Why Mormon's Are So Talented

So, based on you coming to this particular blog post, you are doing so for one of three reasons...

1. You are a Mormon

2. You are not a Mormon (either curious, investigating or very against)

or

3. You just love me and/or my blog.

So, lets get a few things straight before I get started.

1. I AM a Mormon, albeit a very recent convert.

2. I am not writing this to shove religion down your throat. 

3. I do not really want to have a theological debate. We have are beliefs and that's fine, let's be respectful of each other. 

Okay, now that that's out of the way...

Have you ever noticed how talented Mormon families are or seem to be?

Maybe you didn't grow up in a very Mormon populated environment so, allow me to give you some examples.

Lindsey Stirling- Young amazing violinist.

Alex Boye- Amazing singer.

Not to mention, The Osmonds

                                          

Of course, you could argue that there are lots of talented people out there that are not Mormon, and I'm not denying that. I am just sharing the secret with you why there seem to be a lot of talented Mormons, especially young Mormons... and it may just help you (or your children).

The reason is simply this:

Mormons are taught, from a young age, that God gives us talents and they are to be developed.

So you see, 

there is not some crazy thing that Mormon's do to become talented...

they just work hard. 

Which is why I believe that hard work is the most important part of any passion. If you want to be great at something, you have to work for it.

You know what the wonderful thing is?

Everybody has the choice to work hard, which means everybody has the chance to be really great at something.

Mormon or not.

So, let's get our butts in gear and be really great at something, okay? 

Goals, Goals, Goals.

Good morning ladies and gents,

I've had so many things come to mind that I want to do. The list goes on forever. I have so many goals, especially after getting married. So, I thought it would be useful to write down some of my goals and tips for how to achieve them. 

Health Goals: 

1. Drink More Water- 

So, I kind of hate drinking water. Its a horrible habit, I know, but I usually drink apple juice or really just ANYTHING rather than water. But, I know I need to do it as it will help me feel more energized, give me a healthy glow and all sorts of good stuff. I have a few tips. 

-Drink 1 bottle of water for every other juice/soda you have 

-Use no/low calorie water flavor enhancer like Dasani Drops I received some from Influenster (courtesy a free VoxBox) and they're pretty good! I definitely suggest them! 

2. Run a 5K- 

I talked about this more on my other blog so, I don't want to go into too much detail. About why I want to do it, so you can read that here. 

Tip: Exercise even if you don't feel like it (unless you're legitimately sick)

Knowledge Goals

1. Learn Spanish -

I want to learn Spanish because my husband speaks Spanish pretty well and wants to teach our future children.So, I don't want them to be talking secrets in a different language just because I won't be able to understand them! Since I have a while to learn this, I still need to come up with a specific plan. 

Tip: Memorize a "word of the day".

2.  Improve Memory- 

I want to improve my memory so that I will be better at learning. It will just overall improve my life. 

Tip: Memorize something each day or play memory improving games (gotta love apps).

Business Goals:

1. Get a Job- 

This is pretty obvious, I would like a job to make some extra money for us! Its a long and hard process but, it will be worth it in the long run 

Tip: Don't give up!

2. Make More mark. Sales- 

My goal is to eventually be a mentor and to do that I need to consistently reach a certain sales goal. 

So, if your in direct sales, I have a tip for you: 

Tip: Have great customer service.

3. Be More Active on Activ[n]ation- 

As some of you may know, last year I started an online literary magazine. I really love it, but, I've kind of hit a plateau. So, I'm going to start working on getting submissions and making it more, well, active.

Tip: If people aren't coming to you, find them.

Personal Goals: 

1. Be a Good Wife- 

One of my number one goals, after getting married, is to be a good Godly wife. I've found a few posts that I really like about being a Godly wife, you can read one here, courtesy of pinterest.