Powerful in Pink
Three weeks ago I made a decision that I would no longer continue to have my life lived for me, that I would begin to live my life working for myself but not by myself, and achieve the goals that I have for myself and for my family. I want to have true joy in my life, freedom to me be, freedom from financial burden, freedom to spend time and be with the people I love, and the ability to do the same for others. I am officially apart of the Pink Nation, I am a Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant, and I am filled with the fire, passion and perseverance to change my life and change the lives of other women who I know, love, and will have the pleasure to meet along the way. Like my mother always said, you never get rich working for someone else, and you’re never truly rich if you aren’t living a life that you feel suffocated by.
One of the first things Mary Kay asks you about is your ‘why’. Why did you join the business and what is driving you to be successful in this business. My why is has been complied over the past 10 years of my life. From the ups, downs, and in betweens my why has been sculpted by them. On my path towards following my dreams, I wrote a letter to myself that really turned into a path of self-reflection, which just made my convictions deeper and expanded my vision further. If you’ve never written a note to your future self, do it, no matter what it’s about or for just do it.
May 10, 2019
Dearest Laura,
The last 10 years have been rocky to say the least. You worked your way through college thinking that you had endless possibilities ahead. You went back to the tri-state area to grind it out in graduate school and earned every one of those letters at the end of your name, graduating with a 4.0 GPA, being indicted into the Kappa Delta Pi honor society, making life long friends. You took the good with the bad, experiencing repeated heartbreak, disappointment and learning about real 1st world problems the hard way.
Dream #1 came true and you felt a brief sigh of relief. You moved to a warmer climate, pretending that the sadness your felt for your father’s declining mental health could be washed away by sandy beaches and calm seas. Jobs, locations, family, friends, distance; none of those things would fix the void you felt inside. You hit your rock bottom, falling into a routine of anxiety and depressive states leaving you paralyzed mentally, physically, emotionally, and socially. Lost and afraid, piece by piece you began to chip away at the darkness, learning quickly that no one can fix your life but you.
Searching for true change, and knowing you deserved better, better found you. You took a leap and it was worth it. Was every step a cake walk? No. But you stuck it out, fought your way through it and you’ve made it through. You’re here, strong, beautiful, and free, living the life and taking the journey that YOU are designing for yourself. Keep pushing, keep moving, keep dreaming for you, your family and for the women next to you. Continue to rise while holding the hands of others. Never quit. I am so proud of you! Keep loving you for you.
- You <3