Gabriela Leal

if you're insanely talented at something but nobody gets it, it's worth paying someone who's insanely talented at marketing/comms to translate, frame, package that talent into something that people appreciate

One of the hardest and loneliest battles you’ll have to fight as you work to build the life you want is maintaining unwavering self belief that you will make it despite having *nothing* to show for it over a 2-3 year period before you see “overnight” success. You’ll feel like an imposter telling others what you’re building and who you believe you’l... See more

Note to self:

1. The first draft is to make it exist.


2. The second draft is to make it functional.


3. The third draft is to make it effective.

Leaving this here for next time I’m halfway through a piece, staring vacantly at the page and slowly losing my grip on reality.