I was desperate to play volleyball in high school. Growing up, I idealized my cousins who played on their high school teams and I wanted to be just like them. Lucky for me I was tall and immediately attracted the attention of the girls volleyball coach. I did not even have to try out, I was just placed on the team! To my coach’s disappointment, my height did not equal good athletic ability, and instead he had a very lanky, uncoordinated, scared of the ball, middle blocker. Somehow I was able ...

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Authentic. To me, this characteristic is extremely powerful and valuable. Last summer, I spent a lot of time thinking and talking about what it means to be authentic and how I can lead an authentic life. Expressing my desire to do so, those I tell seem surprised. Each have responded with, “You are already authentic, what do you mean you want to be more authentic?”. Although craving authenticity, the first time asked, I did not anticipate that question and found myself unsure of how I would ...

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Jim Carrey’s commencement speech given at Maharishi University has found popularity through the web over the past couple of years. With nearly one billion YouTube views, Carrey’s message about overcoming fear, and finding your path reached more than just Maharishi University’s 2014 graduating class. Here are 7 quotes in Carrey’s speech that inspired me: “So many choose a path out of fear disguised as practicality. What we really want seems impossibly out of reach and ridiculous to expect ...

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