[Music] when I was a little girl all I wanted
when I was a little girl all I wanted
when I was a little girl all I wanted the only thing that I wanted was to be
the only thing that I wanted was to be
the only thing that I wanted was to be just like everybody else I wanted to
just like everybody else I wanted to
just like everybody else I wanted to talk like them and I wanted to look like
talk like them and I wanted to look like
talk like them and I wanted to look like them I didn’t want to be different and I
them I didn’t want to be different and I
them I didn’t want to be different and I didn’t want to be unique
didn’t want to be unique
didn’t want to be unique instead I stuck out like a sore thumb I
instead I stuck out like a sore thumb I
instead I stuck out like a sore thumb I was an outsider in a society that wasn’t
was an outsider in a society that wasn’t
was an outsider in a society that wasn’t very welcoming to outsiders on my first
very welcoming to outsiders on my first
very welcoming to outsiders on my first day of Arabic school I didn’t speak
day of Arabic school I didn’t speak
day of Arabic school I didn’t speak Arabic and I wore a miniskirt with my
Arabic and I wore a miniskirt with my
Arabic and I wore a miniskirt with my hijab as you can imagine that didn’t go
hijab as you can imagine that didn’t go
hijab as you can imagine that didn’t go over very well nobody wanted to talk to
over very well nobody wanted to talk to
over very well nobody wanted to talk to that weird foreign girl who had come
that weird foreign girl who had come
that weird foreign girl who had come from Uganda with her family with only
from Uganda with her family with only
from Uganda with her family with only seven dollars that my dad had hidden in
seven dollars that my dad had hidden in
seven dollars that my dad had hidden in his shoes I decided to change that I
his shoes I decided to change that I
his shoes I decided to change that I learned how not only to become part of
learned how not only to become part of
learned how not only to become part of the tribe but to lead it too I learned
the tribe but to lead it too I learned
the tribe but to lead it too I learned how to build a brand without knowing
how to build a brand without knowing
how to build a brand without knowing what a brand was my brand was smart I
what a brand was my brand was smart I
what a brand was my brand was smart I was the only one who spoke English and
was the only one who spoke English and
was the only one who spoke English and so I did all the cool kids homework and
so I did all the cool kids homework and
so I did all the cool kids homework and help them cheat on exams my brand was
help them cheat on exams my brand was
help them cheat on exams my brand was rebellious I got into trouble with the
rebellious I got into trouble with the
rebellious I got into trouble with the teachers doing the things that all the
teachers doing the things that all the
teachers doing the things that all the other kids wouldn’t dare do which meant
other kids wouldn’t dare do which meant
other kids wouldn’t dare do which meant that on most days I had stinging palms
that on most days I had stinging palms
that on most days I had stinging palms from my headmaster stick but I gained
from my headmaster stick but I gained
from my headmaster stick but I gained their respect my brand was successful I
their respect my brand was successful I
their respect my brand was successful I got married at 17 to someone from one of
got married at 17 to someone from one of
got married at 17 to someone from one of the most prominent families in our
the most prominent families in our
the most prominent families in our country we had 2,000 guests at our
country we had 2,000 guests at our
country we had 2,000 guests at our wedding and among our many wedding
wedding and among our many wedding
wedding and among our many wedding presents were a whole bunch of goats
then things changed what what was
then things changed what what was successful for me became not successful
successful for me became not successful
successful for me became not successful because we moved to Canada and in moving
because we moved to Canada and in moving
because we moved to Canada and in moving to Canada was once again an outsider I
to Canada was once again an outsider I
to Canada was once again an outsider I didn’t have any credibility and I didn’t
didn’t have any credibility and I didn’t
didn’t have any credibility and I didn’t have a tribe to belong to and I didn’t
have a tribe to belong to and I didn’t
have a tribe to belong to and I didn’t have much confidence in myself and my
have much confidence in myself and my
have much confidence in myself and my children were growing so fast and before
children were growing so fast and before
children were growing so fast and before my eyes and becoming Canadian in a
my eyes and becoming Canadian in a
my eyes and becoming Canadian in a society that I wasn’t sure I knew how to
society that I wasn’t sure I knew how to
society that I wasn’t sure I knew how to contribute to and so in my search for
contribute to and so in my search for
contribute to and so in my search for looking for something to do for myself I
looking for something to do for myself I
