Motivational Monday - Making The Most Out Of Life

Motivational Monday by whatlaradidnext featuring a typography poster

Morning guys and welcome to Blogmas Day 22! Another spontaneous from yours truly today & by that I mean it's 'one of them' posts where I digress away from my usual works involving beauty etc. I mean, sometimes if you get an idea in your head that you can't seem to shake off, I always think it's best to put your pen to paper/fingertips to keyboard and just let it all out. Today I would like to talk about the L word we're all doing at this very moment, whether we like it or not and that is Living.

As long as we're alive, we're living. Our hearts are beating away and the blood is pumping around our body - keeping us alive. We all have a different definition of living and what it is like to live so here is my definition...

For me, living is all about being the best version of yourself or at least trying to be. We all get a numbered amount of days that we're on this earth and unfortunately we don't have a choice of when it is time to leave and even when that moment will be. I often forget this my self, but as I previously stated - life is for living and making the most of the time we've got. We should live everyday like it's our last, I mean we all hope we'll live to be old and grey but fate doesn't always allow for that. Sometimes, the people you love the most are taken away from you, for no reason other than 'their time is up' so really we should learn to enjoy the time we have to be alive and share it with those we love the most. This may come across as being a little depressive but that isn't intended. I hope from reading this post you will take away the fact or be reminded that you need to make the most of what you have or that if there is something you've always wanted to do - go out and do it, make a plan! Funnily enough, as I type away I am finding my self feeling motivated and reminded of the fact I need to live life more.

In my eyes, I know that what I want out of life is to be happy. Of course, I hope to one day have a family, my dream home and a thriving career, just like everybody does. We all want the same outcome but with a different direction as to how we're going to get there. I want to die old and grey with the nostalgic thoughts of what a wonderful life I've had. I want to be rich, not only financially but rich in knowledge as well. I want to have memories of travelling the world, visiting beautiful cities and sharing amazing moments with loved ones. It's no secret that I want to have a pet dog, of whom I will love and care for. In fact, throughout my lifetime I hope to have several dogs. I want my home to be a safe haven and my little piece of heaven. I will stay loyal to those I love and make kind gestures to those whom I don't necessarily have to. I will work hard because, for the most part, in order to do nice things or have items of luxury, as that is what you need to do. I refuse to leave this world without leaving my stamp on it and encourage those of you reading this to do so also.

That is my definition of living and how I intend to live my life! What is yours?

Motivational Monday - Why Rejection Is Good

Motivational Monday by whatlaradidnext on Polyvore

Hey my lovelies and welcome to Blogmas Day 15! So today I want to talk about rejection but not in the light you would think. Rejection of course is seen by many as a negative noun, the synonyms looked up on Google by yours truly, also indicate a distinctive correlation of negative connotations, to name a few: cold shoulder, hard time, dismissal, kick in the teeth etc. As the dictionary definition suggests, rejection - as a general rule isn't a good thing but going by some of the books I've read in the past year or so and a few wise words from my former boss - I believe that rejection can be a good thing.

Think of it like this, every person that rejects you is, to say the least is giving you a definitive answer, maybe not the one you had hoped for but hey at least you know what's what now and you can move on with your life. A job application for example, hearing back to say you haven't got the job is better than hearing nothing at all right? Every failure in life is an opportunity to succeed, let me explain... so you work your arse off for something and it doesn't go the way you hoped and well you aren't reaping the rewards, bugger. Essentially what you worked so hard for didn't pay off and now you feel like you're stuck in a rut, correction; you're not. To me, if I fail at something I see it as an opportunity to work harder or to take a different path in life - maybe what I thought I wanted isn't what I really wanted or maybe things didn't pan out the way I hoped because that's not where I'm supposed to be. The numbers and successful entrepreneurs speak for themselves...

• J.K Rowling was rejected by 12 publishers before Harry Potter & The Philosophers Stone was published
• Walt Disney was turned down 302 times before he was granted finance for creating Disneyland
• Vincent Van Gogh only sold 1 painting in his life time which was to a friend. Despite this, he kept on painting and created over 800 pieces of art work and is today estimated to be worth $142.7 million
• Oprah Winfrey was demoted from her job as a news anchor because 'she wasn't fit for television' 
• At 30 years old, Steve Jobs fell into depression after being removed from a company he worked at for 30 years. 

To all of the above you can pretty much say 'Well who's laughing now'. These incredibly successful individuals worked so hard for what they were passionate about, they didn't let rejection/failure phase them and continued to work for what they believed in until someone else believed in them. So, if anyone rejects you in life whether it be in love, work, financially or emotionally, it's okay to have a moment to mope but once that's over with - sweep it under the carpet and work on something better. Every bit of rejection you ever had has led you to moving onto something better, so work hard, stick at it and your moment will eventually happen. 

A quote that has well and truly stuck in my mind since I was a youngster that my dad always used to say to me 'Quitters never win and winners never quit. - Vincent  Lombardi'. 

I also have this poem up on my wall in my room that my dad gave to me when I was younger - The Man Who Thinks He Can:

If you think you are beaten, you are;

If you think you dare not, you don't.

If you'd like to win but think you can't

It's almost a cinch you won't.

If you think you'll lose, you've lost.

For out in the world we find

Success being with a fellow's will;

It's all in the state of mind.

If you think you're outclassed, you are:

You've got to think high to rise.

You've got to be sure of yourself before

You can ever win a prize.

Life battles don't always go

To a stronger or faster man,

But soon or late, the man who wins

Is the one who think's he can. 

Have you ever been rejected but it turned out for the better? If so, comment below!!