Make Your Bed

I'm serious! I read about this once somewhere (personal development probably)- start your day by making your bed. Because that will fill you with pride in accomplishing your first task of the day and encourage you to do more. 

My day usually starts like this- alarm wakes me up, drink my E&E, get dressed, brush my teeth, make my bed, then go get my workout on.

It makes it so much harder to crawl back in bed when it is made all pretty for the day. 

Looking to the Future

I am forever an optimist, but after this week, looking at my team- I am seriously SO excited! There are SO many great rings coming our way and I am so excited for the direction that we are heading! I am so proud of my team, and am so lucky to be on this journey with them. I love each and every one of you and know that you can make all of your dreams come true. Together we are better, smoothing each others edges.

xoxo Cassandra

Be Proud of Who You Are

I choose to see the good in people. Ask any friend who has vented to me about another- and they will affirm that it is true. I always try to give reasons why someone could be acting the way that they are. I try to focus on what good things they may have done instead of their mistakes. 

Because of this, sometimes I am mistaken for being a pushover or that I live in my own "perfect world." This could not be further from the truth. I focus on the good in people because I can see it when other may not be able to. I know my faults. You know your faults. You know what? I can see the faults in others. What good would it do for me to point out others mistakes and faults all the time? Why do we walk around pointing out the worst in others? It only makes them focus on it more which in turn makes it an even bigger problem. Show people the good in themselves and they will believe in themselves a bit more.

I am not perfect, although I am mostly a perfectionist and would love to be. Haha I sometimes drop the ball, I can be horrible at returning texts or phone calls (or even following up with someone), I procrastinate, and I am very easily distracted. And you know what?! If someone just focused on those traits no one would want to get to know me. But I also love fiercely, am loyal to a fault, am always willing to help others, and can generally just be a fun person to be around.

THOSE are the traits I am going to focus on. And I am going to continue on seeing the good in others because everyone has some and they deserve to be seen.

xoxo, Cassandra

Just Begin

This is really hard for me. I have always been a perfectionist and I have never want to start anything until I know that I will be good at it. I guess this mostly stems form my deep need to not fail. My deep need to be accepted. For some reason I always think that I need to know everything or be doing everything the right way for others to accept me. This obviously is not the best way for me to operate throughout my life. Because of this, I have made it my goal for the rest of the year to set aside my fears of not being the best, and not being perfect and just going for it. So here it is- being made public for all of the world to see. I am going to spend the next two months taking chances and giving it my all- even when I may not be the expert. Wish me luck! 

xoxo, Cassandra