looking for something to do for myself I found art school now when I was a little
found art school now when I was a little
found art school now when I was a little girl my mother I would I would draw
girl my mother I would I would draw
girl my mother I would I would draw trace pictures and photographs and my
trace pictures and photographs and my
trace pictures and photographs and my mother would frame them and put them up
mother would frame them and put them up
mother would frame them and put them up on the wall and tell me what a good
on the wall and tell me what a good
on the wall and tell me what a good artist I was I believed her
artist I was I believed her
artist I was I believed her thanks mom try tracing anything in art
thanks mom try tracing anything in art
thanks mom try tracing anything in art school you learn humility really fast so
school you learn humility really fast so
school you learn humility really fast so I learned in art school that I did not
I learned in art school that I did not
I learned in art school that I did not know how to draw I also discovered this
know how to draw I also discovered this
know how to draw I also discovered this department called visual communication
department called visual communication
department called visual communication and in VC they taught branding and
and in VC they taught branding and
and in VC they taught branding and marketing and advertising and design and
marketing and advertising and design and
marketing and advertising and design and I fell headfirst in love I loved how you
I fell headfirst in love I loved how you
I fell headfirst in love I loved how you could take something anything like me
could take something anything like me
could take something anything like me ordinary make it unique and make it
ordinary make it unique and make it
ordinary make it unique and make it different and make it stand out and make
different and make it stand out and make
different and make it stand out and make it wanted and coveted even I loved how
it wanted and coveted even I loved how
it wanted and coveted even I loved how you could create a tribe and a following
you could create a tribe and a following
you could create a tribe and a following brands are amazing things brands give us
brands are amazing things brands give us
brands are amazing things brands give us identity you can be an outlaw on a
identity you can be an outlaw on a
identity you can be an outlaw on a Harley or you can be a creative thinker
Harley or you can be a creative thinker
Harley or you can be a creative thinker with your Mac or you can be an athlete
with your Mac or you can be an athlete
with your Mac or you can be an athlete with your Nikes brands give us status
with your Nikes brands give us status
with your Nikes brands give us status all we need to do is flash our red soles
all we need to do is flash our red soles
all we need to do is flash our red soles Louboutins and we stand a little taller
Louboutins and we stand a little taller
Louboutins and we stand a little taller with confidence brands give us belonging
with confidence brands give us belonging
with confidence brands give us belonging research tells us that a sense of
research tells us that a sense of
research tells us that a sense of belonging is as much a human need as
belonging is as much a human need as
belonging is as much a human need as food shelter and water and that a low
food shelter and water and that a low
food shelter and water and that a low sense of belonging is one of the
sense of belonging is one of the
sense of belonging is one of the number-one indicators of depression
number-one indicators of depression
number-one indicators of depression so brands are these amazing things that
so brands are these amazing things that
so brands are these amazing things that help us sort through a powerful array of
help us sort through a powerful array of
help us sort through a powerful array of choices to the one that feels
choices to the one that feels
choices to the one that feels like us brands are the art of persuasion
like us brands are the art of persuasion
like us brands are the art of persuasion and I loved absolutely everything about
and I loved absolutely everything about
and I loved absolutely everything about it and it wasn’t just me our collective
it and it wasn’t just me our collective
it and it wasn’t just me our collective love of brands started generations ago
love of brands started generations ago
love of brands started generations ago with world war ii when the market was
with world war ii when the market was
with world war ii when the market was flooded with identical products that
flooded with identical products that
flooded with identical products that massive factories churned out and in
massive factories churned out and in
massive factories churned out and in order to make us love and pay more for
order to make us love and pay more for
order to make us love and pay more for these products industrialists needed to
these products industrialists needed to
these products industrialists needed to give them something more and so they
give them something more and so they
give them something more and so they gave them human qualities that way they
gave them human qualities that way they
gave them human qualities that way they could become our friends not just stuff
