Being a college student has shown me the lengths a student will go to seem unbreakable. However, time and time again this front that we put up is almost always so transparent.

Those who are "successful" are supposed to say no. The "outstanding" individual puts their own needs on the back burner to make sure everything and everyone else is taken care of.

This person is prosperous in all realms except for their own mental state.

Now does that make much sense? How is possible for a someone to invest themselves into their work when they haven't even figured out their own wants and needs? How can this person put in 110 percent if their mental health is a at a 50 percent.

The simple answer is: they can't.

Here is the key: speak up, advocate for yourself.

If you don't agree with the way something is being done, say something about it.

If you feel like a project is going to overwhelm you, don't do it. There is nothing wrong with saying no-- your needs are important as well.

When someone offers you assistance, take it. This idea of invincibility is flawed, and just shows unwillingness to accept something that will only benefit you.

Change does not occur when it sits in a sea of thoughts. Change comes from those who are successful and outstanding when they speak their mind.

Don't rest in the dysfunctional sense of complacency.