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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSome people aspire to be where I am now. It may not be that glamorous, but I can say I sleep peacefully at night knowing tomorrow is another day I may or may not take a bath going to work in my home office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I may not be some big-shot corporate shark who gets paid barking orders, making important decisions, signing deals and paper works, and sitting in some fancy minimalist office with a view of the city skyline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And that\u2019s okay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Someday, I might be the one calling the shots in my empire. Who knows!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The path we\u2019re taking in this world isn\u2019t set in stone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am proud of myself today, and I know I can still do better in the next years to come. So I\u2019m giving myself some advice to make the next 365 days of my life worthwhile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Relax. Don\u2019t rush things<\/strong> \u2014 Everything in life worth having takes time. Don\u2019t rush. Sit back and enjoy life. People my age rush to be successful like they have a countdown timer to beat. S-L-O-W DOWN. What\u2019s meant for you will be waiting, even if you take your time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Love yourself more<\/strong> \u2014 You\u2019re pretty awesome, even if you don\u2019t acknowledge or see it. You are cool, creative, intelligent, inspiring, and brave to others. They love you. They respect you. You deserve praise, and that praise should be coming from your lips. Sure, others don\u2019t like you for your opinions, stubbornness, or even the sight of your face. You\u2019ve accomplished so much that the negative things they say about you are just noise in the background of your greatness. Own it or learn from it. You are not perfect, and that\u2019s okay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Focus on the positive things<\/strong> \u2014 Don\u2019t let negative thoughts take over. I know it\u2019s hard to slip back into a negative way of thinking. You\u2019ve been doing it for so long that it\u2019s become a hard habit to break. But you\u2019re an iron lady with an iron will. Anything you put your mind to will always be possible. See the good in things and people more often. Don\u2019t get stressed out easily. 99% of the time, our worries never actually happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep doing the <\/strong>things you love \u2014 You\u2019ve learned you should work for money, not for passion. So you must find a passion that earns you money; by money, I mean lots of it. The good news is you\u2019re doing it right now; you just have to be very good at it. Keep dreaming, keep doing, and keep on learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now it\u2019s up to you to open up your ears, mind, and heart and listen to your own words of wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Happy birthday, Nikkah! Things might not be quite what you want, but you can live your life the way you want.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I am not old, but I am not also getting any younger. Today, as I turn a year older, I chose to celebrate myself \u2014 an act I seldom do on the anniversary of God’s decision to add another iron-willed cynic-dreamer into this world. How many birthdays has it been? I almost lost count. You see after you turn 25, you tend to forget how old you really are. I had to check in with my husband the day before to be sure. But enough about counting the years. We all know it\u2019s the life in those years that matter, right? So let me celebrate this day by looking back at my younger self and sharing some wisdom I am certain my older self will be grateful for. I\u2019m turning 27. When I was 9, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[171,7,241],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.southsidebelle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_0439-1.jpg?resize=1140%2C760&ssl=1\")
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