could become our friends not just stuff
could become our friends not just stuff that’s how this brown sugar water became
that’s how this brown sugar water became
that’s how this brown sugar water became happiness and this brown sugar water
happiness and this brown sugar water
happiness and this brown sugar water became forever young and how this rubber
became forever young and how this rubber
became forever young and how this rubber became the protector and this rubber
became the protector and this rubber
became the protector and this rubber became sexy they what advertisers did
became sexy they what advertisers did
became sexy they what advertisers did was they created this ideal world that
was they created this ideal world that
was they created this ideal world that we all wanted to belong to the people in
we all wanted to belong to the people in
we all wanted to belong to the people in commercials had white teeth long legs
commercials had white teeth long legs
commercials had white teeth long legs and problems that could be solved in 30
and problems that could be solved in 30
and problems that could be solved in 30 seconds by the hero product you want
seconds by the hero product you want
seconds by the hero product you want more prosperity you want more happiness
more prosperity you want more happiness
more prosperity you want more happiness you want you want better health smoke
you want you want better health smoke
you want you want better health smoke our brand of cigarettes so that’s how my
our brand of cigarettes so that’s how my
our brand of cigarettes so that’s how my love affair with brands started and
love affair with brands started and
love affair with brands started and before long I started my own agency we
before long I started my own agency we
before long I started my own agency we did amazing work I had an incredible
did amazing work I had an incredible
did amazing work I had an incredible team and we became the number one
team and we became the number one
team and we became the number one hottest agency in the city and we won
hottest agency in the city and we won
hottest agency in the city and we won the most awards I went from being the
the most awards I went from being the
the most awards I went from being the outsider to the ultimate insider I
outsider to the ultimate insider I
outsider to the ultimate insider I dictated what was cool I convinced
dictated what was cool I convinced
dictated what was cool I convinced people to buy what I wanted them to buy
people to buy what I wanted them to buy
people to buy what I wanted them to buy and eat what I wanted them to eat and go
and eat what I wanted them to eat and go
and eat what I wanted them to eat and go where I wanted them to go and and what
where I wanted them to go and and what
where I wanted them to go and and what what happened with that we also we also
what happened with that we also we also
what happened with that we also we also had an incredible website that said we
had an incredible website that said we
had an incredible website that said we build genuine and authentic brands on
build genuine and authentic brands on
build genuine and authentic brands on our website we told people what great
our website we told people what great
our website we told people what great work we did and we did we did absolutely
work we did and we did we did absolutely
work we did and we did we did absolutely fantastic work and it was all absolute
fantastic work and it was all absolute
fantastic work and it was all absolute complete horseshit
complete horseshit
complete horseshit brands are one thing and one thing only
brands are one thing and one thing only
brands are one thing and one thing only a product that somebody is selling to
a product that somebody is selling to
a product that somebody is selling to you it is not genuine it is not
you it is not genuine it is not
you it is not genuine it is not authentic it is not your friend
authentic it is not your friend
authentic it is not your friend it is there to make money period and
it is there to make money period and
it is there to make money period and whether you can afford it or not you
whether you can afford it or not you
whether you can afford it or not you want it research has told us that we do
want it research has told us that we do
want it research has told us that we do not create perfect lives by buying
not create perfect lives by buying
not create perfect lives by buying brands in fact two things happen first
brands in fact two things happen first
brands in fact two things happen first when we buy something our level of
when we buy something our level of
when we buy something our level of happiness starts to decrease the minute
happiness starts to decrease the minute
happiness starts to decrease the minute we pay for it and have it in our hands
we pay for it and have it in our hands
we pay for it and have it in our hands second somebody in advertising tells us
second somebody in advertising tells us
second somebody in advertising tells us that the goal posts have now moved and
that the goal posts have now moved and
that the goal posts have now moved and we now need to buy the new model in
we now need to buy the new model in
we now need to buy the new model in order to be happy
