Jonathan Meyer.

Change the world, be your best self

Something on my mind as of late has been how we as humans impact the world around us, how you and I can change the world. Something I believe to my core is: being your best self is the the first step in living a happy life. Do what you want to do, help when you can, strive to live everyday better than the last, they may seem like banal platitudes but with realistic applications we can all inch towards changing the world.

You’re reading a personal column from a college student who mows lawns and writes the newspaper. By no means am I different from most of peers but what I find separates successful people at my age seems to be attitude and mindset. Sure, that sounds again like a blank bucket of word salad but take a look at your habits and routines, what are you doing to live with a great outlook? Every morning on the way to work I play a song titled “What A Day”, no matter the day I had yesterday I choose to start with a good day everyday.

Having compassion is a lesson I took a long time to fully learn and understand. So many people disregard others around them and focus only on themselves when sometimes a little empathy and looking outwards can solve a lot of problems.

This might have been a little more preachy than I like but I hope you can take away at least one thing to make your life a little brighter. Change the world, be your best self.