What Robin told me after I texted her

To let her know that she's stronger than she thinks she is and wishin her a wonderful day and that she'll kick butt despite her feeling sick.

And she responded back with:

So many people smile because you sparkle so brightly... I hope you have a wonderful day and spread your passion for life everywhere! 💕💕💕

The feels are so real!! I'm so glad to have met her on Instagram! She's a constant inspiration for me to stay for and to keep up with yoga!

Mikey's response to one of Sjana Earp's instagram posts

Sjana: Made it safely to LAX airport! ✈️ currently waiting for a connection flight to Miami then staying at a cheap hotel tonight before a morning flight to The Bahamas to stay and play with @_bahamasgirl_ , her beautiful family and hopefully hang out with some of her marine friends too☀️😃💛🌴 I had a lot of time to ponder and explore my thoughts on the plane, and had one epiphany in particular about the purpose of life.. I used to think we had to achieve something to become fulfilled or to do what we came here to do.. "Destiny" if you like. But I was thinking, what if the purpose of life is really just to FEEL. To dig deeper, explore, discover, learn, play, develop, grow closer to people/places/things and to just exist and experience as MUCH as we possibly can? Not to "achieve" anything as such - but just to DO things. To intentionally place ourselves outside our comfort zone. To get lost only to find ourselves. To travel the world; see it's every corner. To meet new people, fall madly in love with a stranger, taste new foods, try new things, dance under the moon and skinny dip in secluded, secret places. To switch off, wander solo and listen to what your soul and heart really craves - then go after it! who says there has to be a "right" or a "wrong" way to live? Just do it I say.. Just go! Have a spoonful of insane courage and start living. Have no plans, and no intent of ever reaching a destination - knowing that enjoying the journey IS the ultimate goal. "If we were meant to stay in one place we would have roots, not legs" - unknown #foodforthought

Mikey: this is a beautiful epiphany! I can only hope everyone has or shares a similar one of these at some point in their life. I remember reading a survey about the number one thing elderly people regret as they approach death and it's not doing things they wish they had, fleeting moments of should I and then letting outside influence or doubt shy them away from living. People live inside of other people's dreams all the time, whether it be their parents expectations or the idea of "success" . One of the most liberating things you can do is begin to live for yourself and your experience/dream instead of being ruled by your surroundings, be it physical or otherwise. We all struggle in this demanding world and it's to be expected. It's how we let those struggles shape us that's important. Some say it may be selfish to live for yourself but one of my favorite quotes from my favorite rapper E-dubble is "Charity is great but you can't help until you make it too" so whether it' spiritual, financial, or philosophical we can't help without first having a foundation or place to contribute from. Thinkin about that usually makes me more focused on goals without feelin guilty or selfish because if your intention is good and can produce abundance for yourself and others alike then it's a positive endeavour imo. It enables me to understand what I can do in the future for people who aren't me when I'm more complete and centered as an individual overall :D

Seth Godin on "The Right Moment"

The right moment

You might be waiting for things to settle down. For the kids to be old enough, for work to calm down, for the economy to recover, for the weather to cooperate, for your bad back to let up just a little...

The thing is, people who make a differencenever wait for just the right time. They know that it will never arrive.

Instead, they make their ruckus when they are short of sleep, out of money, hungry, in the middle of a domestic mess and during a blizzard. Whenever.

As long as whenever is now.

Great Advice for how to excel in College

From /u/colenotphil in the thread:
http://www.reddit.com/r/marketing/comments/22p86n/marketing_student/

Current marketing student, getting a B.S. in Marketing at the University of Connecticut, USA.

1. Get an internship in any way possible. I applied through everything from visiting my school's marketing department office to usajobs.gov. I applied to everything and was persistent and polite, got several offers for this summer (and I'm just a sophomore).
2. I personally have found that the technical and analytical skills are more valued, but this differs from job to job. I self-taught myself Photoshop and Illustrator CS6, I have been learning programming languages through codecademy (free!), and I strongly recommend that you become a whiz with Excel. Seriously, know every feature inside and out, including keyboard shortcuts and macros. You will not believe how much this has worked to my advantage; I took a class at my uni that went into the harder parts of excel and access, but I'm sure there are online resources.
3. Start reading industry material (e.g. blogs, magazines, etc) now. Just like a layperson wouldn't understand the Wall Street Journal at first reading, keeping up and reading every day will teach you more than you would expect.

Personally, I love marketing, but it is the most popular major at my business school; you have to work to make yourself stand out. One in two students is looking for an easy A. I have purposely chosen the best and/or hardest professors throughout. Why? Because I have quickly learned that GPA doesn't matter (so long as its not shit) as much as people skills and actual business knowledge.

Recapping Thu Ngh about what Professor Morgan said about Self Assurance

AHHH THUUUUU I LOVE YOU!!! ^_____^ All of the answers to your questions arewithin you Thu ~~~~~!!!!  :) I'm taking the classes at OCC! EEPS!!! They are absolutely AMAZING!!!!!! 3 hours seriously go by SO FAST!! I learn sooooooo much in those classes!! And also my professor is all into self development and being a good person!!! So he's very inspirational and motivational!!! He was talking about traits in successful people and one of the traits was, "self assurance", 'its different than confidence because has its ups and downs. I can't teach you how to have self assurance, it's either you have it or you don't.Self assurance is from within and it's what keeps you going no matter what.  Self assurance is the unwavering faith that you won't give up on yourself. The whole world can give up on you, but that doesn't have anything to do with you. You pick yourself up and go at it again." And OMG I almost started to tear up ;___; it was so profound!!! 

Richard Branson on how to be a badass entrepreneur

Don’t wait for someone to pick you. Most people go through life doing exactly what’s expected of them, and waiting for people to pick them for things – for a job, for a promotion, for a good grade, for a spouse, the list goes on. If you are waiting for that, I have bad news for you. No one is going to pick you. No one is going to give you an envelope with a million dollars in it. No one is going to say, “wow, what a great office manager you are. Here, takes these keys. You deserve a new car!” No one is going to pick you. So what do you do? You pick yourself. You choose yourself. You give yourself permission to dream huge dreams and to pursue them. Great accomplishmentsare the result of relentless pursuit. Focus on your health, on the blessings you have already received, and will receive. Act as if you already had the things you want. Don’t be afraid to do what makes you happy. Give yourself permission by picking you.

Mikey's thoughts on Difficulty being subjective

What I meant by difficulty is subjective is that were all capable of the same things its all of a matter of time and we cant compare ourselves to others without undersranding and respecting other peoples investments. We think of things and assume were incapable because were tuned to the frequency of instant gratification (in comparison to other generations)