order to be happy
order to be happy and that is the problem the problem is
and that is the problem the problem is
and that is the problem the problem is our big search and eternal search for
our big search and eternal search for
our big search and eternal search for happiness that is what brands have given
happiness that is what brands have given
happiness that is what brands have given us brands have given us brands have
us brands have given us brands have
us brands have given us brands have given us the perfect ticket to happiness
given us the perfect ticket to happiness
given us the perfect ticket to happiness all you need to do is put down your
all you need to do is put down your
all you need to do is put down your credit card and pay and we have fallen
credit card and pay and we have fallen
credit card and pay and we have fallen so hard for brands that we now try to
so hard for brands that we now try to
so hard for brands that we now try to brand ourselves and you try and
brand ourselves and you try and
brand ourselves and you try and manufacture character and personality
manufacture character and personality
manufacture character and personality personal brands are as big as product
personal brands are as big as product
personal brands are as big as product brands today and according to trend one
brands today and according to trend one
brands today and according to trend one personal brands became a global macro
personal brands became a global macro
personal brands became a global macro trend in 2016 what we do is we create
trend in 2016 what we do is we create
trend in 2016 what we do is we create images of ourselves that appear perfect
images of ourselves that appear perfect
images of ourselves that appear perfect to the outside world so what we don’t
to the outside world so what we don’t
to the outside world so what we don’t realize is that as we build these
realize is that as we build these
realize is that as we build these personal brands we are we are failing
personal brands we are we are failing
personal brands we are we are failing ourselves I know that because I had one
ourselves I know that because I had one
ourselves I know that because I had one too I had a personal brand that was
too I had a personal brand that was
too I had a personal brand that was pretty successful my personal brand had
pretty successful my personal brand had
pretty successful my personal brand had everything that a good brand should have
everything that a good brand should have
everything that a good brand should have a value proposition a target audience
a value proposition a target audience
a value proposition a target audience and a key selling idea my personal brand
and a key selling idea my personal brand
and a key selling idea my personal brand was seductive iowa’s entrepreneur of the
was seductive iowa’s entrepreneur of the
was seductive iowa’s entrepreneur of the year top 40 under 40 in one of Canada’s
year top 40 under 40 in one of Canada’s
year top 40 under 40 in one of Canada’s 100 most powerful women my brand was
100 most powerful women my brand was
100 most powerful women my brand was fortunate I got to travel the world
fortunate I got to travel the world
fortunate I got to travel the world and and teach people how to build their
and and teach people how to build their
and and teach people how to build their own personal brands my brand was also
own personal brands my brand was also
own personal brands my brand was also not very truthful because I only showed
not very truthful because I only showed
not very truthful because I only showed you what I wanted you to see so when I
you what I wanted you to see so when I
you what I wanted you to see so when I was going through a divorce after 23
was going through a divorce after 23
was going through a divorce after 23 years of marriage that brought me to my
years of marriage that brought me to my
years of marriage that brought me to my knees this is what I posted on social
knees this is what I posted on social
knees this is what I posted on social media when I was buying out my business
media when I was buying out my business
media when I was buying out my business partner
partner
partner with money that I didn’t have this is
with money that I didn’t have this is
with money that I didn’t have this is what everybody saw and when my city was
what everybody saw and when my city was
what everybody saw and when my city was devastated by a recession that was worse
devastated by a recession that was worse
devastated by a recession that was worse than any that we had ever seen this is
than any that we had ever seen this is
than any that we had ever seen this is what I posted on social media we all
what I posted on social media we all
what I posted on social media we all create images of ourselves that appear
create images of ourselves that appear
create images of ourselves that appear perfect to the outside world sometimes
perfect to the outside world sometimes
perfect to the outside world sometimes to our inside world we are no longer
to our inside world we are no longer
to our inside world we are no longer building our characters we are telling
building our characters we are telling
building our characters we are telling our stories we are now on public display
