Patience is an important trait for success in life. It is important to be patient to reach your goals. Many things will take time in life. Patience makes it easier to live because it reduces negative emotions like stress, anger, or frustration. When one is patient, one is calmer and more open to changes. Changes could come in your work, school or personal life. Having patience can help to adapt to these changes and bring more positive outcomes into your life. An impatient person is often restless, easily irritable, and might not hesitate in saying things that can hurt other people. Living a life like that can not sustain the growth that's needed. When you are impatient it creates more of a negative environment for personal growth. Having patience can increase feelings of peace, calm, and a content frame of mind. People that consciously practice patience are followed by mental and physical well-being. It can be something that is hard to practice. Especially on days where we are tired, not in the mood, or low on energy. I challenge you to keep the importance of being patient in the back of your mind. This will allow you to grow and progress along with others around you in life.

Joy is an important aspect of life that should be enjoyed. Joy to me is happiness in the form of excitement and nostalgia. There are different ways you can be more joyous. Being grateful and appreciate the things around you, forget past events that may be causing regret or negative emotions, and even creating positive daily habits that create an environment or joy in your life. The effects of joy can make you a brighter person. People are able to notice when someone is feeling this emotion. It adds a little "glow" to the attributes of someone. I seek out joy in my life by doings things I enjoy. I also try to do these things with people I enjoy being around. This creates a happy environment for us all to enjoy. Eating together, playing games, going on dates. These are all example that can bring positive emotions like joy, happiness and excitement. Another way that I try to seek out joy in my life is through laughter. I love to make people laugh along with laughing myself. Humor is something that can be very useful in creating joy in the lives of others along with yourself. It can help you to make the best of situations. Laughing at little mistakes, jokes, or your favorite Netflix binge series. Seeking out joy is something that should be implemented in everyone's life.

Creativity in life is essential to discovering not only yourself, but what you can become. Exploring your own creative outlets is very beneficial. Not only is this important for you to discover what you enjoy and what you're good at. But also what you could turn into income or a career. It is important to be as creatively active as you can without burning yourself out. This could be painting, music, reading, or even something in photoshop. Being creative can allow for new breakthroughs and success. Trying things that you haven't done before can lead to new and great experiences. Many people find hobbies and outlets for their creativity through things they like to do. A personal creative outlet to me is cooking. I love to cook. I think the concept of creating something new with different ingredients is fun and rewarding. I have made multiples items over and over again. I like to try new things and different twists to see how I can improve my cuisine and overall cooking abilities. Creativity allows us to view and solve problems more openly and with innovation. Creativity opens the mind. When you come up with an idea and solution to a problem, more often than not that idea can be turned into its monetary equivalent. This is important in many fields of work. Think outside of the box, challenge yourself, and keep gaining education about the things you enjoy. This will allow you to pursue your dreams and become who you're capable of being.

My current favorite book is Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. I love the self-mastery techniques used in this book. I find everything I read applicable. The more I read makes me want pick it up again and again. I have applied a lot of the techniques used in my daily life. I think that it is important to truly work on and develop yourself for the greater good. This book is aimed towards the conscious mindset of burning desire and faith. When you have these 2 things, you can obtain anything you put your mind to. It gives multiple personal accounts of different successful individuals over the course of the last 100 years. Napoleon Hill worked closely with Henry Ford and other huge pioneers of industry. He wrote this book over the course of many decades. So far I have read this book fully once. I am now going through it again to take notes and study the concepts more in depth. I highly recommend this book to young business owners and individuals.

I believe that living with gratitude and a positive outlook on life is essential to success. Being grateful daily for the things you have can be forgetful. It is crucial to take even the smallest amount of time out of our day to truly focus on what were thankful for. People in your life could be overlooked. Family, friends, or people you work with. Even small things like smiling in passing, asking how someone's day is, or asking how someone is can be beneficial to both you and the other person. Appreciating what's around you can bring more positive emotions into your life. I think this is very beneficial. Having a positive mindset when approaching situations can truly effect the outcomes that are presented. Live in your good moments. Enjoy the inspirational moments in life. Go to the gym and workout. Eat dinner with someone you love. These things bring positive effects subtly into our lives that we may not even recognize. Thinking from a different perspective is also beneficial. Recognizing that things could be worse in a hard situation is tough. When you give service to other people around you, it allows for you to recognize that your situation may not be as bad as someone else's. That being said, everyone has their own set of challenges. This is important to shape the person you intend to become. Being grateful for the set of challenges you have can catapult you to success you may have never known you were capable of.