Chapter 3 of the Yager Youth Leadership Conference | Unforgettable

The Yager Youth Leadership Conference 
was 
unforgettable.

I wish I could remember every single moment. 

There were so many amazing moments. 

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I remember the Chad Connelly talk. Chad Connelly is the SCGOP chairman. 

He gave such an impactful presentation on the history of America and why we are free today. 

I wish more people heard that talk. Everything he said was everything Americans today need to hear.

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A couple also gave a talk about how they built their Amway business (network marketing business). It was great to hear how they did it and how they're still growing as well. They had great energy, and set an example for us young single people building the business. 

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The fact that the Yager family was around was amazing to think about. I didn't realise how accessible they would be. I am so thankful for that. 

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Another amazing person I met was

Donnie Thurman, Jr. 

(Click his name to go to his website)

He is a motivational speaker who I immediately connected with when I first heard him speak. 

I really look up to him as a motivational speaker.
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Giving a Speech
One of the privileges I had at YYLC was being able to give a speech in front of everyone there.
I was elected as president of Council D. To be honest, I don't think I did very much as far as being a leader. I'm not really sure if I fulfilled that role. But one thing I did want to make sure I was able to give to everyone was inspiration and hope for the future that appears so dim in headlines and around social media.
I can't really remember what I said in my speech, but I made a Facebook post on my page recalling most of what I tried to remember. It's pretty much along the lines of what I had originally said at YYLC. Here it is:

This year had a big down- my grandmother passed away after a year long battle with cancer. And some may overlook that as something of little significance thinking she was old and it was her time. But just because it may have been her time doesn't mean her passing should be easily forgotten, that grieving would be easy because "it was her time". I didn't understand how much it'd  hurt when I would go to funerals and look at at photos of the deceased. Until I saw the funeral book of grandma. And I thought, "I can't believe we are at this point. All I have is this book with your photo on it, and a collage of all the photos we managed to take of you." I felt like I failed her in not fulfilling my life's mission and by not being financially independent and thriving to help her and have the time to be with her. 

Shortly after, I decided to attend the Yager Youth Leadership Conference, a conference I knew I was called to attend since 2014, when I met @smith_anca13 @dexter_stp @rosendostp and a few other young people at the Yager FEC. They told me about YYLC, and our team here on Guam knew we'd go at one point. It materialized this year. I didn't know what to expect, frankly. I had no expectations for some reason. I had been so numb for a while, and was mostly filled with guilt that I wasn't the granddaughter I should have been, guilt of not being the best version of myself, etc. but as soon as I arrived to the conference, I realized that no matter the faults I had carried with me there, my purpose was bigger than that, and that the people I'd meet would believe in me and love me. 

I was in Council D. And we had to give our speech with words that started with "D". I gave my council president's speech in memorial of my grandma to let each and every camper at YYLC know that life is so short, and that you must make DECISIONS now and make your DREAMS a reality. You can't waste time and get DISTRACTED. 
I ended my speech with a quote from Dexter Yager speech called "Why Not Diamond?" "Don't tell me how bad you got it! Tell me how good you're gonna get it! Don't tell me about your problems! Tell me about your dreams! Dreams are the solutions to your problems! HOW BIG IS YOUR DREAM TONIGHT?" 

I will never forget YYLC,

and I will be back! I love you all!

"Preparation, Disorganisation, & the 100 THINGS CHALLENGE" | Your Quote of the Day

This quote of the day is pretty personal to me because I have to be transparent about it. 

I haven't been good at preparing for my goals lately. 

The big question is 

Why? 

Well, If you don't know me quite as personally as my parents know me, 

then this might be a shock to you. 

The thing is- I am one of the most disorganised people I know. 

Naturally, I'm disorganised. I'm impulsive. I'm indecisive. I'm all over the place. 

I'm discombobulated. I'm always in "react" mode. Sometimes, even in panic mode. 

Why I feel organisation is key to preparing for achieving goals 

So, this year, I've been really trying to intentionally work on being more organized.  

I know that if I'm more organised, I can see my goal more clearly, 

and from there be able to prepare accordingly. 

I was listening to the Michael Hyatt podcast, Season 3: Episode 5 called 

"The Top-10 Characteristics of Lousy Leaders." 

Click here to listen to this amazing podcast episode. 

Michael pointed out that disorganisation is one of those characteristics. 

Yes. I was pretty embarrassed as I sat in my bedroom trying to figure out what to do with my things, where to put them, and panicking about where I am going to find the time to take care of this all and get it to where I want it to be- minimalistic...immaculate, even. 

Ok. So now that I know why being more organised would help me, I need to take the first step to being organised. And what is that first step? 

DECLUTTERING. 

Yeah, I'm being really honest. I need to declutter. I need to throw away the things I don't need.

From my bedroom, to my car- it's pretty bad. 

It's clear that if I decluttered, I can be rid of the frustration of clutter. 

Therefore, I will have the energy then to organise all the areas of my life. 

Once I am able to get that right- I know that the path to my goals will be more clear 

because I don't have all this frustration and clutter built up in my mind or in my bedroom/house/car/etc. 

Alright, so how am I, Sirena, going to achieve decluttering and organization?

First, I decided I am going to take the challenge from a fellow Chamorro, Leo Babauta, from http://zenhabits.net/minimalist-fun-the-100-things-challenge/. 

This will be a 30 day challenge. 

Below are Leo's reasons why we should take this challenge that I copy and pasted from the article: 

Why go through the challenge?

A few reasons:

To help you declutter your home.

To make you realize what’s necessary, and what you love, and what you don’t need.

To free yourself of the burden of possessions.

For fun.

To force you to stick to the limit, even if you get new things.

Do you want to join me in this challenge? 

Comment or email me at sirenamafnas@gmail.com to join this challenge to decluttering.


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