Good evening 😊
So today I went to a motivational talk, there were 7speakers who were; Captain Ablett, Mark Ormrod, Benjamin Mee, Moj Taylor, Street Factory, Roxie Haines and Stephen Seki. They were all very inspiring and obviously passionate about their jobs and all had the same message of “love what you do”. If you only have a couple minutes then I would highly recommend checking out Stephen Seki who has an incredible story of determination and is absolutely hilarious.
The first thing I want to say is that motivation is not something that you can just get from a speech, it’s the driving force from within you that pushes you to do better.
I feel like this will be a long post so for those who can’t be bothered to read the whole thing, the most important thing I have to say is that whatever your goal is, whether it’s short term or long term, take a step towards it today because it’s down to you to start your journey and it’s not where you start that matters it’s where you end that will make you proud.
For those of you who’s schools love talking about having a growth mindset then I’m sure you’re sick to death of it and you’ll hate this part but I think it’s important for people to know that mistakes don’t define you as a person and what defines you is your ability to pick yourself up and carry on despite failure.
I want to emphasise the importance of having goals, big or small. Have something in your head or written down, something to aim for and think about why you want to do that. Is it what you’d want to do at 2pm on a sunny afternoon and at 2am on a rainy, November morning? Cut down your goal into achievable chunks and use that as a starting point.
I’m trying not to make this too long and so the last thing I will say is that you can do anything you set your heart and mind to. If you believe in yourself and, as cheesy as it may sound- block out the haters, the people who want to lower your expectations. As I said before, motivation comes from you so take your time this evening and do what you love, make something that will help you remember keywords in an exam, contact an employer, start writing a book you’ve always dreamed of, whatever your goal is, take the first step towards it. As Lao Tzu said “the journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step”.