Chanterra Armstrong

AAAAND I'M ANOTHER YEAR OLDER 🥳2️⃣3️⃣🥳 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Monday was my birthday and I'm feeling so grateful! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Even with everything that has happened this year, I am so happy for: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💡the lessons I've learned ⚡️the opportunities I’ve gotten 👯‍♀️the friends I've made, aaaand 🌈the clarity that I've GAINED!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ▫️I have so many things planned and my future is so freakin’ clear now. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✅My goal is to work towards building a digital marketing agency and that starts with me bringing my social media management services over onto this page (while I’m working on building my coaching program). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✖️So there'll be some changes in my content but you'll be getting so much knowledge! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✖️You're going to be gaining some awesome TIME-SAVING & EFFICIENCY-ENHANCING TIPS that will add so much value to you and your beauty biz! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➡️Wanna set goals that STICK? ➡️Wanna stay in your zone of genius? ➡️Wanna save time on social? 🔥Want an efficient AF beauty biz? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Well, you're in the right place! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ❎Matter fact, let's start now: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👉TRUTH #1: your content is crucial to your growth, but these days, if you're not working just as hard to engage with your COMMUNITY, you're never going to turn that audience into ACTION-TAKERS! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨Instead, you're going to be left feeling frustrated, burnt out, and disinterested in continuing on your social media journey. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✏️So fill in the blank: IF CONTENT IS KING, THEN COMMUNITY IS ___________👑 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ‼️Comment below your answer!⤵️

QUESTION TIME ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Are you an introvert?? Because I am. 🙋‍♀️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ (Introverts, save this for later) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔸So to say that this journey of me building this business where I basically need to show up online and connect with people via messaging, calling and videoing... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ...to say that this journey has been a struggle is an understatement.😅🤣 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔸I know I can come off as very sure of myself and confident in my posts, in my messages and on video chats but the truth is I'm probably one of the most shy person in the world !!😬 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ BUT I'M STILL HERE. **repeats** ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔸I'm still here. Everyday I'm working on pushing past the barriers I've set up for myself so I can be there for you guys because when I show up for you, I want to give you what you deserve which is: the best of me. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🌈The me that is actually bubbly and cheerful and loves to learn more and share with you my findings. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🌈The me that loves seeing you work for your wins and loves hearing about your day. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨So to those of you who see me and the effort I'm putting in to show up for you, THANK YOU, a million times thank you! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💫And to those who are introverts like me wondering how the hell you're going to show up as your true self: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔹Just know it's a process but as long as you're willing to push yourself and put your dreams before your defiant shyness, then you can do it! 🥳 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💪And if you ever want to reach out and chat I'm happy to give you all the knowledge I can because us introverts have to stick together! ✅Agreed?✅

So you wanna start creating more connections on Instagram through your content?✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🥳Cool! So you get to work creating the best post ever! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⚡️You take a scroll-stopping photo. ⚡️You write an awesome, compelling caption. ⚡️You optimize your post with hashtags, and upload it at the optimal time. You even go on to promote your post. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🌈Great! Your post is getting some traction and even some engagement and then... (24 Hours later) ... crickets 🦗 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🤯So all that for a DAY of engagement (more like 12 hours if we are being realistic). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ❌WRONG❌ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ▫️These days, you can get traction from your posts even if they are over a day old. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ▫️Continue the momentum and utilize that content to the fullest extent! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🙋‍♀️Wanna know how? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👆Swipe through to find out!👀 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👇Then let me know which tip you're going to start with! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🌈I'm excited for us all to get intentional with our engagement tactics!✨

EXPECTATIONS VS. REALITY  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  ✖️You expect that if you get more followers, you will get more visibility.  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  ✅When in reality, you get more visibility by forming real connections.  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  👇Let me give you some examples:  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  𝟙{ When you operate by doing follow-for-follow what ends up happening? }  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  ▫️Cool you got some randoms to add to your vanity metrics so you can say you have "this many" followers, but does that actually translate to⤵️  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  ☑️more engagement for your account  ☑️more click throughs to your links  ☑️more connections in your DMs  ☑️more clients in your beauty biz?  ❌Nope.  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  𝟚{ When you engage with 40, or even 50 different people trying to reach out to everybody and anybody, what ends up happening? }  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  😵You're not putting in all your effort and get burnt out trying to do that everyday.   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  🤬You get frustrated when only a few of them reach out or follow you.   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  🚦So you don't even end up getting the traffic you wanted because you're operating like a door-to-door salesman.  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  𝟛{ So what happens when you pace yourself and reach out to quality prospects?✨}  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  ✅You respect your own time so you work smarter not harder.   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  ✅You attract the right people because they see the quality of your comments and are intrigued to connect and learn more.   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  ✅You put your focus on what "followers" equate to.   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  FOLLOWERS = an audience that is intent on taking action so it's your job to show up for them in a real way. Periodt.⚡️  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  🌈SO... I wanna hear from you: are you trying to get those vanity metrics or are you more interested in getting valuable, meaningful connections?🧐  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀  🌈Let me know in the comments below.

