Did you remember it the time you texted your ex? Did you remember it the time you agreed to go out before a test? Or how about the time you agreed to a date with the guy who asked you out while stumbling in the bar? Somewhere between the time our dad hands us the keys and our mom jumps in the passenger seat and the time we learn what the easiest bar is to get into on campus, I see a lot of girls forget something. Yes, their clutch, extra lip gloss, and some cash could be listed below but most importantly, their worth.
1. Your Impact. You’re 20 something. That’s over 7,300 days of life on this earth. Maybe subtract a few days for the binge watching of Grey’s Anatomy, but that still leaves you a lot of time. Think about the number of times in those 7,300 days when you’ve received a golden ticket in your rewards envelope in grade school. Your parents, teachers, and even friends were impressed with you. Think about the number of smiles you’ve put on faces in those number of days. You’ve turned someone’s day around in a way that money can’t buy and not even therapy will always do.
2. Your future. At this point, you have at least gotten halfway through college. Think about the number of nights you spent at the library that paid off for a grade in your class that not even half of your classmates could achieve. I guarantee you have. You’ve got what it takes and the fact that you’ve made it this far (average grades or not) means there is something even better out their waiting for you to accomplish.
3. Your actions. You may not even consider Monday-Wednesday worth talking about because of how school-oriented they are. If you are one who lives for the weekend, you are missing out on a few other days during the week that are worth ten times as much as a few nights out. You’ve got just as much of a working brain and body as Beyonce and if you’re living the life of a Miley Cyrus, do you think you are reaching your full potential? There is something out there for you beyond just going to classes so you won’t feel too guilty when it’s Sunday night and you’ve only left your bed for a few evenings.
You may not always show up on time to class (heaven forbid there’s a Starbucks cup in your hand when you don’t), but you are worth one heck of a lot more than a guy who can’t look at you in the eye when he asks you out. You are worth more than a Friday night out at the bar because, “that’s what everyone else is doing,” and even more than your past mistakes combined.
