He just came back from Columbia and we picked up some lunch. I seen a sign that said “Bienvenidos” and asked him what it meant. He pulled out his Google translator app, and gave me the phone where the last thing he translated was “I can’t wait to give you this d*ck” in Spanish 😭
Correct yourself, but do it gently. Don’t beat yourself up; you didn’t have the information at the time to make the best decision in that moment. You’re growing, you’re learning, you’re transforming 🙏🏾.
Lmao my ex did it, his BM texted me and told me to leave him alone so they could be a family. I obliged.
5 hours later I get text messages that 6 brands I designed including my own were on .
My favorite L to date. 💅🏾
For my 32nd birthday, my friends put together an altar in my honor and each of them wrote me a love letter.
I pray every woman gets the chance to experience sisterly love like this in their lifetime.
I feel that some people may want to be around and befriend strong, powerful women but are unaware that it comes with the responsibility of keeping your insecurities in check. I see too often how admiration and inspiration can easily turn into envy and jealousy.
Start vetting friendships the way you vet for romantic relationships.
Dating applies to friendships too. Try getting to know them first before calling someone your friend. We get so hype about the idea of friendship that we bypass the vetting process to see if you’re a match.
@leograndprince
Not sure if it will apply to most anyway, but stakeholders and investors see cheating/ adultery as a red flag and risk because it demonstrates that if you’ll cheat on your wife; you’ll cheat them financially.
@LindseyCreated
Thank you! 😭 She fumbled like mans had a whole picnic planned.
Why would you want a random man to know where you live on the first date?
@LindseyCreated
It’s true. The LPs watch you; I used to work there 11 years ago. They caught this one lady switching Enfamil with flour. The gag is; she was a friendly and regular customer we all knew. The LP was planning that bust for MONTHS 😭.
“When we understand love as the will to nurture our own and another’s spiritual growth, it becomes clear that we cannot claim to love if we are hurtful and abusive. Love and abuse cannot co-exist. Abuse and neglect are the opposite of nurturance and care”.
@AlmaSuono
LMAO! He hit me up a whole year and a half later claiming she was trying to break “us” apart and he’s ready to be with me now that she was out the picture 😭☠️
The girls are working out.
The girls are organizing.
The girls are eating better.
The girls are making more money.
The girls are letting go of useless sh*t.
The girls are moving smarter.
The girls are walking into 2023 fearlessly.
We’re girls ✨.
THOSE GIRLS! 💅🏾
Moving back home allowed me to make $32K year one, $150K year two, and $250K year 3 as a first time entrepreneur.
Don’t ever let anyone try to make you feel of lesser value because you worked smarter and not harder.
You’d be surprised how many people are cool with you just because you’re connected to people, places and opportunities. Once they get what they can, it’s on to the next. Use discernment to see if this person really deserves to be in your world and get access to your blessings.
@richbadnets
I don’t think it has anything to do with being American; it’s just having respect for your partner. This is single people behavior; don’t lump being WI into it girl 🤣. My mon haffi get box for this behavior.
Black women are allowed to be multi-faceted, multi-disciplined, and multi-dimensional.
We can have many paths, vibes, interests, and hobbies as we want. We can be everything we want to be at once.
Don’t let no one tell you different.
I don’t think everyone’s getting what I’m saying so let me be clear. Our need to create is being replaced by having to create content. Two completely different things. Now if you happen to be creative and then choose to capture it as content; well that’s a different thing.
I’ve been busting my ass to afford my mom a full-time position at my agency and I finally did it! My mom is a officially a PAID employee and won’t be returning to the plantation ever again. Ain’t no employee going to go harder for you than your own mom, and that’s on what?!
Draft up contracts and NDAs with everyone who wants to collaborate with you. Not everyone is here to support your mission, some people will try to steal what you’ve created without putting in the tears, sweat, and grime in order to shine.
This year I chose to go within and not share as much as I typically do. Over sharing resulted in me giving too much away and created space for betrayal to occur. It also allowed me to see that people may only “love you” for what you can do for them or the idea of you but not you.
Sometimes you’ll fall out with someone because you don’t know each other well enough. Being pretty, being an entrepreneur and having their own bag are surface level reasons to want to connect with someone.
Pay attention to their character; not just the chemistry.
Was beating myself up this morning for not being where I think should be until I realized that since 2016, my creative agency has officially helped 122 entrepreneurs and companies (95% Black women) launch their brands into existence through strategy and design.
Had an interesting conversation with a close friend of mine on friendship; I want to share some advice in a thread just in case this may help you too.
1. Your definition of friendship will change as you get older and through experience.
Your love, trust, care, honesty, trust, adoration, time, and energy shouldn’t just be given away to the first sign of kindness. Let people prove to you why they deserve to be in your life; especially if you typically experience one-sided relationships.
A not-so-friendly reminder to stop getting distracted by new things and to finish what you started.
Stop buying new books if you haven’t finished the last one, stop starting new projects and finish the ones on your plate.
You’re delaying your progress by starting and stopping.
