Good

For a long time, I played along with other people’s agendas. I was agreeable, kind, generous, and appeasing. People loved me for it—until I didn’t feel like playing that role anymore.

Then I became a threat, a competitor, the outlier. Good.  

When you start expressing your beliefs authentically—saying what you agree with, what you don’t—and it doesn’t meet the status quo, you get labeled difficult. You get singled out. Ostracized. Good. 

Authentic self-expression is a lonely road. Many will penalize you for it. I have been. Good. 

I’ve seen people compromise their voices for likes and approval. What a disservice to themselves, and to humanity. 

I admit, I once adhered to society’s rules, to other people’s approval. But I grew tired of succumbing to society’s unrealistic expectations of women—how we should or shouldn’t be, the subliminal messages telling us to bend and submit. Women are scrutinized for how we look, for being assertive, for knowing what we want, for our ambition.

What I want for my life is nobodies concern. Scrutinize all you want—I’m not here to play by your rules or beg for your approval.

In a world that wants us to blend in…

BE THE OUTLIER.

It’s far more fulfilling than playing by the rules.

MDE