MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

SOMETHING REMARKABLE

You were given life for a PURPOSE. You were created to give MEANING to the world. You were meant to be REMARKABLE.

Find your purpose. Discover your passion. MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

There are pros and cons to everything in life. You don’t want to come to the end of yours and regret anything. So why not risk and dare and do and be the best you can today!

© 2015 Rosie Chee

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JUST BE BETTER

It’s not about being better than anyone ELSE. It’s about being a better YOU. It’s about being better than you were the DAY before, the HOUR before, the MINUTE before. It’s about striving for CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT IN YOURSELF.

Everything done should have a PURPOSE. That purpose should provide a step not only towards your goals and dreams, but in making you into the person you were MEANT to be. And the person you are meant to be is an ULTIMATE version of you; a constant journey of BECOMING BETTER.

It doesn’t matter what anyone else is doing. It doesn’t matter what anyone else looks like. It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks YOU should do and be. What matters is that YOU are following YOUR heart and working towards YOUR dreams, and your dreams are making you BETTER.

Use the time you have NOW. Not in the future, nor living in the past. Live in the NOW and create the BEST opportunities for you to evolve into a HIGHER being, throwing all limitations ASIDE and ignoring any negativity from those who seek not to support or encourage your personal and spiritual GROWTH.

Life is a journey. No, it’s not JUST about you, but if you do not focus on you and becoming the BEST you that YOU can be, you cannot possibly give of your best and help anyone else become the best that THEY can be. Your life is an EXAMPLE to inspire and motivate OTHERS into becoming BETTER.

© Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

LIVE STARTING NOW

Nothing like a reminder of how short life really is to motivate you to make the most of your life NOW.

Follow your heart. Chase your dreams. Never stop believing. If they rest insistently on your soul they're there for a reason, and sometimes it's only in the DOING that the reason becomes clear. Listen to your heart. Live your dreams. Never give up. Whatever you love to do you love for a purpose, and sometimes only YOU can fulfill that purpose.

So go out into the world and live unapologetically as your soul is led, the sparkle from your heart shining in your eyes as you live loving life and all that you do, being open to and seeing the magic come alive in every moment in the beauty surrounding you. Live so that come the time your ability to do so fades, you will have lived so completely and ultimately that you have no regrets, because you will have done all that you can with all that you are, become more than you ever thought you could and made all the difference only you possibly could have.

Make the MOST of your one, precious life and if you are not already, start doing it NOW.

© 2014 Rosie Chee

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WHEN MIRACLES HAPPEN

You have to TRULY want something, but not JUST want it, BELIEVE that you CAN do it and then do EVERYTHING possible to MAKE it happen, for something to become REAL, YOUR reality instead of just a dream or a fantasy, a want or desire that you see only in your mind or heart. You have to TRULY be prepared to give and do EVERYTHING possible to make it come TRUE. You have to TRULY make the decision that you ARE going to PURSUE your heart no matter the cost and sacrifices that are going to be asked of you along the way. You have to TRULY be ENGAGED in the journey, hold yourself ACCOUNTABLE and accept ALL responsibility, to make the DIFFERENCE required, to equip yourself with the POWER you need to make it HAPPEN.

When you TRULY want it, BELIEVE you can, are PREPARED for what is to come, and are living FULLY in every MOMENT of the journey you have determined to set upon, you are READY to open a NEW chapter of your life, ready to embrace the NEW, ready to step OUT and into the wonders that are waiting for you, the MIRACLES that have been waiting for you to open your mind and heart and soul to RECEIVE, to be BLESSED beyond what you could ever imagine or wish for. When you are TRULY ENGAGED in the experience and are LIVING, miracles HAPPEN, and they happen to YOU.

All of life is a miracle and YOU are one in it, but your heart has to be OPEN to SEE it, and it can only be open when you TRULY BELIEVE and DECIDE to CREATE your OWN DESTINY.

