Tag: Motivation
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Missing What’s Here
A wild part about being in your early 20s is how much you start missing people, places, and things—even though they’re still here. Your best friend shares her new job offer, and you’re thrilled for her, but she’d be moving to a different city. You think about where you want to go to grad school…
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Freshman Year of Adulting
In 2025, I will be turning 23. Please do not remind me that I am halfway through my early twenties. If you asked me a few weeks ago, I probably would have said I am going on my second anniversary of my 21st birthday. Truly, what a gift it is to be in this exciting…
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Growing older
14-year-old Shaudeh’s bucket list: Hold on a minute. I am already at number 7? Looking back on my 14-year-old self’s bucket list, I truly exceeded all of her expectations. Varsity cheer captain, hit the freshman roommate jackpot, studied at USC Annenberg, Editor-in-Chief of the only print lifestyle, fashion, and culture magazine at USC, and submitted…
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I Blinked
I read a quote today that stated, “Enjoy being in the process of becoming.” I could not help but to stop and reflect. Embarking on my twenties, I always strive to be the best version of myself and make constant progress in my academic, social, and personal life. It is so easy to get caught…
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What “Inside Out 2” Taught Me About My Emotions
Every emotion has a vital purpose in our character, decisions, inner thoughts, and core beliefs. With that said, we are allowed and designed to feel all emotions, so don’t be afraid to let it all out! That’s what emotions are for. Consider it a power balance of inner your thoughts; a series of checks and…
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22 Things I Learned in 22 Years
1. Be the energy you want to attract. 2. People pleasing hides the real you. 3. People are allowed to decide they want nothing to do with you without any explanation. Hard pill to swallow, but take it like a champ. 4. The time you spend with yourself is as valuable as the time you…
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Two Cents from a College Senior
Dear college freshman, I know you’re ready for your first semester of school to be over with. Embrace the next few weeks of chaos. While the study days and exam periods are long and tireless, the nights are short. Laugh as long as you can, go get frozen yogurt with your roommate at night. Take…
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Anti-New Years Resolutions Club
I’ll give it to you straight. If you want the life that not everyone can achieve, you have to move in ways that not everyone can move. 2024, graduation year and more. The motivation is there in all its tenacity. Here’s my hot take: I am anti-new years resolutions. Specific, individual goals are stronger than…
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An Anti-Burnout Holiday Season
Burnout (phrasal verb of ‘burn’): A state of complete mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion; to ruin one’s health or become completely exhausted through overwork. Holiday burnout is difficult to avoid when your brain is racing a half marathon every minute. Work deadlines, internship due dates, final exams— the list of commitments is endless. Focus on…
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Happy To Be Here
Happiness is not defined by how many friends you have, how many digits are in your back account, or how organized your future is. A crucial ingredient in the nourishing recipe for happiness is being excited. It is being excited for your iced dirty chai in the mornings. It is being excited about watching a…
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“I can’t go out.. I’m sick”
Time to be real. No one talks about the crucial internal battle of a college student: choosing whether to go out or stay in to focus on your fitness and wellness schedule. At the end of the day, prioritizing your well-being and health does not mean you need to sacrifice important elements of your 20s—…
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The Known As I Know It
The summer of unknowns, otherwise referred to as the dreaded summer before senior year of college. Three months brewing a deja vu comparable to that of the summer before my senior year of high school. Gradually, I’ve pulled back the curtain to reveal that I am not afraid of the unknown. Nor have I ever…
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The Dreaded “Adulting” Summer
“So, what are you doing this summer?” The dreaded question of the season. How can I be convincing that I know what I’m doing? What volunteer work am I serving? What internship am I taking on? Am I traveling? Am I doing enough? What can I say to make me seem the most put together?…
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Change It or Choose It
Good news: So much can change in 6 months Bad news: So much can change in 6 months Looking back 6 months ago, it is mind boggling how many people have come in and out of my life. In your twenties, you’ll come to find that there’s a role for every person you meet. Some…
