The Best Advice I've Ever Received

One of my teachers the other day asked me what the best piece of advice I've ever received is. The answer was simple. ''Don't care about what people think''. Now some of you may recognize this advice. Could it be from the slogan on the home page of this very blog? Hmm maybe, maybe. Nevertheless, I wanted to share with the world my reason for favoring this little saying above all others. However before I begin, I just want to clarify that this piece of advice in no way implies that for a job interview for example, you should dress like a slob and not try. If you know anything about confidence and self love (if you don't baby that's cool, that's why I'm here) then you would understand that this advice would actually be saying that you should dress nice and try for this job interview because you love and respect yourself and deserve this job, but if you don't get it, it doesn't ruin your life because you know that your worthy and your opinion is all that matters. Kapish?

Now, to be able to cherish this advice and rediscover yourself in the process, that self love scale has got to go from maybe a 13 to a solid 85. It takes a lot of guts and bravery to block out all of the mean things people say and to be able to just relish in the love. This is because our society revolves around two main phenomenons : mean people, and people with low self esteem. Truly canceling out society and everyone else's opinions is an extremely difficult job that will take lots of time and effort. You have to strengthen your self love and be able to look in the mirror and say, ''I am gorgeous inside and out and I know my opinion of myself means more that anyone else's, especially a stranger on the internet''. You have to be fully confident in not just your appearance, but what you say, what you wear, and most importantly you personality! I know what I'm about to say is going to be cliche as hell, but you should NEVER (yup that's bolded and capitalized) hide who you are for someone else. Not for your friends, not for a cute boy or girl, not for your family. Your opinion of yourself is numero uno.

Over all, this piece of advice has changed my life. Once you truly begin looking at it differently and taking it into consideration, it feels like a weight has been lifted of your shoulders. Next time your doing something, wearing something, or saying something and you keep thinking to yourself, ''What are they all thinking about me? Are they going to talk about me behind my back?'' tell yourself my six golden words and you'll be good to go.Remember that this is your life, stop making it revolve around everyone else.

Your authoress,

Anneke C. Goodwin