© Rosie Chee

 

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

NEW LEASE ON LIFE

When you’ve been through hell and back, not once, but MULTIPLE times, you learn to APPRECIATE life, learn from your experiences and the chance to grow stronger, thank God for the blessings He has bestowed upon you, and approach life with a “never say never” “risk everything” attitude. After all, you have only ONE life and only ONE chance to live it, so why not make it the BEST life you could possibly have?!

When a single experience changes you in ways you could never possibly imagine, you realize that life has so much MORE out there just waiting for you to discover it, breathe it, see it, LIVE it. It WANTS you to grasp every opportunity as a chance to do something GREAT with your life, an open door to leave as big an impression on as you can in passing through.

Every second, every minute, every hour of every day, is a chance. A chance to RISK, to put yourself out there and say “Bring it on!”, “Give me all you’ve got!”, to LIVE completely and without regret, knowing that you gave it EVERYthing you had and did the BEST you could with what you had and were given.

DON’T wait for “tomorrow” to come to start risking. DARE! Be Dangerous! Take the Plunge! LIVE LIFE AND LIVE IT NOW!

© Rosie Chee

 

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

REACH FOR THE STARS

NEVER think that what you want is too MUCH or OUT of your reach. NEVER let anyone else ever tell you that what you want is IMpossible. Ignore all the naysayers and those who are unsupportive of your dreams and goals - you’ll often find that such people have NO ambition of their own and only want to bring others down to their level, so that they can feel better about wasting their own lives.

CHAMPIONS REACH FOR THE STARS! They have a DREAM in their heart and they are NOT afraid to let it take root and CONSUME them, so that EVERYthing they do is focused on that vision. Champions do not set the bar low - they aim as HIGH AS POSSIBLE, because they have a deep desire to be the BEST that they can possibly be, and they do NOT accept anything LESS.

What is it that you truly want to achieve in your life? Do you think that you can “never” do it? If you do, then CAST those thoughts from your mind and seek out those who can [and will] help you on your journey towards the achievement of your desire!

DON’T accept anything less than what you know you are capable of, and once you reach that point push PAST it into the UNknown, because I can promise you that you have so much MORE inside you than you realize, and that’s what will make you a Champion!

© Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

YOU MATTER

Everything you do, everything you say, everything you ARE – it MATTERS! YOU matter.

No one else is, has been, can be, or ever will be YOU - only YOU can be you! You MATTER.

The hand you reach out or pull away, the words of encouragement and the words you never even utter, the smile you give even if your eyes do not share it – it all makes a DIFFERENCE to someone, whether you are aware of it or not. Every action, every thought, every dream, every prayer laughed or cried – ALL of it matters. YOU matter.

A single drop of water in the ocean might seem insignificant, but that drop creates a ripple as it touches the surface – a ripple that SPREADS. That single drop may never know how far its ripple of EFFECT reaches, nor to what effect it has, but it HAS an effect – it matters. A single drop in the ocean matters – in the same you are a single drop in the ocean of life and YOU matter.

NEVER think nothing of what you do and who you are. Never UNDERestimate your value and worth. Never hold yourself to the expectations of others, because you know yours are much HIGHER. Never give in to the overwhelming of your struggles, because you know they will just create more STRENGTH. Never STOP being you, no matter what. YOU MATTER.

NEVER FORGET IT!

© 2013 Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

HERE NOW WITH THE POWER

You are NOT the person you were yesterday. You are not YET the person you will be tomorrow. You are here NOW, today, part of the old, to become the new, and have the power to CHOOSE what you will take with you from the past into your future.

You are HUMAN. You’ve made mistakes. You’ve got regrets. Welcome to life. The beauty of it is that you are not defined by your mistakes or regrets. You can move past those and embrace the promises and opportunities waiting for you to step INTO.

TODAY is up to you. Tomorrow today will become part of your past. It will be one step closer or one step further from where you want to be and the person you were meant to be. The choices you make, the memories you hold onto in your heart, the lessons you bring with you from the past, the experiences you allow to “shape” you, WILL mould you for tomorrow. Therefore, be wise in what you will and won’t allow, the battles you choose to fight and leave alone, the people you surround your heart and mind with, for it will all play part in the future.

