My life lately has been all about embracing the 3 C’s: making choices, taking chances, accepting changes. How does one do this without stress and anxiety? They don’t if you ask me. You have to rely on your faith, your core values, and trust the person you have become after a lifetime of facing choices, chances and changes. Accompanied by a little stress and anxiety here and there, the 3 C’s can actually become quite beautiful. So why am I blogging about this, you may ask. I figured the New Year brings many situations that prompt the 3 C’s to become more prevalent in all of our lives. Plus, it’s been a while since I’ve talked more in depth about habits, routine and lifestyles. So here goes nothing!
1. CHOICE
We all have a choice and must make choices, every single day. Making the right or best choice can always be trying, but it’s important to dig deep and find the most sensible choice for you and those who will be impacted by your choices. I’ve found that lately I have a choice how I start each day. While I am job searching, I can get up everyday, say thank you and begin the routine I have set for myself. Or, I could sleep in, eat a late breakfast, watch talk shows and complain about how there are no jobs I’m interested in. One definitely sounds better than the other. Here’s what’s inspiring me to make smart choices:
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It’s no lie that I am a BIG DREAMER. I think I come up with 5-6 new business ideas every morning while sipping my copy. It truly sets my soul on fire when I feel inspired by ideas that I think will be impactful, successful and unique enough to survive in today’s world. I will never quit day dreaming. I know one day it will lead me to the best job I’ve ever had.
It’s super important to me to make choices that challenge me. If I’m not challenged, I tend to be bored. I don’t know who else feels the same way, but it’s so true for my life. It’s also super important that I make positive and healthy choices. Suffering with GAD for the majority of my 27 (almost 28) years, I cannot waiver when it comes to making smart choices for my health. This years biggest choice is to not only stay consistently mentally tough, but to become physically tough.
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What’s a life without believing in who you are? I’ve realized over the years, especially in New York City, that I am nothing without believing in myself. I am teaching my heart & brain to bet on myself, trust myself more often, love myself better, treat myself like I should and always believe in myself. I think that’s a job we ALL need to do better!
2. CHANCE
What makes you take chances? What makes it worth it? Chances to me are worth the risk, because the reward makes you, YOU! Here’s a look at a few things that inspire the chances I take and want to take:
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This quote definitely speaks for itself, but I couldn’t be more ready to take more chances in 2016. Chances on what? I’m not totally sure yet, but that’s the beauty of it. I don’t want to be so planned out that I miss any chance worth taking.
One chance I’m taking is to explore other work options, while I’m searching for the perfect job. I’ve realized that I don’t do well with being bored, so I’m dedicating time to finding other, fun outlets that allow me to keep my head above water wile vetting job opportunities. So I can happily say I am now on ROVER – taking in any dog any size while you travel. Of course this is in the Nashville area, but I would love to watch every dog in all the land for the rest of my life if I could. Aside from blogging, being a pro-dog watcher sounds pretty damn legit.
Blogging has, and probably always will be, one big chance in life. By that I mean, it was a chance for an opportunity that I was honored to take, and every day is a new day to take the risks and chances that could make this thing successful. In 2016 I want to take any and every chance I can to grow Lex What Wear. This blog has constantly been a positive in my life. It has taught me so much about my peers, about myself, and about networking and connecting with people all over the world. I will continue to take a chance on LWW for as long as I can.
3. CHANGE
This word comes with many thoughts and feelings. Change is inevitable, it’s almost frightening, yet totally exciting. Change can be bad and it can be good. It comes in many shapes and sizes, colors and ways. Change can be positive! Here’s a few things that have changed and are changing for me:
Clearly, the biggest change as of late has been the move from New York City to Nashville. Some of you have asked how it’s going, and it has been wonderful. I miss my life in the city daily, but moving here was a chance I knew I had to take to make the best change in my life right now. Change is totally scary. Every time I look change right in the face, I immediately want to back down. But maybe that’s the fun in it. It forces us to feel vulnerable, uncomfortable and lost for a reason. You have to be gutsy and rely on everything you’ve learned to stand up to change.
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This is so simply perfect. The 2 C’s before the 3rd C allow for us to make changes and seek changes that allow for us to learn and grow so immensely. I look back on life before New York and I shake my head at myself. Lost is one word I would use. The change I forced myself to make, has made it easier to overcome more. I don’t see myself tripping as much on the small stuff, rather I’m walking over and almost running towards the right stuff.
In closing, another big change I’ve been faced with is distance. The close of one long-distance chapter for Evan and myself, lead to a new chapter. My brother and his wife, along with two sweet babies and a dog moved further away than I ever thought they would. Sure it’s a 6 hour drive and it’s not the end of the world. But it’s definitely change. I’m so used to know my brother is right there, right where he needs to be and whenever I go home, they will all be there. It may not be the same now, but the change has made us all closer. We all cherish the time so much more than we did before, unknowingly. We don’t get to see the day-to-day changes but we talk more, we FaceTime more, we look forward to seeing each other more. Change is ultimately how you look at it. This change will be a positive one.
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