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Yesterday, I had lunch with an amazing young woman who told me that she had recently been told, that she needed to "work on her poker face" if she wanted to be successful. The advice was that she was "too expressive" and that that wasn't going to help her get anywhere in business. • • • When she said this, the shrimp I was eating literally fell out of my mouth. When are we going to move past the idea that having an opinion will hold you back in this life? The people who are willing to share their strong opinions are the only ones who find any success! • • • I understand the idea that often we must wait for an appropriate moment or gather more information before taking a stand. But this advice, given by a man to a young woman, is subtly asking her to learn to control her opinions. And I'm here to tell you, it is my opinions and the ability to express them that have gotten me {and many others} exactly where they want to be going. • • • My advice to anyone out there trying to make a name for themselves in ANY industry. Listen with an open heart, have strong opinions, make them known, and trust that what you have to say matters. Don't make yourself small or try and change how you express yourself for someone else's brand. If you trust and share, you will find the right group of people to work with. • • • Your face is just fine.
Reminder: None of us have any clue what we’re really doing. We are all just as scared as you are. Imposter syndrome is real. So just keep learning and showing up — we got this. {📷: @jasonmoodyphoto }
Do some good everyday. Tell people you love them right when you think it. Celebrate other people’s wins. Take care of yourself as often as you can. Worry just a little less. Care just a little more. Don’t be bitter, be better. Leave when it’s time. Fight with all you’ve got. Love it all with every fiber.
You don’t have to fit in with every friend group. You don’t have to look or dress like someone to try and fit in. You don’t have to fight to fit in or try and be something you’re not. It’s ok to “act your age” or want to stay in or want to go out or want to get lit. It’s ok to know your limits AND test your limits. It’s all ok. All of it. You can be anything, any day, any moment. Don’t judge yourself for trying to figure out where you fit or want to fit. But also, allow yourself the freedom to be ok with feeling left out or wanting something else. That just means you are looking to keep growing and explore.
Bravery looks like a lots of things. It can be as bold as publicly sharing a truth or as quiet as looking in the mirror and saying, “I see you.” However you are expressing your bravery these days — it’s valued.
Practice gratitude. Practice gratitude. Practice gratitude. Practice gratitude. Practice gratitude. Practice gratitude. Practice gratitude. Practice gratitude. Practice gratitude. Practice gratitude.
Respectfully allow yourself to release the needs of others today.
Making lists. Hitting goals. Saying no. Saying yes. Putting out fires. Starting new ones. Finding solutions. Resting when it’s needed. {These are a few of my favourite things}
Remember: When you are an original, people come, they take, they modify, they go. It is not your place to be upset by this. It is your place to continue to create the next+new. Let them take. Let them grow. Honor that they saw something to emulate. Then CREATE CREATE CREATE. It is the only way through.
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    Aug 12, 2019, 2:31 PM
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    Aug 2, 2019, 11:32 AM

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