Laugh..... @ yourself

Day TWO:

“Each one of us has a fire in our hearts. It’s our goal in life to find it and keep it lit”

-Mary Lou Retton 

It seems like NGLA justs keeps getting better by day ….. 

Our first session began with a conversation on Networking. The speaker pointed out that many of us do it wrong . Now if you know me , you’d know that I do not like being wrong . Anyways, she explained that networking isn’t only about selling yourself but its about building relaionships with the people you are networking with. That way, they can REMEMBER you through the conversation and hopefully build an even better relationship in the future. DROPS MIC.

My next session was about Personal Power and Being a Bystander 

This was not the average “bystander conversation” but the speaker added new ways to diffuse situations regardless of the setting.  

Next session of the day focused on women empowerment YASSSSS LADIES!

She spoke about being present as a women in a mans world. MAKE THE MEN UNCOMFORTABLE WITH YOUR COFIDENCE. Be present. Keep talking. Keep raising your hand. Be a champ for the women who do not yet have your courage. Many times we think about wanting to “Change the world” and that’s great but lets keep it real, you prob won’t. HOWEVER. Create an 18 month plan about what you want to change, then a life long plan about things you want to change and one day you’ll change others and EVETUALLY those who will continue your work will CHANGE THE WORLD. 

So my question for you is : What would you do if you weren’t afraid ? 

I’m sure you got plenty of ideas SO GET UP. AND BE ABOUT THE ACTION. 

The last session I attended was about being AUTHENTIC in life and in Greek life. 

I am most definitely not a quote person but this guy was spitting straight FIRE and because I love you all, I will share what he said!

“A diploma don’t make you a good person”

“Do you values/priorities align with your lifestyle?”

“Billions on people would kill to have your worst day”

“Want to find peace? SLOW DOWN” 

Don't worry, I will break this all down for you. 

First, having a great GPA/getting a diploma/making it to college/excelling in college DOES NOT automatically give you the great person ticket. You have to put in some work ; i know work work work work works sucks but trust me it will be worth it ! (PS : I am working on this too so I aint an expert, I'm just saying what he said in TEE language). 

Second, whether it be your organizations values or your own personal values, it is important that they align with your lifestyle (TRUST ME I AM WORKING ON THIS TOO).  This applies to priorities as well . Here's an example : If your family is number one priority in your life yet you never go home on the weekend to see them because *insert color & house* is throwing down, is your family really a priority ?! Here's a tip : go visit the fam, say hello, and then go to where ever your heart desires. BOOM. 

Third, someone in the world would kill to have your worst day. WHY ?! Because YOUR WORST DAY IS NOT THAT BAD. SO WHAT YOU FAILED THE TEST. THE WORLD GOES ON . Theres people in the world who's water is brown and the state declares it "safe" (FLINT MI), theres girls who can't go to school, theres people STARVING, there are people who are getting killed just because of there appearance , theres people who ACTUALLY have REALLY BAD DAYS , EVERYDAY.  Everything will fall into place once this part of your life is settled. Now, idk how that is because he was talking to fast and I missed that part ....BUT I HAVE FAITH IN YOU ALL TO FIGURE IT OUT. 

PS: This NGLA squad is fire. We found the secret elevator that never has a line . YAS. 

My shirt was 48640809248509134 sizes too small but it was cute so i wore it... the sad part is that it would come off when it was supposed to so I had some extra help with removing this disaster (THANK AMELIA) #sisterhood #goals

One Love,

-Tee