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People don’t grind for no reason at all. No one just wakes up and say, I’m going to “Go hard today” with no motivation behind it. Yeah, we got bills to pay, gotta keep the lights on and eat. But what is the real motivation? I could easily say Peyton motivates me to keep grinding. She does motivate me to a certain extent, because I want her to have the best life possible. But person that motivates me the most is my Mom.
When I’m tired or just want to quit I think about my mom. My mom has been through a lot of challenges. My mom grew up in Mississippi before any civil rights movements even started. To support the family, all the brothers and sisters had to work picking cotton. She wasn’t a slave but could you imagine by the time you hit 5 years old you had to work in the field picking cotton until the sun went down. That was my mom’s life. When it was high cotton picking season my mom wasn’t able to go to school. She couldn’t just be a kid and get an education.
After getting married and having two kids, my mom left her rural town and headed to Chicago. Can you imagine leaving such a small place to head to big city? With a inadequate education, my mom was blessed to land a great job with an amazing company that she worked for over 30 years. This job allowed her to support me without my father being in the picture (my brothers and sister are much older than me). My mom and I were able to live in an upper middle class neighborhood and I went to a great high school. I went on to get my college degree. And my mom kept me looking fly the whole time.
I’m sure a lot of our parents or grandparents have similar stories. So when times get hard, I think about my mom and the challenges she overcame. I know I can do anything in life if I work hard (grind) for it. I have everything I need and then some. My mom has worked to hard for me to fail. I’m blessed to have such an amazing woman in my life. There is no reason for me not to be motivated to grind.
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BonBon Rose Girls Kristin
April 14, 2014 at 5:32 amI was raised by a single mama too and she motivates me every day!
Ashley Ellis
April 14, 2014 at 1:15 pmWow! Thank you so much! I truly appreciate you having the giveaway and I can’t believe I won. 🙂 Love the story of you and your mom! It reminds me a lot of my mother and I. What motivates me to keep grinding is my mother, fiance and church family who have always been supportive of me. I know when I am having a tough day, I can call on them anytime.
Talking with Tami
April 14, 2014 at 2:00 pmgreat story
Taylor Brione
April 14, 2014 at 5:21 pmSO inspiring! Go Mom!
Whitney James
April 14, 2014 at 5:41 pmThanks for sharing, Trina – very inspiring story! I have to say my mother is my motivation as well. I’ve learned how to be and how to do so much bc of her. Keep grinding and inspiring…xo!
~Whitney
Sonya K
April 14, 2014 at 11:27 pmI enjoyed reading about your Mom being your motivation. My mom also grew up picking cotton and missing school to do so. I was fortunate also to have a hard working Mom.
Cam
April 17, 2014 at 8:38 pmGoodness this sounds so much like my story! So sad I didn’t get to see you when you were here. 🙁
Rhonda
April 22, 2014 at 3:22 amLove this Trina!!! You are blessed!