We often hear about VIP's and always being treated better than the ordinary people because they are somehow famous, popular, influential, powerful and have the access to the inner and outside world and yes it is called a Very Important People. However, we can change the meaning into a Very Inspiring People. If we want to be happy or happier, we hang out with happy people. If we want to be inspired, we should hang out with inspiring people. If we want to stay positive, despite the struggle, obviously, we look for positive people. But you and I have the ability to become an inspiring person to the other people.
“Sometimes, whether you like it or not, people elevate you. It’s real easy to fall.”- Eddie Vedder
1. Elevate yourself – Ask yourself what do I want to happen in a few years from now whether in your career, family, or in a community you live in. Are you contented with where you are right now or you want to upgrade something for yourself to make you a better person, a better teacher, or a better leader? Maybe in a workplace, you work as a team and not as an opponent by sharing your ideas and thoughts for the success of the company. Or maybe you want to continue studying. Plenty of ways to elevate ourselves such as our experiences that shape us from who we were and how we are now. When I was in the University just recently, my classmate approached me whilst I was eating my lunch alone and said to me – “you inspire me and and I asked, really but how? She said, you are alone here and no family and studying and working at the same time to support yourself whilst my parents are rich and I have no problem with the money but upon knowing you I am now looking for a job because now I know how much I learn the value of money and it feels good about myself ". I was surprised and I thanked her. So, keep learning and improving oneself no matter what circumstances we are having and by elevating yourself it adds value and even attracting yourself to elevate other people as well.
“Take a step back, evaluate what is important, and enjoy life. “ –Terry Garr
2. Evaluate your friends – at some point in our lives, we have come of age that we need to evaluate our friends who are true to us or not or friends who only withdraw things from us or even withdrawing money from us. A famous quote “Tell me who your friends are and I tell you who you are “. But kidding aside, it is true. Evaluating friends is not the same as eliminating them but simply depositing more positive energy in your life. In other words, adding more friends who think the same way of how you think and creating balance. So, enjoy with your good friends and celebrate life.
“Don’t envy what people have, emulate what they did to have it.” – Tim Fargo
3. Emulate doesn’t mean you have to copy everything from a person you really like to be but try to be like someone who inspire you. I am sure each of us have met people in our lives who inspired us of who we are now or maybe along the way , we may encounter people who would inspire us in a little way and somehow we are acting to be that person in a not so obvious ways that we are like them. If you want to hang out with a very inspiring person and you know him or her personally –its called direct connection when you can talk to the person right in front you. Indirect connection is when you haven’t met the person but you know them through social media, television and you are being inspired by reading his/her books, articles or watching their shows and wanted to know more about that person because it inspires you everyday.
An inspiring person is not the person who has an easy life but a person who went through hardships and different battles and that person is willing to share the things of what this world can offer you to become. To inspire someone does not mean you need to be famous or has a title but even ordinary people can inspire anyone and be somebody who makes everyone feels like a somebody. Be inspired and be inspiring to other people either in a direct or indirect way of doing it. So hang out with them.
“We met for a reason; either you’re a blessing or a lesson”.
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