This is one question that you have
to answer, whether consciously or subconsciously. Using myself as an example, I
was tagged as a person that was stubborn, playful, talked too much.This nature gave me away, because
everyone called me sanguine, I started seeing myself that way.
Most of the time, we let people and
the environment form opinions of who we are. For example, you are born into a
family were everyone eats at the same time on the dining table, even if you
don’t like it, with time, you will see it as the proper thing to do. Eventually,
when you go out and exhibit table manners, you will be seen as a person from
the upper class.
Thoughts:
The things you think about may be
due to what you have seen, heard and experienced. There are times we give
excuses for our actions, but the truth about is, you are the one making
decisions and always be ready to face the consequence of every decision.
You are an identity, no one can
ever be like you and people can only copy or clone you. Therefore, be a
custodian of yourself.
Tosin, you don’t understand, there
are times I did not have money to feed or clothe for a very long time. I am a
broken homes and I faced tough times. I even did business for some time, before
my friend and I started speaking at Queens College.
It is when you have challenges that
you will know the true colour of people. At some point, I blamed my parents
separation for all the challenges I was facing in my life. This continued, until
I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, I made up my mind to be Christ like.
I told God I wanted to influence
lives, because I have always loved to help people. I was trained, as I began to
read the Bible, inspirational books. I started hanging out with friends that
wanted something different and more out of life. I went to events where I was
motivated and perception about life changed.
I still had challenges, but I
focused on dealing with them with a proper mindset. I made up my mind to work
on my self esteem instead of comparing my life to someone else’s life.
What you think about yourself
will definitely show
in your actions and that is going to reflect on the thoughts people will have towards you.
What do you think
about you?
Gracias