04/01/2026
True Story Time. 💡
A few things I've learned about what it means to be an ✨Inspiring Person and Catalyst for Creativity and Change.✨
*Notice I did not say about being an Entrepreneur, Founder, Executive or Director... I've worn and wear many titles but this is about committing to who you are and want to be even when others don't understand and when you could've chosen something more popular, appeasing, profitable or prominent to others*
When I was 14 I lost my first .
By the time I was 18 I won nearly every single local, regional and state contest.
I had a gift in something most adults were afraid of but I didn't use it as a boasting opportunity- I used it as a to ... to .
I learned to stop coming on stage and announcing that I'm an honor roll student, was a cheerleading captain, that I ran varsity track or was the 1st student this, black this or female that.
Who tf cares. Good for me. What about all those in the audience who weren't? What about the privilege I had from 2 parents who didn't just provide (IMMENSELT) for me but taught me about and since the time I was a child- something many adults don't come into prioritizing over their , and from others until their Middle Ages??
📣 So when I got on stage and announced that the girl who was once considered most popular ... the one the football team had a bet on... decided to give a middle finger to keeping up with everyone...
📣 Decided to read some books at lunch that awakened my soul... at a table ALONE sometimes just because I wanted to... (Shoutout to and ! 🙏🏾🏆)
📣 Decided to sit with the guy that everyone called weird and mocked instead of ignoring someone in the hallways and cafeteria that I debated with on weekends.
📣 Decided to share with other that it's possible to experience as a (even while walking across stages for pageants 🙋🏾♀️) and it doesn't mean you're a bad parent but have an opportunity to listen and learn about your child, their feelings, uniqueness, the society they're in and all the pressures to box them in-
These choices translated to the "professional world" where I learned it's still all a "grown up" contest. I left jobs with nice in the double digits to start my own businesses with no investors, walked away from that are 6 figures, that look glamorous on , and an opportunity that would've taken my LLC to the next level, flying all over the country- while staring at a little life that is only that small and only gets the opportunity to nurse on me and be with me non-stop at that capacity: ONCE.
It wasn't because I don't know who I am or "what I want to do." It's because i know who I Am Not not and what I'm Not willing to sacrifice.
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