There are many times when we can let one thing consume us and take up our time as well as distract us from what is important. Like technology, video games, hobbies, etc. Have you ever thought about how the way you view and talk about yourself effects you in this same way? You can get distracted on your cell phone and miss out on some of the best moments in life, right? You're scrolling through Instagram, Facebook, and looking at snap chat all while your professor is teaching you in the class you payed $$ for, or while your children are trying to show you something cool they made at school instead of looking you say "hold on just a minute." These aren't moments that should be told to hold on for just a minute, while we are consuming ourselves in other peoples lives in the media. Take time to step back. How does this tie into self concept? Well, when you are constantly talking negatively about yourself it rubs off on the people around you, they see that you don't tr...

Sometimes in life we get overwhelmed with the things we have to accomplish or the things placed on our shoulders. Sometimes we get consumed by these things that we lose sight of who we are and who we are trying to become and where we are trying to get to. We may think we aren't good enough for the position we hold or the title we have, but you are bigger than you think. Your life has meaning and you are doing what you are doing because someone knows you are good at it. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and I believe that we have a Heavenly father and a Savior Jesus Christ who are always there for us and know our true potential. Potential thats a powerful word, what does it mean? H aving or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future or latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness. Do you believe you have a potential? I do. I know everyone has the chance to become ...

When you see yourself, what do you think? Is it negative or positive? I want you to ask yourself this question and personally think why is it that? Believe it or not we aren't perfect people there will be days when we think negatively about ourselves and days when we think positively. What I have noticed is that the days that are negative are usually that way because I compare myself to other people, or wish I looked a certain way or could be great at certain things, everyone struggles with this in one way or another. When we compare ourselves to other people or fake idols we usually think negatively about ourselves and who we are, because we are not MEANT to be those people, WE are MEANT to be OUR INDIVIDUAL SELVES. I am not perfect and nor will I ever be, but I have realized that I am imperfect and flawed and that is what makes me unique and different than others. When we compare ourselves or think negatively about who we are, we are giving up what we have to offer and saying ...

I've been contemplating this project for a while now.. Over the next few weeks I want to help people find themselves.. SO the first step to finding yourself is knowing who you are and your unique qualities, gifts and talents. If someone came up to you and asked you to describe yourself, what would you say? How would you feel? My challenge to you is to post a picture on instagram, Facebook, your source of social media and describe yourself in five words using the hashtag #CKdescribeyourself. I want to try this out to help show you all your own personal worth and help you realize what makes you, YOU. We were given this life to embrace it, to find ourselves... how can we accomplish this if we are constantly worried about what we look like or what others think of us? You are you. You are important. You are different than everyone and that is a good thing! So post a picture of yourself and describe yourself in five words. (for find yourself project outline and details check under the fi...

Everyone has those days when we compare ourselves to other people and feel inadequate or as if we fell short. "she's a better mom than me", "He's better at football than me", "She is skinnier than me", "He's smarter than me".... so many things we tell ourselves everyday that belittle ourselves. We are the meanest to ourselves. Would you say "you're not pretty" or "you're not handsome" to someone else? NO. Then why do we say it to ourselves? Because society tells us we have to be perfect. Bull crap. No one can ever be perfect and most the time the people we think are "perfect" or have the "perfect life" don't and aren't. We compare our flaws to what we see that's amazing about them when in reality everyone has flaws and everyone goes through hard things. We are all a team, united in one thing and that is we are all children of God. My challenge to you is to stop comparing yo...

It's a harsh world today, and it's not easy for girls or women to have confidence in themselves, when we feel like we have to uphold a certain image, say sorry for everything and be perfect. Truth is... we are important, imperfect, and different. Society right now does everything to belittle the importance of a woman giving her false ideas of the role she plays in this world, making her feel inadequate the way she is. It takes a lot of bravery to stand up and be yourself. It takes courage to have confidence in yourself and be happy with who you are. We are to find happiness in this life and love ourselves for who we are and all that we are. You are unstoppable, you are YOU. Remember when you have a bad day and think... You can't do anything right, you aren't beautiful how you are, you aren't capable of doing great things. It's not true, those are all lies society tells you and you start to believe yourself. I believe everyone is created for a purpose and I belie...