How I encourage
I listen to all these motivational speeches. These professionals talk about what it takes to be the best.
But who talks to the people struggling? Who can’t grind or use every ounce of energy they have? The world is full of people struggling to get through the day and shit talking about their feelings or effort won’t help them.
I want to be the person that encourages those struggling. The people who’ve spent days in bed because they’re depressed or can’t walk out the door because they're anxious. There are so many more people like that than there are the 1 percenters who think less of those people.
Everyone says push harder. Grind harder. But life is not that simple. It’s hard. It’s sad. Sometimes you cry because you need to. There’s no reason. That’s okay. Do that. Allow yourself to feel those things. But for a finite amount of time.
Everyone starts somewhere different. But we all have to live in the same world with the same issues and concerns and troubles.
I want to be the person who speaks to the world of people who go through daily struggles. The ones who need encouragement to get out of bed and do their best.
I won’t tell you to get up earlier and stay up later to get ahead of those around you. I’ll tell you to sleep the amount of time you need to, to be your best and most valuable self the next day.
I don’t encourage laziness. But I encourage effort in a realistic and sustainable way. And I want to be real. For you. For myself. For those who compare themselves to the perfect standards of what’s displayed on social media.
I’ll tell you that there are days where I refuse to go for a run because my titties hurt and feel like 25 lbs weights on my chest because of my impending period.
I’ll tell you that I’ll never really be that girl because sometimes I don’t feel like shaving my legs.
Long story short: I want to be the encouragement that you deserve and relate to because everyone deserves that loving, supportive teacher in their life. And I hope I can be that person for you.
