A strong sense of self is the root of success and sanity. To Know Thyself is to reign in power. Other people intuit it and respect you for it.
I do not like: the cliche "pull yourself up by your bootstraps"
How does one develop a strong sense of self? Decide what you like and do not like. "Books, records, films -- these things matter. Call me shallow but its the damn truth."
So will this blog be a pop culture critique? Its looking that way
I like: Detroit Creative Corridor Center
I like: Detroit Creative Corridor Center
A network of cool creatives trying to uplift my Beloved City of Detroit through entrepreneurship. Empowering people to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Teaching young go getters the importance of planning, the art of networking, and the validity of creativity. The Rust Belt will be know as The Artist Belt.
I do not like: the cliche "pull yourself up by your bootstraps"
The idea of self improvement has been manipulated by a class of self-righteous elites who own everything and blame individuals for not cutting their own piece of the pie. We can't bake a pie if we don't have the recipe, and those rich white guys guard the recipe like its for grandma's coveted cheesecake cups. Pulling yourself up by your bootstraps is a bold and beautiful process, but the phrase has been used to pin the pullers under a glass ceiling.
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