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I’m baaaaaaack, but… I’m not back like I nev

I’m baaaaaaack, but… I’m not back like I never left.   My time away made it clear that Instagram is no longer a place that I want to dedicate a lot of my energy to. *Deep exhale* It feels really good to make that statement.   I’m still ironing out the details, but here’s what feels true right now:   - I’ll delete Instagram when I’m done using it, no more than 30 minutes after posting
- I’ll re-download up to two times a day, if/when I have a specific reason to log on
- I’ll log off from Friday evening to Monday morning
- I’ll take off at least one full week each month. I’m leaning towards my luteal phase. We’ll see if that timing sticks
- I’ll create and share only when it feels aligned
- I’ll reinvest my energy into making Be School and Inner Workout even more valuable
- I’ll invite people to connect with me outside of this app—via my monthly newsletter, my weekly podcast, Inner Workout’s free community, email, and maaaaybe another channel that I’m toying with 😉 
How are y’all approaching Instagram in 2021?

And endless thanks to @ameliajohruby for the offline and online conversations that helped me achieve this clarity.

Actual footage of me for the rest of the year. Sig

Actual footage of me for the rest of the year. Signing off for a bit to practice that self-care I talk about so much.

Wishing you a rest-filled end to 2020. We’ll build a brighter 2021 together. 💓

No matter what happens with @innerworkout, I’ll

No matter what happens with @innerworkout, I’ll always be grateful for this personal growth.  
This is from a @chicagoideas session where I got to share a tiny bit about what @futurefounders meant to me as a Black woman entrepreneur. There are already a lot of things out there that are designed to hold me back. I can’t allow myself to be one of them.

P.S. Apps for Future Founders’ Startup Bootcamp program are open until December 15. You should think about applying if you’re 18-30! I added the link to my bio. Feel free to DM or comment with questions.

Video made possible by the Blackstone Charitable Foundation,@worldbusinesschicago, and Chicago Next.

I am a success. I actually wrote those words duri

I am a success.

I actually wrote those words during a journaling session that I started because I wasn’t feeling successful.

I hit milestones and then told myself they weren’t worth celebrating, moving the goalpost further.

I felt really disconnected from my personal definition of success.

During that journaling session, I wrote down four measures of success. None of them have to do with money or platform size.

I return to them often— in moments of comparison, self-judgement, and doubt,

In this week’s episode of @thebeschoolpodcast, I offer a process for creating your own definition of success and share my own measures with you. I hope you’ll give it a listen!

What works for me may not work for you. Stop loo

What works for me may not work for you.

Stop looking to others for the roadmap and instead look for starting pints.

Allow their experience to inspire you to experiment.

Keep what works. Let the rest go.

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