Ranting to vent and Introspection
January 27, 2014 9:12 PM Subscribe
NLP Life in the mind of a 25 year old. Quarter life crisis, thoughts on life, love and even a bit of psychology. I've just turned 25 and my brain seems to be racing at a thousand miles per minute and though I doubt that I'm the first person to be experiencing these things, I'll write about it anyway. Mostly because I haven't written something in a while and I could really use the practice.
Where do I start? I've just turned 26. Now what? I'm working an office job, I'm really not getting paid that much and I feel like I have the potential to do so much better. Looking at the likes of Jean Todt, Marissa Mayer,Mark Zuckerberg, Angela Merkel or anyone inspirational and famous for that matter makes me wonder how people 'make it'. I guess they just followed their passions right? I wonder how that works though. Every move that I make towards a better career and a better life seems to be a decimal( if at all) move forward. Every morning, I wake up inspired. And then, hour by hour, I get bored. Mentally worn out. I'm not saying that I dislike my life or my job, but the inspiration never seems sustainable.
A million and one distractions seduce my attention into non constructive activities. buzzfeed, facebook, and most recently, the fear of an SO that I'm in a long distance relationship with leaving me for his best friend who has been trying to get into his pants since the beginning of time. I'm not sure if people can relate to the exact situation I find my brain in, but I'm pretty sure that a lot of people my age can relate to these distractions in different permutations and combinations. Perhaps the best way to go about things would be to try your best and to detach oneself from the result? But how can you detach yourself when you're so... attached. Not to mention emotionally invested? I guess that it's something that you need to keep reminding yourself till your brain believes what you're saying. Feeding your insecurities only keeps you on that slippery slope for longer.
It's a perfect situation to conduct an experiment in NLP. Affirm that everything is alright and even if things don't work out with the SO or if you're not the smartest/most talented person in the room (yet), you will be soon. It's time to see if modelling works as well. For those of you who are unaware, modelling is where you model yourself after somebody you want to be like or certain qualities of the person till it becomes the natural way in which you operate. It's hard though. With the example of the SO, I think to myself " it's fine if he runs off with her. it would mean that I deserve better and that it shouldn't bother me at all". Shortly afterwards I could be thinking, " why would he d this to me? I hope he doesn't do it, I love him so much and I'll be broken if it happens". Or with work when I say, " I can do this! I just need to put in the hours and produce quality stuff and soon, I'll be on the top." And then followed by, " OH MY GOD!! This is so boring! I feel like running a cheese grater over my forehead! It's not worth it, I might as well give up now." Ahh the vicissitudes of being 26.
I guess that the manifestation of thoughts above are a direct result of what I've been feeding my mind. And by the looks of it, I've been consuming mental junk food. Feeding myself insecurities result in insecurities. Feeding myself excuses for not getting what I want only results in me not getting what I want and being frustrated about falling short of my own expectations of myself.
Your thoughts become you and you become your thoughts. Be careful of what or who you let into your head!
Where do I start? I've just turned 26. Now what? I'm working an office job, I'm really not getting paid that much and I feel like I have the potential to do so much better. Looking at the likes of Jean Todt, Marissa Mayer,Mark Zuckerberg, Angela Merkel or anyone inspirational and famous for that matter makes me wonder how people 'make it'. I guess they just followed their passions right? I wonder how that works though. Every move that I make towards a better career and a better life seems to be a decimal( if at all) move forward. Every morning, I wake up inspired. And then, hour by hour, I get bored. Mentally worn out. I'm not saying that I dislike my life or my job, but the inspiration never seems sustainable.
A million and one distractions seduce my attention into non constructive activities. buzzfeed, facebook, and most recently, the fear of an SO that I'm in a long distance relationship with leaving me for his best friend who has been trying to get into his pants since the beginning of time. I'm not sure if people can relate to the exact situation I find my brain in, but I'm pretty sure that a lot of people my age can relate to these distractions in different permutations and combinations. Perhaps the best way to go about things would be to try your best and to detach oneself from the result? But how can you detach yourself when you're so... attached. Not to mention emotionally invested? I guess that it's something that you need to keep reminding yourself till your brain believes what you're saying. Feeding your insecurities only keeps you on that slippery slope for longer.
It's a perfect situation to conduct an experiment in NLP. Affirm that everything is alright and even if things don't work out with the SO or if you're not the smartest/most talented person in the room (yet), you will be soon. It's time to see if modelling works as well. For those of you who are unaware, modelling is where you model yourself after somebody you want to be like or certain qualities of the person till it becomes the natural way in which you operate. It's hard though. With the example of the SO, I think to myself " it's fine if he runs off with her. it would mean that I deserve better and that it shouldn't bother me at all". Shortly afterwards I could be thinking, " why would he d this to me? I hope he doesn't do it, I love him so much and I'll be broken if it happens". Or with work when I say, " I can do this! I just need to put in the hours and produce quality stuff and soon, I'll be on the top." And then followed by, " OH MY GOD!! This is so boring! I feel like running a cheese grater over my forehead! It's not worth it, I might as well give up now." Ahh the vicissitudes of being 26.
I guess that the manifestation of thoughts above are a direct result of what I've been feeding my mind. And by the looks of it, I've been consuming mental junk food. Feeding myself insecurities result in insecurities. Feeding myself excuses for not getting what I want only results in me not getting what I want and being frustrated about falling short of my own expectations of myself.
Your thoughts become you and you become your thoughts. Be careful of what or who you let into your head!
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