perspective shift

“Sometimes people let the same problem make them miserable for years when they could just say, "So what."
"My mother didn't love me." So what.
"My husband won't ball me. So what.
"I'm a success but I'm still alone." So what.
I don't know how I made it through all the years before I learned how to do that trick. It took a long time for me to learn it, b

“You’re not healing to handle the trauma, you know how to do that already. You’re healing to handle the joy.”

A Big Intimate Catch Up:

2. People Who Believe In Themselves Prepare For Success

I'd hate for something I make to go viral and then watch as nothing changes afterwards. No new fans, followers, or subscribers even though that ONE thing I did hit so hard.

I'd hate to get a big opportunity—like a celebrity shoutout, or being introduced to someone who can change my life—and then... See more

if you really believed in yourself

expectancy — preparation

But as the rapper Tyler, the Creator notes in an interview that lives rent-free in my head, promoting our work doesn’t have to be a chore — it’s an opportunity for us to honor what we worked so hard to make:

Rethinking the unbearable weight of self-promotion

self-promotion

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