I believe that to achieve personal growth, you need to be willing to try new things.

I used to always do the same old same old; wake up, eat, go to school, do my homework, and sleep.

THAT was NEVER FUN.

BUT THROUGH TIME, I found many things that made my life FUN; to make my life WORTH LIVING.

Volunteering over 250 hours towards positive causes, going to social gatherings to connect and meet new people, and working to get money and experience.

It was all worth it and I did it because it made my life FUN.

The journey was scary as I was jumping into many unknowns out of my comfort zone.

HOWEVER, the person I am today would not have been here if I haven’t taken the courage to do the many things I have done that I still feel proud of to this day.

I believe that I changed for the better and am closer to who I truly am.

In addition to trying new things, I believe it’s all about mindset to move forward in life.

To have the courage to achieve personal growth, I had to have the mindset to empower myself to do so;

to let myself know that even through trial and error, through pain and suffering, through sacrifices and emotions;

it’s all part of the process to truly become a better person that I want to be, not what someone else tells me to be.

Lastly, I believe that this is my own life to live. No one should have the authority to tell me to be someone I truly am not.

From the day I was born, I lived my own life with my own unique experiences.

I have learned to fully live throughout the only life I’m given.

I have learned how to move forward throughout life to become a better person from the day before.

I have learned the things that make me who I AM.

All the things I’ve worked towards, all the goals I set and achieved, and all the changes I’ve made to myself to better myself;

no one can change that because it’s the only life I live.

I believe I can be better.

I believe I can find out who I truly am.

I believe to not define myself not by one single word because one single word isn’t enough to encapsulate me and my own life story.

My name is Khirby Calma and THIS is MY manifesto. (Note: Thank you!)