I would not let what people say
bring me down.
At that moment I decided I would
not let my past dictate my future.
I decided I would become confident and be okay
with who I am and would not allow myself to be
surrounded by negative people.
Who is your mentor and how have they
boosted you “Girl Power” along the way?
I would say I have had a couple great mentors.
As you move through life and set your goals you
need to find people that can mentor you and
help you achieve and reach beyond your goals.
Mrs. Alf and Mrs. Miller have been two of the
best “Girl Power” boosters I could ever have.
Mrs. Alf encouraged me to be a leader and not
be afraid to share ideas and be patient to see
them through. Mrs. Miller let me take my ideas
including THINK above and beyond to inspire
young teenage girls and encouraged me to be
creative. Having mentors that you can tell
anything to and not feel judged really helps you
feel empowered. The most important thing is that
they both are always encouraging and I know I
can call them up and say hey what do you think
about this, or how should I handle this?
What would you like to tell the tween and
teen girls as they go through the tough
pressures of today’s society?
Society is always going to put pressure on us
and that is unfortunate. I believe there are three
steps in dealing with the tough pressures of
today’s society.
1. The first step in dealing with social pressure is
to take a look on the inside. A lot of time teen
girls let social pressures get the best of them
because of internal insecurities and lack of
confidence. If we look and focus and use
THINK on ourselves and build ourselves up
and accept and become satisfied with who we
are on the inside I believe the external
pressures of society will seem less
overwhelming and more manageable.
2. Establish boundaries. What do I mean by
that? Well only allow so much negative energy
and people around you.