You are what you ALLOW into your soul. You develop BECAUSE of your mistakes and regrets, the consequences that follow, the struggles that you battle. You want the darkness to ILLUMINATE the light, so that you come out BETTER than ever.

Your soul is the most PRECIOUS “thing” you have. It is your own and no one can make it into something YOU do not give permission for. Determine today WHO you want to be and filter in or out anything that has no role or purpose in that vision.

© 2013 Rosie Chee
 

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

BRAVER, STRONGER, SMARTER

All of us have a GREAT capacity for courage and strength and intelligence. We might not think it, but we DO.

When you are going through immense change and everything in your life is topsy-turvy, upside down and back-to-front, and you keep GOING, head down, surging FORWARD through it all that is COURAGE. When your life changes so dramatically that tragedy besets you at almost every turn and you don’t know when the flames of destruction and pain will end, but you hold your head high and continue walking THROUGH the fire that is STRENGTH. When you have no idea what direction your life is headed but, coupled with what you know and common-sense, trust your instinct to lead you true that is INTELLIGENCE.

There is MORE within us than we could ever have possibly imagined. Some of us have just not yet had the life experience that causes us to draw deep within us to what we might have thought we never had. Those of us that have, whilst know the pain and suffering and heartache of such times, understand the NEED for them, their NECESSITY for personal GROWTH, and in TRULY knowing the desires hidden deep inside our SOUL.

When you see and ACCEPT those desires, you are called upon yet again to use that courage to step out AFTER your dreams, your strength to withstand any OBSTACLES that might want to hold you back, and the intelligence to know what to do when, so that you can ACHIEVE your dreams and see them made REALITY. Life is a winding path and you never know which way it can turn, so we do the BEST with what we have as we strive to become the BEST that we can possibly BE.

© Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE WORLD

You ARE special. You are UINQUE. You bring something to the world that NO ONE else can.

Life is not about what you can TAKE from it. It is about what you can GIVE to it. And what you “give” is what you have to BRING.

Ask yourself, what sets you APART from others? What talents and abilities do you have that allow you to “create” something that no one else CAN? What makes YOUR light shine? Where does your PASSION lie?

The world will be here no matter what you DO, whether we live or die. Yet what kind of place it is, especially in YOUR sphere of influence, depends on what you bring to it.

Seek to GIVE. Become a “servant”, but without sacrificing yourself in the process. Strive to become the BEST that you can, so that the world might also have your “best”.

© 2013 Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

ORDINARY TO EXTRAORDINARY

All of us are born a masterpiece and yet we are all “ordinary”. When we open our eyes for the first time, we might have an amazing destiny “planned” for us, but we have yet to step into that destiny, for it is determined based on the choices we make throughout our lifetime. Prince or pauper, when we come into this life we are the SAME. We are helpless and weak, reliant on others to “guide” us on our life’s journey.

As we get older this CHANGES. We can either choose to STAY as we are, or we can rise above what happens to us, for circumstances are not always easy and this world is cruel, determined to take each one of us and wear us down until we are nothing but dust. Those who REFUSE to let themselves be overcome by the “plague” of the world and fight back, digging in their heels and pushing back against the forces of “darkness” coming at them, taking a stand, are those who “transform” from “ordinary” into “EXTRAordinary”.

You become “extraordinary” by taking CONTROL of your fate, by determining your destiny YOURSELF, instead of letting the world “dictate” what and who you should be. The world is going to do all it can to “test” you, to put you in the most destructive circumstances, to see if it can break you and leave you bleeding on the cold, stone pavement for all to trample over as they pass. The “ordinary” who look inside themselves and find something GREATER than where they find themselves become something else altogether as they “transcend” their circumstances.

All of us are born “ordinary”, with the POTENTIAL to become “extraordinary”, a “masterpiece” on the walls of time, for others to look up to as an example of how life should be lived, how hardship can be conquered and that what happens to us does not determine our destiny. Hardships, the burdens the world tries to sink us beneath, are all there to see WHO will rise above it and become those “extraordinary” leaders that others emulate and follow.

