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One of the most challenging things in life is making the changes that are necessary. That's going to improve our lives. It's so challenging because many of us don't want to become aware of those areas. We avoid them. We neglect them. We'll do everything possible not to face ourselves. But if we want the changes that are necessary, that's going to allow us to reach our goals and dreams, we have to be mindful of the fact that change begins. When awareness begins.

Not too long ago, I was substitute teaching at this school that was filled with kids who have a lot of behavior issues.

I was walking down the hallway and I saw this one particular student who we will call Mary, standing in front of a mirror, looking at herself.

I walked up, and I said, Mary, what are you doing? She said, Mr Mosey, I am standing in this mirror rethinking my life decisions. Have you ever been in a situation like that before, Mr Mosley?

And I say, Mary, before I answered that question, let me ask you something. When you got up this morning and looked in the mirror, if you notice your hair or your makeup was not the way you want it to be, what did you do? She said. I fixed it. I made the changes necessary to make sure it looked the way I wanted it to look. I said exactly. You became self-aware of a problem. So therefore. You made changes.

That's the same thing you're doing right now in the mirror. You're becoming self-aware. You're looking at yourself, and you're reevaluating your life choices, and you're trying to figure out how to make choices that's going to bring about the life that you desire. Am I correct? She's like that's exactly what I'm doing. I say that's self-awareness and see the answer to your question, Mary, yes.

I have been in a situation where I had to make some changes and just like you, I had to look in the mirror, face the fact I had areas I need to improve, and I made the necessary changes that have allowed me to get out of the hood to become successful, to become the person that I've always wanted to be.

And if you continue to self assess, and you take action on the areas in which you need to approve, then you will start to move towards the life that you desire. You see a lot of us. We are like Mary.

We are looking in the mirror every day, and we know we have areas we need to improve.

But the changes only begin when awareness begins. When you become aware of those errors of improvement, and you start to work on those areas, then it will move you into the direction of realizing the goals that you desire, the dreams that you desire to become the person that you know in your heart that you can become. So I would encourage you to self assess your life.

Look in the mirror because that is the only way you can make the changes that are necessary to move your life in the area that you want it to be in. So I want to encourage you to do everything possible to make changes, to become aware, because changes begin with self-awareness begins, and you deserve those changes because You Are WORTHY TO BE GREAT!