A World We Dare to Imagine: Part 1
My first step to making the world a better place is to work on myself. It seems selfish, but I believe through personal growth, I will be able to help more people. My first step would be to go to therapy. Once there, I will be able to confront my hidden trauma and move past it. Then when my past is resolved, I will be able to focus on my future. This includes surrounding myself with friends who will help me mature emotionally and introduce me to new opinions. When I am more well-rounded, I want to be happy in my life and content with the decisions that I have made.
I believe that I will be unable to make a positive impact on the world until I feel like I am capable of doing so. This doesn't mean that I’ll have the skills to change the world; instead I want to be confident in my direction of life. Jacqueline Novogratz knew about her goals and passions, which made her able to go to Africa. She might not have seemed prepared for the move, but I believe that she was confident in the life that she wanted and didn’t regret her decision to leave JP Morgan. I know that I will achieve this clarity later on since I don’t know what I want to do yet, so I’m not ready to leave a huge impact (as of right now).
Another important step I will take on my journey is to make sure that I am living for myself. I don’t want my family or relationships to force me into a specific job or location. Each person has only one life to live, and she should spend it doing something and being somewhere she wants to be. Once I get to that location, then I will make my mark. Without feeling pressured to achieve someone else’s dreams of what my life should look like, I will be happy. And since my emotions affect others around me, I know that my cheerfulness will be contagious.
Hopefully, by being at peace with myself and my life, I can influence others to do the same. This is a small, but impactful first step towards my mission. And even if I only help one person, at least I made their world a better place.
Hi Ellie,
ReplyDeleteI love your post! When I wrote mine, I did not think to initially make it personal to myself, or think that in order to better others, I should work on myself first. After reading this, although I have an idea of what I want to do with my life, I COMPLETELY agree with you. Do you feel that being in WBB will give you more of the self-improvement you are looking for? I guess my suggestion for next steps would be... what can you do TODAY that will help with your goal? Even if it is as small as making your bed each day, or a small way to self improve? I journal every day. It is something that really calms my mind when I am stressed out, and I highly recommend it as a potential first step before therapy.
Thank you for this post. I loved it.
Zoë
Ellie!
ReplyDeleteOur posts were so similar! I think that everyone should be in therapy! It is so key in life and I think that many people underestimate how helpful it can be in moving forward from past traumas and current issues in life. And on living for yourself and nobody else... preach it girl. I see wonderful things for you Ellie and I wish you all the best on your unique journey! You're gunna KILL IT girl! Woo woo!
Mason