YOU ARE THE POWER

YOU ARE THE POWER AND AUTHORITY OF YOUR WORLD. DO NOT HAND OVER THESE CONTROLS TO
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (A.I.).

A.I. SHOULD ASSIST YOU,
NOT HOLD DOMINION OVER YOU.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

BE YOURSELF NO MATTER WHAT

HAVE YOU TRIED BEING YOURSELF? I MEAN JUST BEING YOU?
WHEN YOU REALLY THINK OF IT, MOST PEOPLE TRY TO BE SOMEONE ELSE THEY AREN’T NOW.

PERHAPS, TO
PORTRAY A BETTER VERSION OF THEMSELVES.
THAT IN ITSELF IS GOOD.
WE HAVE TO STRIVE TOWARDS THAT.

HOWEVER, NEVER LOSE THE PERSON YOU ARE.
BE YOURSELF NO MATTER WHAT.
THERE WILL BE SOME WHO ADORE YOU AND
SOME WHO WILL HATE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU.
BUT WHO CARES?

ARE YOU WILLING TO TAKE THAT RISK?
IT’S YOUR LIFE.
MAKE THE MOST OF IT.
LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

JUST BE…YOU…IN THOSE MOMENTS

EVERYONE WANTS TO BE IN THE LIMELIGHT,
BY BEING THE SUN TO LIGHTEN UP SOMEONE’S LIFE. THEY MAY SEEM TO HAVE THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING.

WHY NOT BE THE LESS POPULAR,
THAT IS THE MOON;
TO SHINE IN SOMEONE’S DARKEST HOUR?
YOU MAY NOT HAVE THE ANSWER, BUT
JUST BE…YOU…
IN THOSE MOMENTS.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

YOU BEING YOU

YOU ARE THE PERSON YOU KNOW YOU ARE.
BEING ANY OTHER PERSON OTHER THAN YOU,
COULD WEAR YOU DOWN.

HAPPINESS GROWS WHEN YOU DECIDE TO BE YOU INSTEAD OF ANYBODY ELSE.
THE ONLY COMPETITION YOU REALLY HAVE IS YOU.
WHEN YOU COMPETE AGAINST YOURSELF,
YOU WILL FIND HAPPINESS IN EVEN A LITTLE PROGRESS MADE.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller


THE MASTERPIECE

DON’T CHANGE SO THAT PEOPLE WILL LIKE YOU.

WHEN YOU DO CHANGE,
CHANGE BECAUSE YOU WANT TO IMPROVE THE
CURRENT YOU…FOR YOU.

ANOTHER THING… STOP TRYING TO FIT IN.
ACCEPT THE FACT THAT YOU ARE DIFFERENT…
THAT AS YOU ARE, YOU COMPLETE THE MASTERPIECE.

ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

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BE A BETTER VERSION OF YOU

GUESS WHAT?
YOU ARE ENTIRELY UP TO YOU.
NO KIDDING!

YOU’RE STUCK WITH YOU. LIVE WITH IT.

YOUR MAIN COMPETITOR – GUESS WHO?
YES, YOU!

THE STORY IS IN YOUR LIFE’S JOURNEY.
YOUR THOUGHTS ALONG THE WAY – NOBODY CAN SEE THEM. JOURNAL ABOUT THEM. THEY COULD BE THE PATHWAY TO HELP YOU BACK-TRACK JUST IN CASE YOU FACE AN OBSTACLE BLOCKING YOU. FIND A WAY ROUND IT.
NEVER GIVE UP.

EVERY DAY, STRIVE TO BE A BETTER VERSION OF YOU.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

THE “REAL YOU” IDENTITY

THIS IS A REMINDER TO YOU:
YOUR LIFE – CREATE YOU’RE OWN RULE BOOK. LIVE YOUR LIFE THE WAY YOU WANT IT.

IN THE PROCESS OF LIVING YOUR LIFE,
YOU CAN MAKE MISTAKES ANYTIME.
LOVE THOSE PEOPLE
WHO ACCEPT YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE AND
STILL STAY DESPITE KNOWING YOUR REAL PERSONALITY.

NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF THE “REAL YOU” IDENTITY.

~  ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller

DON’T CHANGE YOURSELF

DON’T CHANGE YOURSELF TO THE WHIMS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO WILL THEN LIKE YOU.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO BEG ANYONE FOR ANYTHING.

BE YOURSELF.

BE WITH PEOPLE WHO WANT MORE FOR YOU.
THE RIGHT PEOPLE WILL LOVE YOU.

~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller