On the Importance of Moving Forward
10/22/19 • 26 min
The importance of not dwelling on the past
How to find inspiration when everything seems hopeless
How to get out of a bad relationship
How to avoid stepping back into toxic relationships
How not to let your circumstances define you
How to choose to step up of the victim role
The role of leadership, mentorship and mutual compassion along the way to recovery and growth
Links and Resources:
Quotes by Rustie MacDonald:
“I made choices for the wrong reasons and denied myself exactly what it is that I needed. As I get older, I have come back to a place that I am still wrestling with. The PAST and NOW”.
“Life is a ride for sure. Everything that I do, I do with positive intention”.
“I walk with the knowing that I am strong, brave, and capable”.
“I have lived a challenging life but have grown into this person I never thought possible”.
“I am in the happiest place I have ever been and I only feel as though it will only get better”.
The importance of not dwelling on the past
How to find inspiration when everything seems hopeless
How to get out of a bad relationship
How to avoid stepping back into toxic relationships
How not to let your circumstances define you
How to choose to step up of the victim role
The role of leadership, mentorship and mutual compassion along the way to recovery and growth
Links and Resources:
Quotes by Rustie MacDonald:
“I made choices for the wrong reasons and denied myself exactly what it is that I needed. As I get older, I have come back to a place that I am still wrestling with. The PAST and NOW”.
“Life is a ride for sure. Everything that I do, I do with positive intention”.
“I walk with the knowing that I am strong, brave, and capable”.
“I have lived a challenging life but have grown into this person I never thought possible”.
“I am in the happiest place I have ever been and I only feel as though it will only get better”.
Previous Episode
How to Deal with Adversity
● Difficulties of coming from war torn Liberia and having to leave his mother behind
● Integration into an American school when coming from a different culture
● How parents can play an influential role in a child’s life through role modeling and love, even through harsh conditions and forced separation
● Making winning choices through challenges and adversity
● Utilizing sports as a means of staying focused and positive
Links and Resources:
https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/video/after-fleeing-liberia-marylands-melvin-keihn-has-beaten-odds
https://youtu.be/GfqLnwIy2KU
Dr. Michelle Rozen
Quotes by Melvin Keihn:
“Once you see results it becomes an addiction”
“Zone everything and focus on the task at hand!”
“Investing in yourself is one of the greatest things you can ever do!”
Next Episode
How to Drop Your Excuses
Highlights of the show include:
- The power of working your way out of any situation
- How to position yourself as a source of inspiration to others out of a place of struggle and difficulty
- How to drop your excuses and focus on what you CAN do
- How to see the light even in the darkness
- How not to let your circumstances define you
Links and Resources:
Quotes by Maxwell Ivey:
"I do my best to help others, and do so mostly by encouraging them to take steps towards their ultimate goal, or to continue on the path they have started"
“If you don’t ask- they can’t say yes”
“What’s your excuse?”
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