It's so good to be back! 🎉 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ▫️As you've probably noticed, I haven't really been on here much and that’s because I needed to figure out what I actually want out of this business I’m building. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ▫️BEFORE: I had no clear idea of who I wanted to serve in the beauty industry,!because I have so many passions when it comes to this industry. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💭Just to give you an idea.. 👇I’m passionate about: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💄the artistry of makeup 📊business & marketing 🧪cosmetic formulations 🖥graphic design, AND 👩‍🏫teaching people ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ▫️So my business could go a lot of different ways, but it wasn't til I took my "social media detox" that I actually stumbled upon my answer. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⚡️I realized that my content has always attracted beauty business coaches, social media strategists, and brand designers. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And that’s when it all clicked for me: I want to be a part of something bigger. 🙌 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🤩I want to see more of you behind-the-scenes beauties that do business, branding and marketing. I wanna see you thriving! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ▫️And that starts with helping you show up on social and get those clients you've been wishing and working for! 🔥 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🌈I know you wanna be a social media CEO! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👉SO let’s get you there!👈 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ▫️If this you then shout yourself out in the comments below and just know I see you and I SEE YOUR WORTH and I can't wait to work with you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And be ready because next month is 🥳LAUNCH MONTH🥳 meaning: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I'm going to be bringing you structure, strategy, accountability and actionable steps. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⚡️Get excited!⚡️

This is me! 🥳⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ I feel so blessed to be building a business where I get to be myself, BUT..⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ ▫️Was it always like this?⁣ ▫️NOPE.⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ The idea of my #beautybusiness used to be just that..⁣ 👉AN IDEA‼️⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ But now it's an IMPLEMENTED STRATEGY.⁣ ⬇️⁣ I used to do so much research without implementing on social media & getting to know my audience firsthand, because... ⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ ✖️I had this limiting belief that I couldn't start posting to social media unless I knew:⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ 🔻exactly what I wanted to do!⁣ 🔻exactly who my audience was!⁣ 🔻exactly what my brand was to be!⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ ‼️WRONG‼️⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ 🔸Yes, those things are so important, BUT...⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ They are things that will come in time as you show up online & get to engaging with your target audience!✨⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ That's what content marketing is all about!!⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ And that's not even the best part!⁣ SWIPE THROUGH to find out & THEN⤵️⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ Comment down below "This is me!" ⁣ Let’s root each other on during this ⁣ crazy #beautypreneur journey!! 🌈

5 Social Media Myths 😱⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ When I first started to study social media marketing a few years ago, I really had so many ideas in my mind of how to be successful on social media, but to be honest... most of my ideas were wrong lol🤣⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ With social media, you have the power to create genuine connections and invest very little money in the process of building your presence and your audience. And if anyone tries to tell you otherwise....RUN! LOL.🏃‍♀️⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ So let's talk about it! Let's discuss what I thought I needed in the beginning to grow on social media.📈⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ 👩‍💻INFLUENCERS ⁣ hiring influencers to say how good my product/service is⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ 📵RUNNING ADS ⁣ paying for a bunch of ads⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ 👥NO TARGET AUDIENCE⁣ selling to anyone who follows me⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ 💸VANITY METRICS⁣ buying followers because the # of followers matter⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ 👑INSTANTLY FAMOUS⁣ put up a couple REALLY GOOD posts & get tons of customers⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ ‼️Oh how wrong was I, LOL. But that's okay because now I know better, and when you "know better" you DO BETTER. 💯⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ So here's what it actually takes to grow on social media!!⚡️⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ ✅TESTIMONIALS⁣ ✅GOOD STRATEGIES⁣ ✅TARGET AUDIENCE⁣ ✅METRICS THAT MATTER⁣ ✅CONSISTENCY⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ So let's set down the FICTION, and get to work on the FACTS! 👏⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ I'd love to know where your focus is right now! ✨⁣ Let me know in the comments below!👇

