Your goals

If you are anything like I am, you are very competitive, and hate being wrong. To feed my competitive spirit, I am involved in both volleyball and basketball, and I am in a few 4-H projects also. For myself, I set goals for almost everything that I am involved in.
For volleyball this fall, my goal is to play on the varsity team. That will be difficult for me, because the other players who would be on the varsity team, have played the sport for a long time, and most of them have played together, sense they were little elementary kids. Where I'm just coming in, because the high school I'm at doesn't have enough people to have any sports teams, so I go and practice with the neighboring high school athletics, so I'm the "new kid" and trying to fit in with the rest of the team, and I haven't had as much experience as they have, because our seasons in junior high are very short compared to all the schools around.
That is my volleyball goal for this fall, and it won't be easy, but I'm sure that if I try hard, and really do everything the coaches ask me to do, and follow instruction from my teammates, and work some on the side, I can play some varsity by the end of the season.

What are you involved in? Do you have goals on how you want to end a season, or chapter in your life?
The thing is, you can set goals anywhere, but you will never be able to achieve your goals unless you set them. You also always want to set your goals high!!! If you set your goals to a point that you think you can reach easily, it won't give you the effect that you will want, and it may end up giving you the opposite. You all have heard the quote "reach for the sky" or "the sky's the limit". There is a teacher at my school, and she is such an amazing person, she tells her students not that the sky is the limit, but it is the beginning, and there is no limit!! I think that is what every single person in the world should hear, "there is NO limit!!!"

To achieve your goals, you have to set them so high that you think it is almost impossible, but you also have to have a plan on how to achieve your goal. For example, last year I didn't even want to play volleyball in high school, now look at me, I'm trying to play for the varsity, but I have a plan on how I'm going to achieve this goal.

I hope this was helpful to you, or at least you were able to get something out of it.
Have a wonderful day, and you'll hear from me in at least a week!!!

Judging others and holding grudges

Far to often, we are all to quick to judge other people. We judge them, for stupid things, such as; what they wear, what they eat, who they talk to, and many other things. Have you judged anyone in the last week for a reason similar to this?
Almost any reason that you might have to judge someone is a bad reason, in fact, we are told to not judge anyone for anything. If you are a christian like I am, you would know that the bible tells us that it is not our job to judge, but our job to love others. The next reason why you might judge people, or have been judged is because of the past. The past is in the past, and there is nothing you can do about what has already happened, however, you can change how the future will look (to a certain point). I heard this song a while ago, and I really liked the message it sent. The person you were, doesn't have to be the person you are for the rest of your life, so if you are judging someone because of the way they acted in the past, just remember that they may not be the same person they were in the past.

If you have been holding a grudge towards someone, you should look back, to see why you were mad at them to start with, some of the time, you won't even know. That is a sure sign to forgive them and move on.
One thing that I've had to learn, is how to forgive someone, even if they're not sorry. It's hard, but even if you do know why you are holding a grudge, and it is a "good reason" it's not. I mean, no reason is a good enough reason to hold a grudge, and it is hurting you more than it is hurting whoever you are mad at.

What about the flip side? What if you are the person being judged, for a stupid reason?
Well, It's difficult, but you have to be the bigger person, and not let them get to you. If someone is acting judgmental to you, and you walk away, then you are out of all danger of acting hateful or judgmental back to them.

Freedom

Happy 4th of July!!! Now I'm sure every single one of you have heard that freedom isn't free. Soldiers are risking, and give up their lives everyday so that America can truly be the land of the free. It costs something to live like we do.
A few years ago, I was in sixth grade, and for social studies we were learning about the Vietnam war. Hearing the stories of soldiers coming home, expecting to be heroes, and the treatment that they revived was horrific! Now, I really didn't care that many people thought that involving America in the Vietnam war was a bad idea! My thought was: these soldiers were drafted into the war, and the only thing they could do to get out of serving, was to move out of the U.S. They left their homes, their families, and their lives to go and serve the country, the least we could do is show them respect when they come home.
The 4th of July isn't about BBQ-ing and playing with fireworks, parades, and rodeos (although it is fun), we should never forget how it all started. When you see that American Flag, and when you hear the National Anthem, remember all of the men and women who gave their lives for you and I to enjoy our freedom, and enjoy this country!
If you have served, or are currently serving, THANK YOU!!!
If you know anyone who has served, or is currently serving thank them, because they serve for us.

I watched this and it is amazing! Take only 4 minuets and listen and watch this, it's truly AMAZING!!!

Be better

Far to often we see that we aren't doing as good as we could be at something. For example, maybe I don't have the public speeking skills that I would like to have. So what should I do with that? Well I have two options: one, acknowledge that I have something I need to improve on, and then go to do something else, or two, acknowledge I have an area that I could improve on and then...you guessed it, IMPROVE. Work hard to achieve the public speeking skills I want. Practice, ask other people who will give you the truth, and just overall work hard.

A while back I listened to a speech titled "Dirty Laundry" the reason this man was speeding about it was because he wanted to improve in an area where he wasn't being sucsesf and that wasn't good for him. He was determined to it correctly. I'll attach the video so all of you can follow what I'm talking about. 

My hole point is that you should always be striving to be better all of the time. There shouldn't be a time when you notice that guy aren't as good at something and let it go!

Have a wonderful week everyone!!!