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Learn to Love Your Reflection
Developing a mutual trust with your body is understanding that your body will signal the cues for what it needs to function at its highest potential. Food freedom is learning to eat with less judgement, and more love and intuition. For those that were not aware, last week was national eating disorder awareness week. I…
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Small, silent, accommodating
Small, silent, accommodating. I used to think that staying as convenient as possible was the best way to avoid conflict. Neutral and consistent, I am a natural people pleaser. The ropes of my internal safety net that I had mistook for a security mechanism, limiting me from new energy, new opportunities, and new experiences. Slowly…
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Dear Freshman Year Shaudeh…
Turn back the clock to the fall of 2020: a covid freshman in the dorms in San Diego. If only freshman year Shaudeh knew her world would turn upside down in the next two years. I am living the moments that my younger self dreamed of, and my older self will cherish forever. I am…
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Manifesting My 2023 Vision
What you think, you evolve. What you feel, you emanate. What you imagine, you transpire. Believe you have attained it and you will receive it. That is the core of the law of attraction. In 2023, I will attract better because I understand that it all starts within. The better I become, the better I…
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Not Your Typical Holiday Mindset
Head empty after finals, the mind of your average anywhere but the moral values for the holidays. High school friends, recharging, and hibernating— that’s the ideal break. The farthest routine from finals review and research paper season. Slow your roll. Take a breath and appreciate the present at home. This holiday season, prioritize appreciating the…
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Flowing Not Forcing
I just like having a plan. That’s what I liked to call it. I have never been one to like surprises or choose to play a weekend by ear. I like fulfilled expectation and validation. Being a “planner” fills that void. The best relationships, the best nights, and the best conversations in 2022 occurred unexpectedly.…
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Good Things Fall Apart, Better Things Fall Together
Receiving the due respect, courtesy, benevolence, and attentiveness you deserve from the world around you is out of arm’s reach. When all is said and done, the only person that truly owes these qualities to you, is yourself. It took me some time to swallow this… people are allowed to wake up and choose to…
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Level Up
Get ready to level up mentally, emotionally, spiritually, energetically. It is all coming. Do not underestimate how much can change in the last few months of 2022… it is time to get serious about your goals. If your life just got a little more challenging, you are climbing up to the next level, Stay consistent,…
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The Falsities of Timing
Time— a phenomena no mere mortal can master when it comes to its toll building connections. We meet the truest friend the month before parting ways. We cast gaze at the most attractive person… to find out they are already taking @TomHolland. We encounter someone who encourages our energy, but in unseasonable time. “It would…
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Welcome to the Comeback Era
Accept, allow, and move on: welcome to your comeback era. A comeback era is distinguished by a mindset shift. I will be prioritizing my joy, positivity, and peace. Following this guide, I encourage you to do the same. Realistically, this has been a weird couple of months for me. Nonetheless, I have learned a lot,…
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Little Miss Romanticizes School During Midterms
Aside from pumpkin spice galore, spooky movies, and planning Halloween costumes ridiculously early, the start of fall this means that the semester is inching toward the one thing every student dreads—midterms. Stress levels are rising, anxiety is spiraling dangerously out of control and all-nighters are becoming almost mandatory. The off days and memorable moments at…
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Channeling the Highest Version of Yourself
Confidence is a mindset. It is completely up to you as an individual to design it and live by it. I find that my biggest regrets are not saying hi, not shooting that text, not asking that question in class, or not putting myself out there. In other words, my biggest regrets root in situations…
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First Blush: The Value of a Morning Moment
Let’s talk about that 8:00am action. Not a morning person? I am about to turn your world upside down. Here is the secret: you need a routine or moment that excites you about leaving the safe haven of your bed. Set a goal that drives you to jump out of bed in the morning. A…
Much love, Shaudeh Farjami 