Badassery Magazine December 2017 Issue 19 | Page 34
Cultivate empathy and see how
it goes.
Work very hard and absolutely
refuse to give up. And that’s a
big one in the badassery books.
You do not come across success
just by hoping for it. And your
world won’t change for the better
unless you work for it no mat-
ter how hard the circumstances
might be. Boundaries are over,
same goes for stereotypes. Any-
one has a shot at success regard-
less gender, age or social norms.
Everything else is just an excuse.
Now, I get it- living fearlessly
demands an arsenal of strong
attitudes and a robust confidence
and we are not all blessed with
such credence. Fake it till you
make it, is the way to go in that
case, in order to overcome your
personal obstacles and relent-
lessly pursue what you are after.
Avoid the temptation of taking a
shortcut, it will only come back
to bite you in thy arse. Failure is
part of the plan. Don’t be afraid
to fall. Fall, get up,take a bow
like the true artist you are and
carry on. Take breaks, as often
and many as you need and re-
gather your strength.
When life gets too hard and you
feel like you cannot cope, re-
member the power of ‘yet’.
I can’t do this YET. I don’t get
this YET. You eventually will.
Return to the point when life
made sense and take it from the
beginning. Point being, do not
give up until you see the changes
you want to see because the only
way to make progress is to go
the extra mile. Truly making a
measurable impact in the world
takes a lot of guts indeed. But
you are doing this for yourself
first; keep that in mind to stay
motivated. The fact that others
will benefit as well from your
superb lifestyle, is simply a won-
About the Author
Chelf is a coffee-addict, metalhead, vegan chef and
content creator. She took a break from working in
the food industry to create her own Chelfdom, a
lifestyle blog that aspires to inspire unique people to be
unapologetically themselves. She believes in quality over
quantity, capsule wardrobes and luxe-minimalism.
chelf.net
derfully happy accident. Embody
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that do not fit, rebelling against
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yourself, being the change you
want to see. This is how YOU are
going to change the world.