So no matter where you find yourself, no matter what your past has been like, no matter what you have seen and done, know that you can CHOOSE to use it all to make you into a “higher’ being, a better version of you as strength is sought and found, willpower is caught and caged, determination and passion are unleashed alongside each other in your “fight” against the world, in your “battle” for life.

All of us are ordinary masterpieces. Some of us stay as we are and some of us “evolve” into something else altogether. What do you WANT to be? What will you CHOOSE to be?

© 2013 Rosie Chee

2013 | Day 85: BETTER THAN YOU THINK

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BETTER THAN YOU THINK

You might feel like you are not doing much; that you are floundering when you should be swimming; as if you are falling short of all expectation. Such feelings create disappointment in yourself, that you are not living up to your standard, like you are not trying hard enough, as if what you are doing is little compared to what you should be doing. All that is a FEELING and feelings are not always reality; they are our perception of a situation and not always THE “truth” of it.

If you ARE giving it your all, doing what you can when you can, no matter how you feel, whatever is thrown at you, even if you stumble or fall sometimes, then you are doing BETTER than you think. Others may comment on your progress and you do not “hear” them because you do not see the way they do, but take the time to LISTEN, because sometimes we all need to know that we’re doing all right.

No matter how hard we try we can sometimes feel like we’re not doing ENOUGH, and being told does not change that feeling, and we have to understand that our best is our BEST and we cannot do MORE than that. If you’re giving it your “all”, then you ARE doing better than you THINK, so give yourself a little room to breathe and ease back on the pressure you’re applying to your heart.

Take some space to step BACK and “see” the bigger picture; to understand what you HAVE done, even if you know you have a ways to go. NOTHING great is achieved overnight and sometimes it takes time to see the REAL fruits of your labour; know in your soul, that in the end, what you have been working towards WILL manifest. Until then, realize that you are doing better than you THINK and KEEP doing what you’re doing.

© 2013 Rosie Chee

2013 | Day 79: WITHOUT PASSION

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WITHOUT PASSION

Without passion life is NOTHING. It is merely existing. And life is not for “existing”, surviving, hoping to get through the next storm. It is for LIVING. Living is done with PASSION. It is done with an excitement and joy, DELIGHT taken in the “small” moments that become magical memories we never forget. It is done when we “throw” our heart and soul into a mission, so much that the passion we exude becomes CONTAGIOUS to all around us. It is when others can SEE us “glow”, the light from our soul escaping through the eyes into the world, “igniting” a spark inside them that creates a “domino effect”.

Without PASSION life is nothing. It is going through the motions. And life is not for “going through the motions”, having no real drive or purpose. It is for LIVING. Living is creating an “unforgettable” story that INSPIRES others through the way that life is lived. It is being scared and STILL taking the risk to leap from the cliff into the “unknown”, whether you find your wings on the way down to the rocks below and soar above the tumultuous waves, or plummet into the ocean depths. It is for sharing your life “experience” so that others can LEARN from it.

Life SHOULD be lived with passion. Passion INSPIRES the world. It CREATES beauty in chaos and purpose in uncertainty. It MASTERS the “art” of living and presents us a glimpse of heaven. It is the START of all things great achieved in this world, all mighty tasks undertaken, no matter the consequences. It instigates a soul into BEING, to bring it to “completeness”, as best as one can be, in being ALL that they can be, turning “potential” into REALITY.

© 2013 Rosie Chee

2013 | Day 78: THE NEXT LEVEL

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THE NEXT LEVEL

Life does NOT stay on the same plane for your duration of it. Planes shift beneath you, around you, in front of you. There are always HIGHER levels to ascend to, and that is what you should be striving for. The next step UP. The next tier of success. The next “moment” to happiness.

There is everything WITHIN you to climb to that next level, to take your life up a notch. There are dreams “sparked” inside that drive you to reach a different height than before, wanting to CONTINUE climbing the mountain of life with gusto and bravado, even if it does not feel what it shows the world.

Your life is determined by what YOU make of it, the decisions you make, the paths you take, the people you allow into and out of it, everything coming together in an elaborate tapestry in colours only you can see or understand. Your life is everything YOU allow it to be, because ultimately, you are the “creator” of your destiny.

