Guest Post by Mike Stenger.
“Reach your hand up in the air and you can play with the stars, it’s not the hand that you’re dealt but how you’re playing your cards.” ~ Ludacris
Hey fellow truth-inites! By now, most of us have crossed paths in a number of ways, those ways being Twitter. If not, I’d love to get to know you and what your truth is all about.
Last Thursday, Elizabeth sent me a DM asking if I’d be interested in doing a guest post. I’ve known EPW for a while now, well over a year. She’s awesome and since I’ve been following her work since day 57 (actually, I have no idea), I was more than honored to write this up.
You see, living your truth is an interesting, yet universal thing. It’s who we are, what we want to become, where we are to go. We all have a journey of getting there, but each of our journey’s are a whole other ball game, a unique experience all together.
This is one of those “this totally blows” kinds of experiences.
It was high school, sophomore year. Things we’re starting out pretty rough after the previous year being the best year alive EVER. Football, friends, popularity (I had my circles), you name it. Something over the summer happened though…
Crazy depression. The kind of depression that makes you feel weak and sleep 12-14 hours at a time. The kind that makes you question life itself, then wonder what the heck you’re still here for.
I stopped showing up to football practices, hid from friends, and slept a lot. By the time school started back up, it sucked. That year I missed a ridiculous amount but managed to pass with a D average.
But wait…something started to change. The depression was still there somewhat but the Internet showed me a door to massive opportunity. Not sure how it happened, who said what, but thanks whoever you are. After realizing the simple fact that most people hate their jobs, work paycheck to paycheck, and are never truly happy, there had to be another way.
The belief that jobs suck and slaving away to the man is not the way to go, had “nothing” to do with me missing even more school and eventually dropping out. Ok, I’m obviously joking here. I hated school with a passion.
It was my goal to build and run my own business.
Fast forward several years and I’m now consulting with businesses and companies on social media, my truth, my love. Was it destiny? Was it planned by some higher power?
Not sure about you, but I believe everything happens for a reason. We all have our truths hidden inside of us somewhere. Even when we’re uncertain what it is, it sooner or later finds us or should I say, we find it.
What makes up every truth, whether it’s the most heard of or unheard of, is love. Passion. Desire.
Without love, there is no truth. If you’re not currently where you want to be. If you’re not currently making the money you’d like to make.
If you’re not currently rocking your truth in every fiber of your being, you’re not living up to your true potential.
Granted, I’m still getting there as many of us are. There is no perfection, but there is happiness and fulfillment, which comes directly from living your truth. Consistency and dedication is key.
When you live it, you love it, and when you love it, life is just so much freaking better.
“What things can you do RIGHT NOW to further make your truth a reality?”
Mike Stenger is a social media consultant with a strong passion of the Internet. You can find Mike at his blog where he talks about success, business and social media strategies. You can also follow Mike on Twitter.
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I'm Elizabeth Potts Weinstein, a writer, teacher, and coach.