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Determination

March 4, 2022
By Anonymous

Determination: My Focus for 2022

The broad definition of determination would be a firm or fixed intention. This is what most people think of when they hear this word but not me. Determination is persevering during a season of failure. Do I let the setbacks in life take over or do I stay in control of my own life. Kevin Hart once said, “ The sun doesn't stop, the sun is gonna be up in the morning regardless, regardless of how I feel…You’re gonna look up and these days are gonna keep going by. So do you let these days go by and look up and you’ve wasted a year? Or do you just pick it up, figure it out, and make mistakes? Life goes on. Figure out life from this point on.” 

Determination will be used in every aspect of my life; emotionally, physically, mentally. My depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder, it makes me want to stay in bed all day. Although I have improved before by continuously reassuring myself and setting small daily goals, the only issue was that some days were a lot harder than others. Eventually I fell back right where I was before. That being said, failure is the only way to learn, it taught me that with enough willpower I can genuinely do better for myself. I know now that life will continue to knock me down but as long as I can look up, I can get up and push myself farther. Life doesn’t just hand you your dreams, you have to chase them, you have to fight for them. It takes a lot of hard work and motivation to get through the hard times. Therefore taking this one little word -determination- throughout 2022 is the key to my better, happier life.

It is a lot easier said than done, following one word for an entire year, but I can do it. Anyone can do it. Personally I believe self motivation is needed in order for anything to get done in life. You are the key to your own success, your own happiness, your own individuality. Therefore determination, my biggest fault, will help me get there.


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