Your destiny lies withIN you. In your SOUL, the secret depths few have ever seen. In your DREAMS, the ones you have always known and the ones you are discovering. In your MIND, your belief and confidence in self to accomplish these mighty things your heart wants to bring to fruition.

You should never be “content” to be where you are at. Your life does not reach a level and then STOP. You were intended to keep STRIVING to become better, and to be better, you HAVE to take your life to the NEXT level. To do that, you have to search deep inside and pull those resources out and USE them.

© 2013 Rosie Chee

2013 | Day 70: RIGHT FOR YOU

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RIGHT FOR YOU

You are always going to be faced with decisions in life. Choices that your mind fumbles in deciding between, torn between your instinct and mind. There are always going to be difficulties on ANY road that you travel in life. Obstacles will block your path and you must choose HOW to deal with them, whether you go around them, climb over them, or make a way through them. No matter what you do, you make a DECISION. There is no “right” or “wrong” decision. In the end, there is only what is “right” for YOU, the choice that you make one that you will have to ultimately deal with. Thus, you HAVE to do what is right for you, regardless of others’ opinions. Sometimes instinct will take over and you will make the decision without thinking. Sometimes you will mull it over, contemplating every angle, until you find the solution that seems to be the best. Sometimes you find your soul and mind so at odds with each other that you find yourself torn between what you desperately desire and what you know makes more sense. In the end, only YOU can decide. If the decision is one that is going to have a lingering effect, maybe you need to include your soul, heart, AND mind into making it. Truly though, you WILL know what is “right” for you. Instinctively your soul will know if the decision you have made is the best, although there might be some turmoil in making that decision. Only YOU know the truth of your soul. Only YOU are the best judge of what is “right” for you. Only YOU truly know where you want your life to lead and who you want in it. Thus, only YOU can make the “right” decision for YOU.

© 2013 Rosie Chee

2013 | Day 69: UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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UNDER CONSTRUCTION

You’ve “remade” yourself more times than you can count. You’ve sculpted your body numerous ways over the years as goals and priorities change. You’ve transformed yourself like a chameleon. And now you’re about to do it AGAIN…

It’s a new season. The perfect time to “reinvent” yourself in the model that you want to be, the version of you that will best REPRESENT you in the days ahead, the example that you want to give and BE to the world. Today starts a NEW day, a new week, a new SEASON. It is your chance to start “over” and create the you that you want to be and see. It is your time to get it “right”, with no falling off the trail or veering from the path to another destination other than the one you have set yourself.

The signs in the road you’re walking on say “under construction”. It is true of life and it is true of YOU. From this day forward YOU are UNDER CONSTRUCTION, piece by piece, one step at a time, minute inspection of the being you are and calculating the length of time to the endpoint in your mind. It is time to put up the mental signs to keep you “on track”, pull out the demolishing equipment, and whittling away the parts of you that have NO place in your future.

It’s not just your BODY under construction, but your MIND as well. The way you think, how you perceive the world and that which is in it, your place and role in life, exploring the ULTIMATE version of you inside AND out, so that, come the end of the season (or however long it takes you to build your masterpiece), you are everything you WANT to be. And then some…

Your new body is under construction. Your soul is undertaking the hardest journey of all in making the mental parallel of that physical “transformation”. YOU are beginning from the very start the life and you that you always dreamed of being and are MEANT to be.

© 2013 Rosie Chee

2013 | Day 65: YOU CAN AND YOU WILL

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YOU CAN AND YOU WILL

You can OVERCOME this. You WILL. Lying down and dying is NOT an option. It’s not what you DO, even if you might be tempted at times. No, instead you FIGHT. You give it EVERYTHING you’ve got. You make sure that those who would see you fail NEVER have that satisfaction. You CONTINUE because you have to. You have to do this for YOU.

You have to STOP thinking about them. You have to stop caring about their OPINION. You have to trust in YOURSELF and know that if you stick to the path you will be ok. You are ACCOUNTABLE to you and you cannot disappoint yourself. Anything LESS than the standards you have set yourself is not an option.

