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push yourself to fall asleep earlier - start with 11pm, then 10pm, then 9pm. wake up in the morning feeling re-energized and comfortable.

get into the habit of cooking yourself a beautiful breakfast. fry tomatoes and mushrooms in real butter and garlic, fry an egg, slice up a fresh avocado and squirt way too much lemon on it. sit and eat it and do nothing else.

stretch. start by reaching for the sky as hard as you can, then trying to touch your toes. roll your head. stretch your fingers. stretch everything.

buy a 1L water bottle. start with pushing yourself to drink the whole thing in a day, then try drinking it twice.

buy a beautiful diary and a beautiful black pen. write down everything you do, including dinner dates, appointments, assignments, coffees, what you need to do that day. no detail is too small.

strip your bed of your sheets and empty your underwear draw into the washing machine. put a massive scoop of scented fabric softener in there and wash. make your bed in full.

organise your room. fold all your clothes (and bag what you don’t want), clean your mirror, your laptop, vacuum the floor. light a beautiful candle.

have a luxurious shower with your favourite music playing. wash your hair, scrub your body, brush your teeth. lather your whole body in moisturiser, get familiar with the part between your toes, your inner thighs, the back of your neck.

push yourself to go for a walk. take your headphones, go to the beach and walk. smile at strangers walking the other way and be surprised how many smile back. bring your dog and observe the dog’s behaviour. realise you can learn from your dog.

message old friends with personal jokes. reminisce. suggest a catch up soon, even if you don’t follow through. push yourself to follow through.

think long and hard about what interests you. crime? sex? boarding school? long-forgotten romance etiquette? find a book about it and read it. there is a book about literally everything.

become the person you would ideally fall in love with. let cars merge into your lane when driving. pay double for parking tickets and leave a second one in the machine. stick your tongue out at babies. compliment people on their cute clothes. challenge yourself to not ridicule anyone for a whole day. then two. then a week. walk with a straight posture. look people in the eye. ask people about their story. talk to acquaintances so they become friends.

I literally spit coffe at my desk and now my class thinks im weird.

The Best of Gordon Ramsay Sentence Starters ! ( Contains Excessive Vulgarity ) !

❝ Get out. GET OUT! ❞ 

❝ Fuck off will ya, please? Yeah? ❞ 

❝ You’re a first-class cunt. ❞ 

❝ ‘Fine dining’? A fine fuckin’ mess! ❞ 

❝ Fuck right off. Fuck off. ❞ 

❝ Excuse me? Madam/Sir? Fuck me? How about fuck you. ❞ 

❝ A black jacket? You need a straight jacket. ❞ 

❝ I can’t believe just how inconsistent you are. ❞ 

❝ You go explain to the customer why you’re so shit, will ya? ❞ 

❝ ___, that’s enough. Fuck off and go put some more makeup on. ❞ 

❝ RAW. RAWW. RAWWW. ❞ 

❝ Don’t whistle at me I’m not a fucking dog, you look more like a dog than I do. ❞ 

❝ Today is about consistency. ___, are you consistently shit? ❞ 

❝ I don’t know how to wake you up anymore. You’re like a zombie! ❞ 

❝ You make him look fucking good. ❞ 

❝ Take one look at yourself in the mirror, because it’s a fucking disgrace. ❞ 

❝ You’re cooking a burnt pan you fucking dick! ❞ 

❝ You’re going to blow fire in your face you fucking donkey! ❞ 

❝ Leave it. Leave it! LEAVE IT! ❞ 

❝ You know what I want? I want you out. ❞ 

❝ You’re so shit you don’t realise what you do. ❞ 

❝ You’ve just confirmed, in my mind, that you’re not trustworthy. So fuck you. ❞ 

❝ You seriously surprised me. You surprised me at how shit you are. ❞ 

❝ I suggest you go buy a restaurant and put one table in there. Any more than that and you’d be fucked. ❞ 

❝ Don’t you dare. Don’t you fucking dare. ❞ 

❝ Listen here you fat-mouthed stupid little bitch. ❞ 

❝ You’re pissing around with something that isn’t working. ❞ 

❝ WHERE’S THE LAMB SAUCE?! ❞ 

❝ Crap on top of crap on top of crap on top of crap. ❞ 

❝ I’m about to snap with you. ❞ 

❝ What are we waiting on? I’m waiting on some fucking talent! ❞ 

❝ If I were you, I’d dig deep, touch your balls, and wake up. ❞ 

❝ If you don’t get out, I’ll fucking drag you out. ❞ 

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7 Tips For Being More Confident When Approaching People

Whether it’s someone you find attractive or you need to ask for directions - these tips will make the process and the idea of approaching people less daunting.

1. Question your stories - why can’t you? We create stories like “they wouldn’t be interested” or “I don’t want to bother them” - how do you know that for sure? The only way to truly know is to go and actually do it.

2. Observe how you feel - your feelings are your inner GPS. Listen to your urge to approach someone and understand that they may have something to teach you.

3. Play the game - make the process fun. Instead of making it something serious and psyching yourself out of doing it - make it a game. Approach people with the intention of having a fun interaction to ease the pressure.

4. Learn from the experience - if it’s positive or negative. Whether they told you to F%$K Off or told you they love you - each experience has something to teach us about ourselves. Everyone has a story we know nothing about - all we can do is observe how we feel and learn about ourselves from the way we interact with others.

5. Be yourself - authenticity is key. Approach others without a hidden agenda to create a natural conversation. Use obvious things, such as if you’re in line to get some food ask them what they’re thinking of ordering - this creates common ground for you to speak on. 

6. Don’t care about the outcome - you either win or you learn. There is no “losing” here because each experience has something to teach you. Approach others with the intention of experiencing the interaction rather than the outcome.

7. Be open - don’t just approach people you think you’d like. Vary your interactions and try to meet others from different walks of life. After all - we explore the world through the eyes of those we meet.

We’re all going to die one day - all that matters is who had the most fun.

—

Sarah Dessen