Monday, February 11, 2013
Friday, February 8, 2013
Quote of the Day 2/8/13
“People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.
For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.”
― Mother Teresa
If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.
For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.”
― Mother Teresa
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Some Work and Some Play
How are you guys?!
I had such an amazing weekend! It was my birthday this past Sunday, and it was everything I could've hoped for and more. Great friends, big laughs, and lifelong memories for sure.
But it wasn't all fun and games, some of it was good, hard work for the website. I'm so motivated to keep up this forward momentum, and keep striving for more in my work, and more from myself. This is definitely going to be my motto for this year, and I can't wait for everything to begin to spiral upwards.
Thanks for all the positive energy and support! Love you guys.
- K
I had such an amazing weekend! It was my birthday this past Sunday, and it was everything I could've hoped for and more. Great friends, big laughs, and lifelong memories for sure.
But it wasn't all fun and games, some of it was good, hard work for the website. I'm so motivated to keep up this forward momentum, and keep striving for more in my work, and more from myself. This is definitely going to be my motto for this year, and I can't wait for everything to begin to spiral upwards.
Thanks for all the positive energy and support! Love you guys.
- K
Friday, February 1, 2013
The Art of Being Open-minded
Just some thoughts...
Whenever you're putting yourself out there, it can be a very nerve-racking experience. You're opening the doors to the potential influx of criticisms and opinions, some of which may not be too kind. It can be terrifying. I understand when people have the tendency to break down afterwards, because that's what I'm most inclined to do, but I've also seen people go on the extreme defensive. It's a pretty amazing thing to watch in action. It exemplifies a real-life scenario when someone feels the need to incorporate fight vs. flight...over an opinion. When someone chooses to fight to crush the other opinion, it stops the conversation completely, and leaves everyone feeling a little out of place.
When someone critiques your work, most of the time it's because they want to help, they want to make it better, and they ultimately want you to succeed. Keeping an open mind is the key to collaboration and your universal success. You have to be open to others' opinions, and welcome them, otherwise the only person who's going to think that you're "great" is your lonely little self...
So learn to be confident in your work, and confident enough to take constructive criticism. You'll be better for it in the end.
Have a great weekend!
- K
Whenever you're putting yourself out there, it can be a very nerve-racking experience. You're opening the doors to the potential influx of criticisms and opinions, some of which may not be too kind. It can be terrifying. I understand when people have the tendency to break down afterwards, because that's what I'm most inclined to do, but I've also seen people go on the extreme defensive. It's a pretty amazing thing to watch in action. It exemplifies a real-life scenario when someone feels the need to incorporate fight vs. flight...over an opinion. When someone chooses to fight to crush the other opinion, it stops the conversation completely, and leaves everyone feeling a little out of place.
When someone critiques your work, most of the time it's because they want to help, they want to make it better, and they ultimately want you to succeed. Keeping an open mind is the key to collaboration and your universal success. You have to be open to others' opinions, and welcome them, otherwise the only person who's going to think that you're "great" is your lonely little self...
So learn to be confident in your work, and confident enough to take constructive criticism. You'll be better for it in the end.
Have a great weekend!
- K
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