Whatever you feel in private, KEEP private. For the world, SMILE. Put on the HAPPY face, with no one the wiser. Let them THINK that nothing bothers you, you cannot be ruffled, and just do what you can to make the road smooth. Do your job. Perform your duty. Cry yourself to sleep at night, but never let anyone KNOW.

You CAN do this. You WILL do this. Because you HAVE to. Because if you don’t, you will come UNdone. And you canNOT come apart. Not again. Not EVER. So TOUGH up. Find your inner STRENGTH. Arm yourself with whatever you NEED to survive. Now go out there and FIGHT!

© 2013 Rosie Chee

2013 | Day 63: THE MOST OF YOU

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THE MOST OF YOU

You are ALL you have. You do not have anyone else; cannot BE anyone else. You can only be YOU. Therefore, make the MOST of you – who you are and have been shaped into, your life experiences, your heartaches and struggles, your triumphs and successes. Make the MOST of it all and USE it to HELP others make the most of themselves. Help them to see their POTENTIAL and nurture it; allow it to grow and encourage its growth. When we are all at our best and making the most of ourselves, the world is a BETTER place; we make a difference, one step closer to fulfilling our purpose in life.

© 2013 Rosie Chee

2013 | Day 62: STOP WARRING WITH YOURSELF

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STOP WARRING WITH YOURSELF

Life is but the passing glimpse of a history. It is a whisper on the winds of time. It is an echo in the halls of eternity. Every breath taken is insignificant to all that is immortal, even as every breath has significance.

Life is too short to spend it wasting time. It is too short to be at odds with yourself. It is too short to be conflicted in your soul. It is too short to be your own worst enemy, always battling yourself, punishing yourself for every tiny mistake, those thoughts you berate yourself with, the perpetual torture of belief that you are unworthy of what life has and is giving you.

You have to STOP this war on yourself. You have to stop thinking of yourself as nothing of value. You have to stop crumbling your dreams into dust because you might be the only one who believes in them. You have to stop the wounds you are leaving on your own heart.

You have to start seeing yourself the way those who LOVE you see you. You have to start seeing the potential in you, acknowledge what you have done, and see that the future holds so much room for growth and more. You have to start seeing the perfectly imperfect and beautiful being that God created to fulfill the purpose that He has charged you and you alone with.

Life is too short to spend it at war with the world, let alone yourself. It is too precious to be spent, even unconsciously, in the painful present of destroying the happiness hidden in the depths of your heart. You were meant for greater things than this, so open up your soul, unbind your heart, and free your mind from all you have inflicted on it, and start seeing and believing in the miracle that you are.

© 2013 Rosie Chee

 

2013 | Day 59: PUSH HARDER

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PUSH HARDER

YOU know what your goals and dreams are. You know what you have to DO to get there. You know what you ARE doing to get there.

You have to push YOURSELF. You have to push yourself HARDER. If you don’t do it no one ELSE might, for everyone else has their OWN goals and dreams. If you want YOURS to happen, YOU have to be the one who makes it happen. YOU have to be the one in the arena fighting the battle. YOU have to be the one hanging onto the side of the mountain scaling it. YOU have to be the one jumping out of the airplane trusting that your parachute will open because you checked it.

Ultimately your goals and dreams are on YOU. YOU are responsible for your progress towards them. YOU are accountable for what you do and do not do. You are the only one who TRULY knows how much your goals and dreams MEAN to you.

It’s NOT enough to have goals. It’s not enough to JUST dream. Nothing ever happened by simply DESIRING it. You have to PUSH yourself. You have to push yourself HARDER than ever before. You have to STOP settling for “ok” and start reaching for the STARS. You have to go PAST what you THINK you can and just get work done. Others may help with motivation, but YOU have to be the one propelling yourself FORWARD.

If you want to be the best, you have to strive HIGHER than you ever thought possible. You have to IGNORE those who say you “cannot”. You have to see through tunnel vision your goals and dreams in your mind and stay FOCUSED. You have to push HARDER every day and leave nothing that should or could be done undone.

© 2013 Rosie Chee