one. For example, I’d rather get a B or C in a class than get an F in my mental health. Yeah, I missed out on an A, but I’m not miserable.
10. Gut brain: what you eat affects you mentally.
I learned this during a talk with a nutritionist! I’m during more research into this.
11. I love bagels for breakfast.
12. My perfectionism kept me from getting a lot done.
Whew, I could probably do a whole post on this. And I just might. Don’t let what you’ve imagined in your head keep you from reality.
13. Jesus is Lord! (Nov 12, 2017)
This was the day I accepted Jesus as my Lord and savior and got baptized!
14. Keyframing:
It’s a video-editing thing– it’s tedious, but the results are worth it.
15. How to make a wig!
16. My love language is words of affirmation.
17. I learned how to wrap an ankle!
Thanks to a very entertaining athletic training internship my final semester of undergrad!
18. Sisqo was in Dru Hill!
Yes. I had no idea. Better late than never, lol.
19. Healing isn’t linear.
Some days, you’ll feel great. Other days, you’ll feel like the break-up just happened. Give yourself grace.
20. I’m set apart.
We are in this world, but not of it, so when you feel set aside, remember, you’re set apart.
21. My toxic trait is holding things in…
Still working on it.
22. God gave me a gift for writing!
This isn’t my first blog! And I have a book on the way. (Stay tuned).
