# @carmen.strives on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DSpaibVE7MF
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59924270-carmenstrives-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/bb604460a9.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-12-24T12:32:26.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Carmen | Medical student 🩺 (@carmen.strives) — https://gondola.cc/carmen.strives

## Caption

2025 humbled me more than I ever expected.
I cried, I kept getting sick, and I was constantly tired ; yet I still couldn’t let go of the goals I set for myself.

Life felt like an endless hamster wheel, surviving instead of living, chasing instead of appreciating the little moments.

Through these setbacks, I learned to be my own pillar of strength. I no longer fear failing, in fact, I have the courage to fail publicly. 

You only need 3 things to win:
The balls to start,
The brain to learn,
And the heart to never quit. - Alex Hormozi 

Failure isn’t embarrassing, not trying is.

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Follow carmen.strives for more unfiltered life in med school*✩‧₊˚

#medschool #medstudentlife #selfimprovement #selfgrowthjourney #visionboard

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## Tags

visionboard, selfimprovement, selfgrowthjourney, medstudentlife, medschool

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