My Mission Statement

Live life to the fullest.

Be brave.

Speak up.

Never give up.

“You can never cross an ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” -Christopher Columbus

“Never give up trying to do what you want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, you cannot go wrong.” – Anonymous

“Before you talk, listen. Before you react, think. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try. ” – Anonymous

“You’re time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinion drown out your own voice. And most important, have the courage to follow you’re heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. - Steve Jobs

“For every time that, they want to count you out.. Use your voice, every single time, you open up your mouth. Sing it for the boys, sing it for the girls, every time that you lose it, sing it for the world! Sing it from the heart, sing it ’til you’re nuts, sing it out for the ones that’ll hate your guts! Sing it for the deaf, sing it for the blind, sing about everyone that you left behind. Sing it for the world, sing it for the world.” – My Chemical Romance

These quotes explain my beliefs and ideals. The first one is rather motivating to me, for I’m someone who always likes to take the ‘safe’ route. I haven’t taken many risks in my life. This quote tells others to get out of their comfort zone, for that’s how you reach your goals. Growing up I’ve heard many stories from my parents about how all they wanted was for me and my brother to grow up with more opportunities than they had, and for us to become more successful. They had always wanted me to get a high-paying job, but when I asked them the question: “What if I have a medium paying job, but I like the job? Is that better than a high paying job that I don’t like?” They responded with something similar to this quote. They told me to never give up what I wanted to do, because if I really wanted to do it, I would find a way. The next quote is something I like to use daily, for in this day and time, people often make silly mistakes by being a reactive person. Lashing out and hurting others, most of the time without realizing it. I strongly believe all of these, especially the last part. ‘Before you quit, try.’  I used to be a person who, if things weren’t going well, I would give up. I had many bright ideas, but I never took action with them, because I didn’t think I was good enough- or that I would fail in the end. The fourth quote, which was said by Steve Jobs, is something that I would’ve gone back and told my younger self. When I was younger, I was always a follower, willing to do what someone said. I might have had better ideas, or contradicting opinions, but I never spoke up. Even when I did, I let people talk over me. People’s opinions were better than mine. But my mom told me last year that I should believe in my own opinions. If you don’t believe in yourself, who will? I didn’t want my life to be controlled by someone else’s, and because of that, I felt a lot stronger. Sure, some people don’t like others with strong opinions. But another quote by Winston Churchill has said makes me believe that this is okay. The quote is: “You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” The final quote is from a band called My Chemical Romance. This song is basically about how you should stand up for yourself, and not to let others talk over you. Like I said above, I always let people talk over me when I was younger, but this is bad. Your opinions are just as important as others, and therefore you have to speak up about them.

My mission statement, in a conclusion is to live life to the fullest. Be brave and follow your heart, and not be afraid to take risks. I will speak up about the things I believe in. I’m going to get here by remembering these. I won’t give up, and I’ll finish everything I start. I won’t be afraid to start a project because I’m not afraid to take risks. I’ll live life the best I can by following my heart. In the end, it’s not how many breaths you take.. It’s how many moments take your breath away.