The Focus is YOU

My mother used to tell me over, and over again - "stop thinking about yourself Lauren - the world does NOT revolve around you." Although, my mother was in fact right about a lot of things growing up - turns out, this time, she was not!

Sorry Mom, but how can I expect to help others if I first don't help myself. Simple concept, right? I wrote this latest blog entry titled, "Focus on YOU" for GenJuice last week, and to read more - just click here :)

It really is all about empowering YOURSELF to be smarter, faster, more innovative, more creative and insert other powerful adjective here. You are the one that has to take charge. You are the decision maker. You have to help yourself, inspire yourself, and create a better version of yourself that can then go on to help others.

In a world where perfection is so often defined in the eyes of everyone else but you - don't be afraid to take back control, think about YOU, it's your life, after all. The time is now - don’t wait for 2011 to start your new years resolutions - whatever they may be. Be strong TODAY so we can hope for a better, brighter future tomorrow. And, I ask again - how can you change the world, if you can’t first change yourself?

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