the algorithms that make social media addicting also provide a skewed view of reality.
social media prioritizes extraordinary, romanticized success stories. social media does not prioritize nuance.
don't let a timeline full of smoke and mirrors make you feel inadequate.
Trends will come and go but the people that will have meaningful success are the people who stick to who they are.
This is because you can recognize those who try to copy and you can recognize those who stand out because they live by their integrity and their word.
The best way to let people know not to play with you, is to not play with yourself. Lead by example when it comes to how to handle you. Seriously, if I treat myself like this, how could anyone think I’d accept anything less from them, in any capacity?
Somebody's boyfriend reached out to me today and paid for his girlfriend's full branding suite for 2021 in full - website, social media revamp, the whole nine. His Christmas gift to her was a full branding package for her new business. I will never settle, period.