our stories we are now on public display
our stories we are now on public display and it’s causing us incredible distress
and it’s causing us incredible distress
and it’s causing us incredible distress a hundred and twenty-one million people
a hundred and twenty-one million people
a hundred and twenty-one million people around the world suffer from depression
around the world suffer from depression
around the world suffer from depression some form of depression one in 13 of us
some form of depression one in 13 of us
some form of depression one in 13 of us suffer from anxiety those are big
suffer from anxiety those are big
suffer from anxiety those are big numbers and I haven’t even started
numbers and I haven’t even started
numbers and I haven’t even started talking about debt debt is at one
talking about debt debt is at one
talking about debt debt is at one hundred and fifty two trillion dollars
hundred and fifty two trillion dollars
hundred and fifty two trillion dollars globally and what do we do with all this
globally and what do we do with all this
globally and what do we do with all this stuff that we buy and we put on our
stuff that we buy and we put on our
stuff that we buy and we put on our credit cards according to the Self
credit cards according to the Self
credit cards according to the Self Storage Association of America Americans
Storage Association of America Americans
Storage Association of America Americans spend twenty four billion dollars a year
spend twenty four billion dollars a year
spend twenty four billion dollars a year storing their stuff think about that for
storing their stuff think about that for
storing their stuff think about that for a minute
a minute
a minute think about that what we do is we in
think about that what we do is we in
think about that what we do is we in debt ourselves to buy so much stuff that
debt ourselves to buy so much stuff that
debt ourselves to buy so much stuff that we now need to pay to put it away we
we now need to pay to put it away we
we now need to pay to put it away we cannot buy enough stuff get enough
cannot buy enough stuff get enough
cannot buy enough stuff get enough surgery or Drive expensive enough cars
surgery or Drive expensive enough cars
surgery or Drive expensive enough cars to keep up with the Kardashian
to keep up with the Kardashian
to keep up with the Kardashian and when we can’t keep up we try and
and when we can’t keep up we try and
and when we can’t keep up we try and numb our feelings of shame and fear and
numb our feelings of shame and fear and
numb our feelings of shame and fear and uncertainty with something new and shiny
uncertainty with something new and shiny
uncertainty with something new and shiny what we don’t realize is when we numb
what we don’t realize is when we numb
what we don’t realize is when we numb the bad feelings we also have none of
the bad feelings we also have none of
the bad feelings we also have none of the good feelings of love joy connection
the good feelings of love joy connection
the good feelings of love joy connection and gratitude what we don’t realize is
and gratitude what we don’t realize is
and gratitude what we don’t realize is that the real world does not look like
that the real world does not look like
that the real world does not look like an ad the real world is a vulnerable
an ad the real world is a vulnerable
an ad the real world is a vulnerable imperfect place full of rejection and
imperfect place full of rejection and
imperfect place full of rejection and what we are doing with our lot with our
what we are doing with our lot with our
what we are doing with our lot with our culture of branded perfection
culture of branded perfection
culture of branded perfection is hollowing us out as human beings so
is hollowing us out as human beings so
is hollowing us out as human beings so you know where this is going for me
you know where this is going for me
you know where this is going for me right this perfect little branded world
right this perfect little branded world
right this perfect little branded world that I had created for myself was no
that I had created for myself was no
that I had created for myself was no longer one that I wanted to live in I
longer one that I wanted to live in I
longer one that I wanted to live in I stopped liking what I did and I looked
stopped liking what I did and I looked
stopped liking what I did and I looked everywhere but at my business to fill
everywhere but at my business to fill
everywhere but at my business to fill the holes in the only question on my
the holes in the only question on my
the holes in the only question on my mind was what was I gonna tell everybody
mind was what was I gonna tell everybody
mind was what was I gonna tell everybody and that is what we do we brand manage
and that is what we do we brand manage
and that is what we do we brand manage ourselves into personas and then we are
ourselves into personas and then we are
ourselves into personas and then we are lost when we realize that we are not the
lost when we realize that we are not the
lost when we realize that we are not the adventure that we thought we were in
adventure that we thought we were in
adventure that we thought we were in fact we are really really really scared
