I’ve been on a writing hiatus without guilt. I’m making mistakes safe to make. I’ve learned how to talk to myself well even when I don’t meet expectations. And you know what? That’s how you keep going. When you learn how to fail without giving up, you learn the real meaning of the word commitment….
Building a platform
I believe the best way to build a platform is to give others a voice. I grew my X following from 500 to 29k by interviewing people, retweeting people who had a similar message to mine, and at the very beginning writer’s lifts. One year on my birthday, I went to the computer while my…
Finding hope in hopeless times
If there’s one thing I wish for people, it’s that they learn how to find hope in hopeless times. Because when you keep going in what feels like a hopeless situation, you become the hope in the situation. Choose to be the hope.
Is an unsupportive friend a friend?
That’s a deep question. I would encourage you to ask yourself this question and comment your opinion.
Accountability and Self-coaching
Yesterday, I didn’t post a blog. I wanted to make this one to talk about accountability. Why would I let a mistake be the reason I punish myself rather than my only responsibility is to correct it. I will post twice today to honor my commitment. When I think of self-coaching, I am reminded that…
The Power of Moments
Moments become memories, that is their power.
When the good is unbelievable
I notice people are more traumatized by my story than I currently am. People hear what I’ve been through and can’t possibly understand I’ve overcome it. They don’t believe it’s possible. That’s why I push myself so hard. To prove to that girl who is in a psych ward, stuck, trapped. To show her she…
“People who don’t care about anything will never understand those who do”
I recently got reported on Instagram for my mental health. I post a lot of sensitive topics from the perspective of overcoming it in my past to show people what’s possible. People who have never overcome their trauma and do not advocate for healing will never understand what it takes to do it. They can’t…
Why believing in yourself matters
When I left an academic path to write, no one believed in me. At first, I thought I needed people to believe in me. Then, I realized I had to believe in the people I was meant to impact with my art. Believe someone will read it, watch it, listen to it. You must believe…
Making your life your most beautiful work of art
For creatives, we know how to make art. Maybe we need to learn how to promote it or share it. But what if we are uniquely positioned to make not only our art, but our life our most beautiful work of art. I think about this a lot. What would you do differently if your…
What you are building is more important than what you are leaving behind
Here’s the excerpt from my newsletter and link to sign up in the bottom. QUOTE TO REMEMBER: “It is not more bigness that should be our goal. We must attempt, rather, to bring people back to the warmth of community, to the worth of individual effort and responsibility, and of individuals working together as a…
Season 6 Premiere on My Podcast
On my podcast, Artistic Spirit, I will be posting Monday-Monday every day this week a new Heartfelt Lift episode. These will be with my long hair. These are episodes I haven’t released yet, and I can’t wait to share them all. Season 6 will be incredible. I have the Bilyeus coming on and many more…
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