Dirty Laundry

Role models

Look at that, it's Friday again and time for me to share something new with all of you!!
We often here people talking about sucsses, and that is very common. However when we are talking about sucsses, most of us often forget a very import point. That is who helped us become successful. To many time once we are successful, we are proud of our selves and don't stop to thank everyone who helped you along the way.
I have gone a long ways in my life in the last three years. I couldn't have gotten through it if I wouldn't have had the people help me that were around. If you are going through a hard time, or even if you ste just going through life with no major peeks or valleys, you still need someone around. However, you need the right people around. Undortunatly, we can't just go and ask someone to help us get through a struggle, because there are people around that will see that you are in a tough spot and take advantage of that. Find someone that will be good to you and be helpful and not take advantage of your situation. A good role model will not only be there to help you bit are also living what they are telling you. If they say to be nice and kind, they will show you that they are being nice and kind to other people.
While I was at the FFA convention, I meant several people who were role models, if you are a state or national officer you are automically a role moddel but when you are in that position you get to chose if you're going to be a good or not-so-good model for the younger members. I have met some really awesome people that have made a huge impact on the way that I see life, but I'm. It sure if they know they have done so much for me. Rachel Spencer, Amy Vice, Taylor McNeel and so many others. I would like to thank all of you for everything you did and continue to do for me.
I hope you all look up to someone and have food role models like I do, and if you don't have anyone in mind, focus on you being the role model because chances are people are looking up to you and watching you to see how you handle each situation, show them that you are a person who can be trusted and that you there.

Have a wonderful day, and a wonderful week.

My email is LMYmotivation@16gmail.com

Missed Opportunities

In my last post I told you a little about "Missed Opportunities",  I said that I would have never gone up to someone and just asked them what had happened, and that went with "missed opportunities" but I saved the rest for today.
I heard something a while ago that said "if you are always waiting for the right time, you'll be waiting forever."There can always be an excuse that "keeps" a time from being the right time. If you don't go out, and make it the right time, you are going to miss that opportunity! Use the moment and take control!
While I was at the FFA convention, the first day, there were some people that I thought would be cool to go and talk to them, find out who they were, and what they did in FFA and simple stuff like that, but I didn't go and talk to them. After I saw them the first day, I didn't see them again, and I realized that if I let it, that would happen again, and again, and I would leave convention full of regret for not going up, and talking to the other people there. So, I started going up to people I had no clue who they were, or where they were from, and I would talk to them. I met some really great people there, because I used the moment, and took control, and got to know some people. It might not sound to hard, or it might sound like it is unbelievable how hard simply using the moment is. In reality, it is one of the best things you can do. If you are the person who ceases a moment, others will realize it, and you will potentially get recognized and have dreams come true that you thought would never happen!
You are fully capable of not missing opportunities, but if you do, then you miss out on so much that you didn't even know was available. I'm going to say one thing that should stick out the most, "Just do it" If you feel like you should go and introduce yourself to someone, do it. If you think you should go and do that thing that you really want to do, and it will help you, and the people you are around, do it. As long as it is lawful and moral, DO IT!

Have a good weekend, and next
week

Self Confidence

The title of this post sounds similar to last weeks post, and I guess it is in some ways, but its different in many ways, so I'm not just saying the same thing over, and over again.

I just got back from the Colorado State FFA convention. If you don't know what FFA is, you can email me, but I'm not going to go into it right now. It was my first convention, and I had so much fun. While it was fun, it was also a great learning experience for me. There were 10 state officers that retired, and each of them gave a retiring address, I was able to listen to 8/10 of those speeches, and they were all really good. There were also key note speakers. I listened to five key note speakers and every thing they had to say was wonderful, and really made me think. Although all the speakers had different life lessons to share I found that they all had one thing in common; and that was confidence. The biggest fear is public speaking, so when someone goes up to talk to a big crowd, they have to have a lot of self confidence and security to say what they want to say. If they didn't have the mentality, "I'm okay with who I am, and I don't have to have everyone else's approval to be happy", they could never survive as a public speaker. When you were young, did you feel like you owned the world? Like you were the best you could be and that was all that mattered? Most of you probably said yes, but then when you got in junior high, or high school, you felt like all of the sudden you weren't significant anymore. (I didn't get this on my own. It was part of one of the retiring addresses) You have to find that you are good enough for you, and if you're not good enough for you, you can change to get better, but just sitting there, thinking that you're not as good as you could be, doesn't work.

Confidence is hard to get, but when you have it, everyone notices. I got back from this trip full of confidence. I'm not sure why, but it was such an inspiration to me, that it changed the way I look at a lot of things.
I was sitting in the food court at Sam's club this evening while we were in town, and I saw a girl maybe around the age of 10. I noticed that she had stitches on the underside of her chin. Now, I've busted open my chin more than a few times, and I wanted to know what happened. So, being the outgoing person I am, I went up to her, and introduced myself, and asked. I'm pretty sure that it surprised her, and her family, especially with me the age I am, that I noticed, and went and asked what happend to her. I would have never done that before, I would have just sat and wondered. That goes along with "Missed opportunities" but that is for another day.I told you this story, because I had self confidence, and because of it, I was able to talk to someone that I had no reason to know, and I was able to find the answer to a question that I had, and it was good.

I have someone my email address, but I think I didn't give them one that would work. Just to make sure, it's: LMYmotivation16@gmail.com
I would love to hear from you, if you read my blog and have feedback of something that you would like me to touch on, and give my opinion of, I'll be more than happy to do that.
Have a wonderful weekend, and next week!