fact we are really really really scared
fact we are really really really scared of heights
so Christmas rolls around and my kids
so Christmas rolls around and my kids are with their dad my parents are away
are with their dad my parents are away
are with their dad my parents are away and my friends are all busy with my
and my friends are all busy with my
and my friends are all busy with my friends are all busy with their their
friends are all busy with their their
friends are all busy with their their own families and I’m feeling pretty
own families and I’m feeling pretty
own families and I’m feeling pretty sorry for myself it’s just me and my
sorry for myself it’s just me and my
sorry for myself it’s just me and my little dog kale and so I did what I did
little dog kale and so I did what I did
little dog kale and so I did what I did when I was a little girl and I decided
when I was a little girl and I decided
when I was a little girl and I decided to change that only this time I took the
to change that only this time I took the
to change that only this time I took the tool that I used when I build a brand
tool that I used when I build a brand
tool that I used when I build a brand when I look at a product to understand
when I look at a product to understand
when I look at a product to understand it enough to build this brand I took
it enough to build this brand I took
it enough to build this brand I took that tool and I applied it to myself
that tool and I applied it to myself
that tool and I applied it to myself it’s called the creative brief in the
it’s called the creative brief in the
it’s called the creative brief in the creative brief when we build a brand is
creative brief when we build a brand is
creative brief when we build a brand is the marching orders to the creative team
the marching orders to the creative team
the marching orders to the creative team if you will it’s the Bible for them to
if you will it’s the Bible for them to
if you will it’s the Bible for them to understand this product in order to sell
understand this product in order to sell
understand this product in order to sell it so what we do is we look at what it
it so what we do is we look at what it
it so what we do is we look at what it does why it exists why it’s there
does why it exists why it’s there
does why it exists why it’s there what’s it what’s its purpose who’s its
what’s it what’s its purpose who’s its
what’s it what’s its purpose who’s its target audience what does it look like
target audience what does it look like
target audience what does it look like on the shelf we
on the shelf we
on the shelf we look at the product and the world around
look at the product and the world around
look at the product and the world around it and it’s competition and that’s what
it and it’s competition and that’s what
it and it’s competition and that’s what I did I pulled out a giant post-it note
I did I pulled out a giant post-it note
I did I pulled out a giant post-it note paper pad i papered my walls with my
paper pad i papered my walls with my
paper pad i papered my walls with my very own creative brief and i wrote down
very own creative brief and i wrote down
very own creative brief and i wrote down everything that i needed to know about
everything that i needed to know about
everything that i needed to know about myself so I have to explain to you how
myself so I have to explain to you how
myself so I have to explain to you how difficult this was for me I know exactly
difficult this was for me I know exactly
difficult this was for me I know exactly what I want I go after it with
what I want I go after it with
what I want I go after it with determination I make up my mind pretty
determination I make up my mind pretty
determination I make up my mind pretty fast and please get out of my way that’s
fast and please get out of my way that’s
fast and please get out of my way that’s always been my attitude and so this was
always been my attitude and so this was
always been my attitude and so this was pretty difficult and yet I agonized over
pretty difficult and yet I agonized over
pretty difficult and yet I agonized over every word every emotion every setback
every word every emotion every setback
every word every emotion every setback every barrier in my way I forced myself
every barrier in my way I forced myself
every barrier in my way I forced myself to be honest about my shortcomings and I
to be honest about my shortcomings and I
to be honest about my shortcomings and I wrote down my fears and my hopes and my
wrote down my fears and my hopes and my
wrote down my fears and my hopes and my dreams and my desires and I climbed over
dreams and my desires and I climbed over
dreams and my desires and I climbed over a brick wall after a brick wall peeling
a brick wall after a brick wall peeling
a brick wall after a brick wall peeling away years and layers of childhood
away years and layers of childhood
away years and layers of childhood insecurities cultural hang-ups toxic
insecurities cultural hang-ups toxic
insecurities cultural hang-ups toxic people and a whole bunch of anger I
people and a whole bunch of anger I
people and a whole bunch of anger I wrote a plan to help me survive the next
wrote a plan to help me survive the next
