A challenge comes between us and what the world tells us what to be in life. We have to beat it to the punch and say it to the world instead. As a child, we are told we can be anything we want to be, but as soon as that threshold of entering who the world has shown us what to become, we lose sight of who we had hoped to become in our innocence. The world treats us like property in determining our future as a what and strips us of a personalized identity. It is easy to fall into the trap of believing that the path we have fallen into is meant to be, but if for a second you are wondering if there is a better version of yourself waiting to emerge, it is time you start telling yourself and the world who you are and hope to be. When I heard Drew Dudley speak, he asked the audience to think about three character traits we would want someone else to recognize in us as if there was a thirty-day outsider-looking-in challenge. How would I want a stranger to evaluate my character? What should a knee-jerk reaction look like upon a random person somehow following me around for a month? Aside from this idea being a little creepy of a potential stalker, but the point here is what are we doing in our ordinary everyday lives to tell our story without words and only through actions? Well, the short of it is that the way to figure it out is by defining yourself before someone else does. Genuine. Diligent. Inquisitive. The adjectives I chose for myself can be applied to describe all aspects of my life, and I would hope these character traits are evident to others. I have always thought having a strong character was enough to figure out who I was, but until specific terms are associated with who I want to be and the person I hope others see in me, inaccurate terms could be what the world sees. It is my commitment to be genuine with my thoughts and feelings, relationships, and myself. It is my commitment to have robust diligence to my responsibilities, work, and passion projects. It is my commitment always to be inquisitive and never to stop learning. Before someone else does it for you, figure out and own the values that define you. Stay Curious, Kayla ©Inquisitive Perspectives 2019
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