Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.
— Oscar Wilde.
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Did I not matter?
Breathing like everyone
Dreaming not just one
The crowd was non believer
And a believer never lived ever.
Fate sprout once in a blue moon
Nervous and anxious never left her alone
Everything is a nightmare
The wisdom became her prattle.
Timid
She exist
But she resist
She is smart and talented, they said
But she is also being disregarded
The rainbow is glowing
Because that’s what she’s showing
But when the night comes along
She questioned her existence alone
Happiness is the key
But she can’t guarantee
She always visits by the blue
Out of the blue
She remembers the sweet quotes
But she has tons of doubts
Can’t reach the sky
Immediate say goodbye
Hope is expected to come
But the doubt of self is not yet done
Faith is the only way
So she can escape it away
Reasons why you don’t have to impress the society
Society: why-
You: blahhhhh
- When you care what people think, you will never be happy with yourself. Some people will always notice your failures, and then hesitate to admire your success. You might think your failures are your imperfections and you start caring about what people think. Happy people don’t care and don’t expect anyone to understand what they do. Don’t change so people can praise you; let the right people love you because you are unique and real – and don’t let anyone dictates what you should do, because only you can decide.
- You confuse your identity. Focus on being yourself. Trying to impress people is like pretending to be someone else. When you start pretending, you also start comparing yourself to others. When you have impressed people, you crave for more – you might end up losing yourself for pretending someone else, you confuse who you really are, and might start to think who was the real you.
- Someone is going to have something to say. You failed? People will point their fingers on you. You succeeded? People will still notice your failures. Well, just think about the positive side. Right, you messed up, now what? Screwing up is part of the process. Appreciate your accomplishments, if not, who will?
- Waste of time. You have nothing to prove. Honestly, no one really cares how expensive your car is or how big your house is and if they do, they don’t matter. Disregard the comparisons and the judgements knocking at your door or simply ignore them. Let them know you care less.
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.
You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.
Why do this?
- Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
- Because it will help you focus you own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.
The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.
To help you get started, here are a few questions:
- Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
- What topics do you think you’ll write about?
- Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
- If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?
You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.
Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.
When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.