wrote a plan to help me survive the next five minutes in the next 20 years and
five minutes in the next 20 years and
five minutes in the next 20 years and what started emerging was really messy
what started emerging was really messy
what started emerging was really messy and very cluttered have I mentioned how
and very cluttered have I mentioned how
and very cluttered have I mentioned how severe my OCD is this is not what my
severe my OCD is this is not what my
severe my OCD is this is not what my life was supposed to look like
however after weeks of work I finally
however after weeks of work I finally emerged and I was still standing only
emerged and I was still standing only
emerged and I was still standing only more vulnerable less demanding less
more vulnerable less demanding less
more vulnerable less demanding less perfect more carefree more me and a
perfect more carefree more me and a
perfect more carefree more me and a feeling of calm washed over me I
feeling of calm washed over me I
feeling of calm washed over me I realized that I don’t need to throw away
realized that I don’t need to throw away
realized that I don’t need to throw away everything that I own that was really
everything that I own that was really
everything that I own that was really exciting
exciting
exciting it is not brands that are bad
it is not brands that are bad
it is not brands that are bad it was my connection and to brands that
it was my connection and to brands that
it was my connection and to brands that needed to be rewired I realized that the
needed to be rewired I realized that the
needed to be rewired I realized that the person that I am
person that I am
person that I am today is the same person that got me
today is the same person that got me
today is the same person that got me here it is not all bad
here it is not all bad
here it is not all bad don’t throw any any of it away I found
don’t throw any any of it away I found
don’t throw any any of it away I found pride in where I came from instead of
pride in where I came from instead of
pride in where I came from instead of finding shame and I looked inside myself
finding shame and I looked inside myself
finding shame and I looked inside myself for the confidence that I needed and
for the confidence that I needed and
for the confidence that I needed and most importantly I realized that I we
most importantly I realized that I we
most importantly I realized that I we are not meant to have it all let me say
are not meant to have it all let me say
are not meant to have it all let me say that again we are not meant to have it
that again we are not meant to have it
that again we are not meant to have it all happiness is not an eternal state of
all happiness is not an eternal state of
all happiness is not an eternal state of being it is a fleeting emotion just like
being it is a fleeting emotion just like
being it is a fleeting emotion just like any other emotion
any other emotion
any other emotion don’t let the ads lie to you we are
don’t let the ads lie to you we are
don’t let the ads lie to you we are meant to be sad at times we are meant to
meant to be sad at times we are meant to
meant to be sad at times we are meant to be unhappy at times we are meant to be
be unhappy at times we are meant to be
be unhappy at times we are meant to be lonely at times we are not meant to be
lonely at times we are not meant to be
lonely at times we are not meant to be fulfilled at all times
fulfilled at all times
fulfilled at all times we are supposed to make mistakes and bad
we are supposed to make mistakes and bad
we are supposed to make mistakes and bad decisions we are supposed to feel
decisions we are supposed to feel
decisions we are supposed to feel uncertainty and fear because it is those
uncertainty and fear because it is those
uncertainty and fear because it is those things and those things only that teach
things and those things only that teach
things and those things only that teach us to be strong and courageous and brave
us to be strong and courageous and brave
us to be strong and courageous and brave and confident and when we do experience
and confident and when we do experience
and confident and when we do experience feelings of love joy gratitude happiness
feelings of love joy gratitude happiness
feelings of love joy gratitude happiness and connection then we appreciate them
and connection then we appreciate them
and connection then we appreciate them more and we are more grateful for them
more and we are more grateful for them
more and we are more grateful for them and we cherish them that much more so
and we cherish them that much more so
and we cherish them that much more so have I found all my answers some but I
have I found all my answers some but I
have I found all my answers some but I don’t think that I’m supposed to however
don’t think that I’m supposed to however
don’t think that I’m supposed to however I do know this my brand has finally
I do know this my brand has finally
I do know this my brand has finally found a place of belonging only to
found a place of belonging only to
found a place of belonging only to realize that it was there all along
realize that it was there all along
realize that it was there all along thank you for your time
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