Jasmine Nicole

A physical skill I wish I had was reading music or playing an instrument. Music was such a huge part of my life growing up. I sung in several choirs up until my last year of college, I participated in musicals, I used to write my own lyrics for songs, and I even took a few piano lessons in elementary school. The one thing that was missing was the actual ability to read musical notes. I did well enough to get by in choir, but you can only go so far when you can just barely read the notes. Music has always been a bit of an escape for me and I wish it would’ve been more of an artistic outlet for me.

A mental skill I wished that I knew how to do is block out my thoughts of self doubt. I think everyone has a bit of self doubt sometimes and it can get in the way of achieving success. There are times where I really let my thoughts of self doubt take the wheel. I constantly make my thoughts my own enemy which sucks because I should be my own cheerleader. My mind should be the safest place for myself but it’s often where I go to beat myself up after the world has already beat me down. I know that I work hard and I wish I could be better at fighting those thoughts away.