In my bedroom there is a dresser. On top of that dresser is a jar filled with small pieces of paper. Each piece of paper has a quote that I read for the day. I know it is somewhat strange and maybe even cheesy, but it helps me to motivate myself to get going in the mornings. It also gives me something to work towards in the day. I fill the jar with things I want to remember, things that mean something to me. Today I drew the quote, "I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody." Bill Cosby said this, and I have to say he is absolutely right. Often times when I find myself overwhelmed it is because I am spending my time trying to please everyone. I try to please my family, my professors, my friends, even complete strangers who don't even know me. Often, this is because I care about the people I am trying to please. I want them to be happy. In reality, however, this leaves little time for success. I will never make everyone happy. My writing will never be perfect, my personality will not always shine at it's most brilliant level, my wit will experience dry spells, my humor will hide away at times, and there will always be someone there telling me I need to do better. Cosby here has a point, though. Every time I set out to make everyone else ha
ppy with me, I fail. I suspect this has something to do with the necessity of pleasing yourself in the midst of all of thi
s. So here is my advice to you, dear reader. Go out and do things for a reason other than pleasing everybody. Do things because they make you happy. Do things because they will help you or others around you to be better people. Choose the people you want to please carefully. I don't have any idea what they key to success is. I am with Cosby on that one. I do, however, have a sneaking suspicion that he is on to something here. Just another creative inspiration for your day.
In my bedroom there is a dresser. On top of that dresser is a jar filled with small pieces of paper. Each piece of paper has a quote that I read for the day. I know it is somewhat strange and maybe even cheesy, but it helps me to motivate myself to get going in the mornings. It also gives me something to work towards in the day. I fill the jar with things I want to remember, things that mean something to me. Today I drew the quote, "I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody." Bill Cosby said this, and I have to say he is absolutely right. Often times when I find myself overwhelmed it is because I am spending my time trying to please everyone. I try to please my family, my professors, my friends, even complete strangers who don't even know me. Often, this is because I care about the people I am trying to please. I want them to be happy. In reality, however, this leaves little time for success. I will never make everyone happy. My writing will never be perfect, my personality will not always shine at it's most brilliant level, my wit will experience dry spells, my humor will hide away at times, and there will always be someone there telling me I need to do better. Cosby here has a point, though. Every time I set out to make everyone else ha
ppy with me, I fail. I suspect this has something to do with the necessity of pleasing yourself in the midst of all of this. So here is my advice to you, dear reader. Go out and do things for a reason other than pleasing everybody. Do things because they make you happy. Do things because they will help you or others around you to be better people. Choose the people you want to please carefully. I don't have any idea what they key to success is. I am with Cosby on that one. I do, however, have a sneaking suspicion that he is on to something here. Just another creative inspiration for your day.
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