We All Have The Same 24 Hours in a Day

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ength, I’ve worked my absolute arse off to get where I am now”</p></blockquote><p id="fd70">I heard about this because it was being discussed on BBC Radio London, which I sometimes have on in the car. I thought it was an interesting discussion, and have written my own response.</p><p id="3441">I have two schools of thought on this.</p><p id="b625">In a general sense, I believe everyone should try to create the life that they want to live. They should be aware of the future implications of decisions made today. There is something to be said for working to achieve what you want and grabbing opportunities.</p><p id="72db">However.</p><p id="60f7">I also have been in a position where although there were 24 hours in a day. They weren’t my own. And they certainly weren’t my own to focus on personal growth and achieving success. Instead, I had to focus on caring for a loved one who was dying from Dementia and needed 24-hour 2-on-1 care. This is a very specific example, but not as rare as you might believe.</p><p id="b11a">I also know many other people who would agree, that everyone may have 24 hours, but they are not always free to do with as you will. My best friend, unfortunately, has a chronic condition and has been forced to quit work. This decision was definitely not made out of choice. She would be the perfect example of having many hopes, dreams, and goals but being physically unable to work towards them with the same freedom as someone like Molly-Mae.</p><p id="f192">These are just two situations that ordinary everyday people can find themselves in. Where they cannot spend their days working hard to achieve their goals. Of course, there are many others, and these two are just from the perspective of people who live in England. Comparing Molly-Maes 24 hours to 24 hours in the life of a child growing up in a third-world country is simply ridiculous.</p><p id="aebd"

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In short, everyone has different hurdles in life, and I can safely say that Molly-Maes's hurdles are much smaller than the hurdles that other people have to face.</p><p id="fcab">Everyone will have a different opinion on this, based on our own experiences and position in life. Although it is natural to draw conclusions based on our own experiences, we should all strive to think more laterally, or outside the box. This is where I believe Molly-Mae failed to be the role model she should be, considering her following and ‘influence’.</p><div id="b312" class="link-block"> <a href="https://elizabeth-webster.medium.com/membership"> <div> <div> <h2>Join Medium with my referral link - Elizabeth Webster</h2> <div><h3>Read every story from Elizabeth Webster (and thousands of other writers on Medium). Your membership fee directly…</h3></div> <div><p>elizabeth-webster.medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*V84GTgnrwc99njAG)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="2d23" class="link-block"> <a href="https://elizabeth-webster.medium.com/subscribe"> <div> <div> <h2>Get an email whenever Elizabeth Webster publishes.</h2> <div><h3>Get an email whenever Elizabeth Webster publishes. By signing up, you will create a Medium account if you don't already…</h3></div> <div><p>elizabeth-webster.medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*E6BXtcaVtqwYvSf-)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

A response to Molly-Mae Hague

Molly-Mae Hague, the social media influencer who found her fame when she came second on the reality TV show, Love Island. She then went on to become creative director of the fast-fashion brand ‘Pretty Little Things’.

To be totally honest, I had never heard of her until a few days ago. She came to my attention after being interviewed on the podcast ‘The Diary of a CEO’, hosted by Steven Bartlett. Who has become a household name himself recently, as he took up a chair on TV program ‘Dragons Den’. During the interview, she spoke about how we use our time to achieve success.

“You’re given one life and it’s down to you what you do with it. You can literally go in any direction. When I’ve spoken about that before in the past I have been slammed a little bit, with people saying ‘it’s easy for you to say that because you’ve not grown up in poverty, you’ve not grown up with major money struggles, so for you to sit there and say we all have the same 24 hours in a day is not correct. But, technically, what I’m saying is correct. We do, so I understand that obviously, we all have different backgrounds and that we are all raised in different ways and we do have different financial situations but I think if you want something enough you can achieve it and it just depends to what lengths you want to go to to be where you want to be in the future and I’ll go to any length, I’ve worked my absolute arse off to get where I am now”

I heard about this because it was being discussed on BBC Radio London, which I sometimes have on in the car. I thought it was an interesting discussion, and have written my own response.

I have two schools of thought on this.

In a general sense, I believe everyone should try to create the life that they want to live. They should be aware of the future implications of decisions made today. There is something to be said for working to achieve what you want and grabbing opportunities.

However.

I also have been in a position where although there were 24 hours in a day. They weren’t my own. And they certainly weren’t my own to focus on personal growth and achieving success. Instead, I had to focus on caring for a loved one who was dying from Dementia and needed 24-hour 2-on-1 care. This is a very specific example, but not as rare as you might believe.

I also know many other people who would agree, that everyone may have 24 hours, but they are not always free to do with as you will. My best friend, unfortunately, has a chronic condition and has been forced to quit work. This decision was definitely not made out of choice. She would be the perfect example of having many hopes, dreams, and goals but being physically unable to work towards them with the same freedom as someone like Molly-Mae.

These are just two situations that ordinary everyday people can find themselves in. Where they cannot spend their days working hard to achieve their goals. Of course, there are many others, and these two are just from the perspective of people who live in England. Comparing Molly-Maes 24 hours to 24 hours in the life of a child growing up in a third-world country is simply ridiculous.

In short, everyone has different hurdles in life, and I can safely say that Molly-Maes's hurdles are much smaller than the hurdles that other people have to face.

Everyone will have a different opinion on this, based on our own experiences and position in life. Although it is natural to draw conclusions based on our own experiences, we should all strive to think more laterally, or outside the box. This is where I believe Molly-Mae failed to be the role model she should be, considering her following and ‘influence’.