What Inspires You? Guest Post XVI: Carlos Miceli
One day I was tweeting away and boom! Carlos appeared in the tweet-o-sphere, with ideas, comments and @replies a plenty. We started connecting right away (this leads up to his post nicely) and I knew with his International perspective and enthusiasm, I wanted to hear his thoughts on, What Inspires You-so here he is, number 16 in the series.
Carlos Miceli
Bio: Carlos is a 22 years old Argentinian, passionate about people, philosophy and writing. He’s now facing the biggest decision of his life: leaving college to start his studies from scratch in Australia, since he feels he doesn’t belong in his home country.
Blog: Carlos’ current blog isn’t in English, but he is launching an English blog shortly and he asks you to stay tuned. Twitter: @CarlosMicKeep Renewing your Inspiration
“We need to change because it is the only way to be where we are needed to be, where we want to be” – John Francis
After looking back at my life and my true moments of inspiration, I realize that one element has been the source of all of them: Change.
I’m Argentinian, but thanks Obama anyway.
The thing about change is that it always brings the new. It brings potential. I have seen that with every life-changing decision that I made, I faced fear, uncertainty and doubt, but most importantly, excitement.
Not everyone loves change. Some people just prefer living all their life in the same place, or going to the same job as long as they feel comfortable and are familiar with it. And that’s alright. Change doesn’t love everyone either.
If you are anything like me, you know that every time we choose the new, we feel this rush, telling us that there’s so much to gain. So much to learn.
That’s the key: Learning. With every change, there’s new people, cultures, ideas, to learn from. I’m leaving Argentina so I can study and live in Australia, not only because the education is 1,000 times better, but also because the people and multicultural experience it’s absolutely priceless. There’s no inspiration like the one you get from seeing places, or hearing opinions that are totally different to what you are used to.
This is the true power of social media for individuals. It’s not strengthening your network, or reaching more readers for your blog. It’s connecting , really connecting with amazing people that can teach you and inspire you new ways of thinking and seeing life. The idea of this post may have never entered my mind if I hadn’t met Grace. Most of our best ideas are triggered by other people’s.
Keep seeking change, as scary as it may be. Look for new people, new habits, new places. The intellectual growth and inspiration that you’ll get is worth it. And please oh please, connect with me, as I’m sure we can learn from each other!
Thank you Grace for the opportunity. You are one hell of an inspiration too!
{Thank you Carlos and kudos on your English and taking that leap. I’m so happy to have been able to feature you and connect. Best of luck. -Grace}
