1. You are unique. No, really, you are. & this is a marvelous thing. Drawing comparisons between who you are and what you look like with who someone else is and what they look like will only make you focus more on them and less on you. This is no way to make any sort of progress in the art of being fabulously you. The world would be awful boring if we all looked & acted the same. You bring something to the table that no one else does or can, you bring yourself - embrace YOU, craft yourself into a person encompassing all the bits & pieces of awesome that you dream of.

2. It is only once we find real solid strength of emotional character that we can appreciate who we are and in turn appreciate and love others. To fall in love with another person before yourself is destructive and your reliance upon this person who you deem greater than yourself will break you. Go out, watch theatre, play sport, draw, ride a bike, shop at markets, eat organic or enjoy a steak, go skiing or trekking, do a contiki tour, spend lots of time alone & lots of time with friends - get inside your head and then jump right back on out into the world again. Give up routine & learn who YOU are on your own and what YOU truly like, not just what you think you like or what you are used to doing. Do not settle for anything less than the most inspired you that you can be.

3. Learn. This does not need to mean an enrollment in a top university or partaking in any traditional method of higher education, for that matter. Simply take note of those around you, seek out mentors - watch, listen and when you are ready, interact. Surround yourself with people who have walked the path you hope to take, who know the things you long to know and who inspire you to read, write & share.

4. Perspective is gained only through stepping outside of yourself and acknowledging the more consequential aspects of this thing that is life. Are you caught up? Are you still moaning? Does it really matter? Don't be one of those people who attract and thrive on inconsequential dramatics. Rid your life of the toxicity of drama, and, while you are at it, identify where your perspective is becoming lost - situations, events, places, people. Detox your life, spring clean your mind & remember to always keep one eye firmly on the bigger picture. You absolutely can achieve greatness.