Vanessa

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[Vanessa @byvanessaj]

Sometimes you meet someone and realize they’re more than just a friend. Not in a romantic way, but in the way you understand each other. You can talk about business, life, goals, fears, mistakes, and experiences, and you both just get it. The conversations flow effortlessly, the advice feels genuine, and being around them feels like being understood without having to explain yourself. A soulmate isn’t always someone you fall in love with. Sometimes it’s the friend who sees you, supports you, challenges you, and reminds you that you’re not navigating life alone.

[Vanessa @byvanessaj]

Not every relationship or friendship will last. Not every job will choose you. Not every person will see your value. But none of that is a reason to abandon who you are.

When you’re aligned with yourself, you stop chasing what isn’t meant for you and start attracting what is. The right opportunities may ask you to grow. They may ask you to be brave. They may ask you to be patient. But they will never ask you to betray yourself to keep them.

Trust the process. What’s meant for you will find you, and when it does, you won’t have to question your worth to keep it.

[Vanessa @byvanessaj]

One of the greatest tragedies in life is dying as the person you settled for instead of the person you were capable of becoming. Who are you beneath the expectations, opinions, and pressures of everyone around you?

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“Fake it till you make it” isn’t about pretending to be someone you’re not. It’s about believing in who you’re becoming before anyone else does, and showing up as that person until you become them.

[Vanessa @byvanessaj]

The people you keep comparing yourself to have never stepped a foot on your path, carried your responsibilities, faced your struggles, or lived your life. Stop measuring your journey against someone else’s timeline and start appreciating how far you’ve come on your own.

[Vanessa @byvanessaj]

You just have to get really good at continuing. Continuing when you’re tired. Continuing when nobody notices. Continuing when progress feels slow. Continuing when things don’t go to plan. Most people don’t fail because they aren’t capable. They fail because they stop. Keep going.

[Vanessa @byvanessaj]

As a producer on Malcolm & Marie, Zendaya reportedly helped create a profit-sharing arrangement that allowed cast and crew members to benefit from the film’s success. After the movie was sold to Netflix for an estimated $30 million, some reports claimed crew members received bonuses of at least $300,000.

[Vanessa @byvanessaj]

The moment you realize YOU ARE the asset, everything changes. Success isn’t attached to one opportunity, one job, one relationship, or one dream. If it doesn’t work out, you’ll still do well because your value never left with it.

[Afia Drah @AfiaDrah]

Anytime I’m about to try something new and fear starts to creep in, …I think of this interview Oprah gave in 1986.

It always reminds me that growth so often waits for us on the other side of fear.

[Vanessa @byvanessaj]

The table you’re begging for a seat at was built by someone who got tired of waiting for an invitation. What’s stopping you from building your own?

[Vanessa @byvanessaj]

10.Fall so deeply in love with your own life that being alone no longer feels like rejection. The moment you realize the love, acceptance, and validation you’ve been searching for was inside you all along is the moment everything changes.

[Vanessa @byvanessaj]

10 powerful things to do when you have no friends and you’re learning to enjoy your own company

1.Take yourself on the date you’ve been waiting for someone else to take you on. Dress up, go somewhere nice, and remind yourself that your own company is valuable.

[Vanessa @byvanessaj]

9.Make peace with being misunderstood. Some people will never see your value, and that’s okay. Your worth isn’t determined by who chooses you.

[Vanessa @byvanessaj]

The older you get, the more you realize that a small circle of genuine friends is worth more than a crowd of people who only show up when it’s convenient.