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At this point, I am nothing but grateful for all the things that have happened with me and to me in my life. I definitely feel like I have grown a lot as a person and finally have a much clearer idea of what I what to do with my life. 

When it came to making change and influencing people, I always knew that I had potential, but I just didn't know a way to prove it. I had no direction. But now, looking back at the person I once was, all I do is smile.

Overtime, I began to see the places where I was wrong but I didn't admit; and where I knew I should've said something but kept my mouth shut. This alone taught me so much that I simply can't imagine myself being that same person anymore.

I have changed, surely, and in a good way, I think. Even though I don't really have a cabinet full of trophies and medals, I still think that the way I've changed myself as a person is still an achievement in itself.

I have learned that one of the keys to a happy and successful life, is to keep making changes, because whatever stays in one place for too long, rusts. I'm positive that these changes will help me become a better version of myself and find my true potential.

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<center> **Learning How To Play A Guitar** </center>
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The idea has always been the same: I want to give my voice to the world. I want to see that spark in someone's eyes when they listen to my music. That raw feeling of being so deeply connected with someone that all they wanna do is just stare and listen to you is all I could ever want.

As a young teenager, I used to see artists singing and playing their music and there was this strange and powerful energy in them that screamed out the message they were trying to share with the world. I remember feeling so inspired and I could somehow relate so deeply with their words.

Even though I have developed a lot of new hobbies and interests over the years which I believe have a potential of becoming a career, writing being one of them, I still know in the back of my head that making music is all I truly want to do with my life.

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<center> **Working On My Body** </center>
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If you have been following my blog for quite a while now, you know that about a month ago, I made a [post](https://steemit.com/contest/@ayushjalan/recent-big-changes-i-made-in-my-life-entry-for-writing-contest-by-averageoutsider) where I shared how between all the work on Steemit, my health started to deteriorate and I started to gain weight. I did start jogging to counter it, but soon after I [became a freshman in college](https://steemit.com/life/@ayushjalan/what-i-learned-from-my-first-day-in-college-some-life-advices-for-high-schoolers), my whole schedule pretty much went to trash.

It's gotten really hard to manage time and the few hours that I have spare with me in a day, I try to exploit the hell out of it. Still, if I know that I'm not in a position to write under all the stress, I simply don't because writing while being exhausted will only diminish the quality of my posts, which I can't let happen.

I still haven't figured out a way to balance the three: college, Steemit, and guitar classes. But I'm working on it. As soon as I'm done updating my schedule, I'll start jogging and exercising again. I know how important physical health is and how is it directly related to your mental health, so it's in my best interest if I start soon enough.

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<center> **Writing More Articles To Build My Blog** </center>
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This one is fairly obvious. I'm a Plankton and if I wanna grow on this platform, then I'm gonna have to work my ass off. But as I said before, quality beats quantity for me. Even if I'm not able to post regularly, I wanna make sure that whenever I actually do post, I give it my absolute best. [Not aiming for perfection](https://steemit.com/life/@ayushjalan/how-the-hunger-for-perfection-ruins-the-quality-of-life), obviously, but still a hard enough push.

I have also started to see some really nice appreciation on my posts lately, and with all honesty, it really helps me to keep going. It drives to keep writing and keep blogging for the platform. I'm really happy with how my articles turn out and also the genuine comments that people leave on them.

I know that these coming weeks are going to be exceptionally hard and I'll be super busy, but I'll still try my best to balance everything and bring you guys (almost) regular articles. After all, this is what I love doing.

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<center> *This is my entry for the [Pick A Topic](https://steemit.com/contest/@averageoutsider/the-new-pic-a-topic-writing-contest-has-begun) Writing Contest under the topic ‘Major Changes You're Planning to Make Soon’ hosted by @averageoutsider.* </center>

<center> *Thanks for reading!* </center>