Change is not always a bad thing, especially if the change is for good. For someone to put in the effort to completely change to help better themselves should be something to applaud. It's a lot of work, trust me. I would know.

Lately, I have changed EVERYTHING in order to help better myself for my mental, emotional, and physical health.

While in this transition, I have had naysayers and haters trying to bring me down and shaming me for trying to do something that is going to benefit me and help me become the person I want to be in order to achieve my goals for my future.

The change I have made has been mild to drastic. I have completely changed my career path, changed my major, and changed schools that I have originally dreamt of my entire life. As a child and growing up, I always thought I wanted to make a career out of music and theater. I had planned on going to school for music and theater education BUT completely changed to business management and entrepreneurship.

I know, a complete 360.

I have also taken a gap year from school - this was not planned whatsoever - in fact, I didn't even want to take it but I had no choice. I can now say I am so glad I did. This break from school made me stop and think about what I actually really want to do. It has helped me think about who I want to be and what I want for myself in the future, and on top of it all, I have learned so much that I would have never learned in school. I have learned who I am and who I want to be.

I have recently made the decision to join a gym, not because I need to lose weight (because I know I don't have to) but to get back into shape and become a healthier me. I just happen to be losing weight as I go. That's just an added bonus, so is toning up my body, gaining muscle, and getting fit.

With learning who I am, I have made the decision to completely cut some people out of my life, This decision was not taken lightly. I have seen and heard from people on social media and through word of mouth that I have made a terrible decision and that I'm “giving up my dreams of music and theater because I have learned that I have no talent” that I'm “the same person that I was” that changing my “image and my body” doesn't make me a different person.

When in all actuality I AM, A DIFFERENT PERSON.

I am no longer the person I was a few months ago, I am better. I now know who I am and who I want to be. I know who is there for me and who I can count on and I also know those I can't.

Those who I cannot rely on are no longer a part of my life, they do not have a positive role or influence on my life so why would I continue to keep them around if all they are going to do is bring me down?

This is my life and I'm going to live to the fullest extent.