But my main goal with these monthly posts is to relate to you all. To let you know that you are not alone, and to remind you that what you’re feeling is normal. Nobody has great days every day and nobody is happy all of the time. Even the most successful people are still trying to figure it out. The key is to live intentionally. To set goals for yourself (realistic ones), to be in the moment, to take time for yourself and your needs, to not over extend yourself, and to work really, really hard. When I get overly stressed and start to feel hopeless, something I always ask myself is “what would you do if you weren’t afraid?” I think a lot of people (myself included), get clouded by fear. Whether it’s the fear of failure or fear of the unknown, staying comfortable is not going to help us excel. Learning to embrace failure has helped me get moving. How I learned to do this? I did something I was scared of. I went out of my way to put myself in a situation I knew would make me uncomfortable. My goal? to make myself think and feel differently.