Not for nothing; as a BW in the entrepreneurship/service space I’m really fed up with the fact that we don’t hold other BW accountable for the unprofessional and manipulative mean girl sh*t they do behind the scenes of panels/workshops.
I’m always open to meeting new people to build friendships, but please leave business and my expertise out of it. I’m thinking we about to kiki over brunch and you want a full consultation for free in the sake of our “new friendship”. Girl go to hell.
Spending $2-3K on branding is not a lot. If you break it down, a brand designer spends 2-3 months on a project. A 3 month project would only pay the designer $250 a week which is way less than minimum wage country wide.
I can’t support women who intentionally do and say things to hurt other women but lead women-centered movements and activations.
Friend, associate, social media follower, bestie, whoever. If I see you choose to be mean to someone intentionally, I will not hold space for you.
I know you gworls like to tussle in the comments, but before I finish consider this; creativity isn’t limited to content and capital. Get out there and make songs, paint pictures, cook food, and make things just because YOU WANT TO! Don’t burn yourself out from the pressure.
Y’all! I found a journal entry I wrote and got the facts mixed up. HE ended things and texted me that he was engaged to be married; the pregnancy was just a layer in the cake.
Later a friend told me it was his BM and boyyyyyy she put him through the ringer. But, oh well 😭.
I want to look back on my love life and giggle, smile abundantly, and blush as all my romantic encounters.
I no longer want to associate heartbreak with building character and resonating pain with strength and resilience.
You give your all and put everything into your friendships. Then you’re mad as hell when it’s not reciprocated or they decide they don’t need you anymore. That’s because you gave a mile instead of just observing to see how they do with an inch.
To Whom It May Concern:
You don’t have to include LLC in your company’s name and social media handles. Adding LLC to the name doesn’t make you or your business appear more legit or qualified to operate.
@jayCMkay
Wait so isn’t Aderall supposed to make you focus? I took it once to help me memorize retail math equations for a final and I passed with an A. Do I have ADHD??
Date new people you meet that you want to build a friendship with. Remember that first impressions are everlasting; so show up for your new friendship the way you’d show up for a new relationship.
Heal, grow, learn, and unlearn to make space for a healthy foundation.
I’ll see people move on from a friend breakup so quickly and onto someone else without even addressing the parts of themselves that attracted the energy in the first place. Don’t be so quick to breed friends when you haven’t even learned how to be a friend to yourself.
I love romance, I’m a true lover girl. The flowers, the courting, the sweet gestures, holding hands, the gifts, I need it all.
Always more, never less.
My dad was a deadbeat parent but he was an educator and football coach for young black boys in the hood.
They’ve probably seen my father more in a season than I ever had in my 31 years of life.
I’m okay with him not being a parent to me so he could parent hundreds of boys 💙.
I’m not gonna argue; I do create content. But it’s because I’m a creative who chooses to capture the result. It’s all about being intentional with you shit y’all. Every meal, every body movement, every thought, everything is creation and creativity is the seat of desire.
I’m really the best and there’s no question about it. No long sales page, no tiktoks, no courses, no CH chats, no business besties, no expert coaching...just vibes.
Stop approaching creatives with a small budget assuming they should help you because you’re just starting out. Especially if what you’re going for looks high-end. You can’t have champagne taste on a beer can budget.
In order to make more money, you’ll always have to spend some.
Don’t let the media distract you from the fact that Black Americans still haven’t received reparations meanwhile other nations and groups are getting money and reparations prioritized first.
Creatives, please make sure that when a client breaches their contract that you create an email flow that notifies them of said breach instead of continuing the scope of work. If your contract states you need content to design a site, don’t wait for the content playing nice.
Y’all, why would I honestly be happy about this? Its clearly sarcasm and proof to show how some BM operate.
I was tired of being angry, so just telling myself other kids needed him more than me just helped process that. 😭😭😭
I warned the girls and tried to tell them not to start an agency. The agency model is not sustainable unless you’re handling million dollar budgets.
You don’t need a huge team to make bread. I charge $15K minimum on a project, do it in a month, and keep my money.
Everybody got money until it’s time to pay an invoice. Somebody gotta be lying because ain’t no way y’all rich on social media and broke inna real life.
This has been my most challenging year in business, but after plenty of hard work my Brooklyn-based photo and content creation studio is finally available for bookings this summer! We did it Joe ☺️.
I look at having a morning routine as a way to fill up your personal gas tank before going out into in the world.
When you’re running low or on E, you’re easily frustrated, anxious, and flustered. When you’re able to operate on a full tank, it makes the ride that much smoother.
I originally conducted the call with my video off, but I vibed with the client so much that I put it on and she appreciated seeing herself when I believed I wasn’t being myself 🥹.
@Rolo622551311
@DeLaLaLaRosa
Fuck a Bentley or a Lexus cause my boys in the squadder, nigga talk reckless ima hit em wit the Smith’n. But I’m never snitching I’m a rider, if my kids hungry snatch the dishes out ya kitchen. I be wilding til they pick me outta lineup.