Am I next?🖤⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ This is what African Americans like myself are asking ourselves these days...⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ But in all the fear & frustration, I'm going to show up & stand up for what I believe in, and I encourage you to do the same.✊🏾⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ Don't let anyone or anything silence you & stunt you from standing up for what's right!⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ So let me share with you how you can show your support because it matters! 🙏🏾⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ 🖤soak up some knowledge on the struggle⁣ 🖤break your silence on social media⁣ 🖤back black business owners & creators⁣ 🖤contribute to the current causes⁣ 🖤partake in petitions⁣ 🖤be a protest participant⁣ 🖤stay tuned in⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ Are you ready to show your support? I know I am. And now when I think, "Am I next," I'm asking myself:⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ "Am I next to stop the silence?"⁣ YES, YES I AM.✊🏾⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ So I wanna know, "Are you next?"🖤⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ How are you showing your support?⁣ Share it out in the comment below!⁣ ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻

Want content that compels & converts followers into fans? OF COURSE! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But why do you want this? 🤔 Why do we as #beautypreneurs seek this out? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We want content that actually gets beauty lovers interested, inspired & engaged with us to start a conversation, build that connect & gain long-lasting customers!🥳 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So if this is what you want, read on and let me share with you the key components to create compelling content for: ⚡️real connections ⚡️true conversions ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔑STRUCTURE: are you utilizing the power of storytelling to create your content? Or are you just writing whatever you're thinking? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔑PERSONALITY: are you being authentic or robotic? Are you being salesy or just being yourself? Answer: you want to always show up as yourself. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔑LEAD WITH BENEFITS: are you talking at your audience? Or are you talking their language? What does your product or service have to offer? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔑ADD VARIETY: Is your feed just a wall of billboards? Or are you actually spicing things up? Of course you want to promote yourself & what you do, but you also have so much more to offer as well. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Who's excited to start taking their tribe to the next level from followers waiting for us & turn them into fans who can't wait to see you pop up in their feed??!🙋‍♀️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Comment down below which of these you feel like your content has been missing & I'll personally send you a message to help you create compelling content TODAY!🎉

✨𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋✨⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ I'm ready to niche down some more. 🥳⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ 𝑵𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 has been a "process" for me to say the least, but I truly believe it's important to experiment & get to know you audience so you can truly find where you can be of best use.✨⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ And for me, where I can be of best use is:⁣ 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒏 𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒄 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆-- 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒖𝒑 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒖𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 & 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐.⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ BUT I NEED YOUR HELP‼️⁣ I have been building awesome resources for you that I am so excited to share soon that will take your beauty biz to the next level!📈⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ But in the meantime, I wanna make some awesome content to go along with these resources, so I wanna hear from you!⁣ 🗣🗣🗣⁣ Where are you feeling stuck?⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ 👉𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍: our destination can sometimes be unclear, especially when we are unsure of what's even possible for us.⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ 👉𝐒𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐒: seemingly boring, but highly necessary, especially if you want to save time or scale up.⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ 👉𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆: who you want to attract & who we are to them can be hard to visualize, and even harder to turn that into what actually want to convey⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ 👉𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓: how we reach our audience & get to know them can seem overwhelming when we think of everything else involved.⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ ⚡️BUT HAVE NO FEAR⚡️⁣ Because I actually got stuck on these exact same places myself and found awesome tricks, hacks, solutions & strategies that I know will help you as well!⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ So leave a comment below, or answer the poll on my IG stories letting me know:⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒄𝒌, and I will personally DM you to get to know you so I can find out where I can be of best use for you!💕

I'm nicer when I'm dreaming, but I'm nicer to myself when I'm doing. 🤷‍♀️⁣ Would you rather be:⁣ ☝️the dreamer⁣ ✌️the doer⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ ANSWER: It actually depends on where you are on your journey to success. ⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ It's possible to jumping in too soon if you have no idea what you're doing & have no true passion OR inspiration!✨⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ But it's just as possible to outgrow the dreamer stage if you are simply stuck in analysis paralysis. 🧐⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ So which one are you: ⁣ the dreamer or the doer?⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ ✨You're a dreamer if✨⁣ you don't know what you even want out of life or what you want to do for a beauty biz⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ ⚡️Your're a doer if⚡️⁣ you know what you want & you're ready to do the d*mn thing!⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ So, where are you in building the beauty biz of your dreams? 🌈⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ Swipe through to figure out where you are & how to get to where you want to be!🎉⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ Then let me know in the comments below & we can talk STRATEGY! 🤓⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ Fun Fact: I'm a dork when it comes to strategies lol. 😂😂😂

I have a message from me to you:⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ Fall in love with the struggle, because the struggle is real. 💕⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ That's what's crossing my mind right now as I sit here on this lovely Saturday afternoon, and reflect on my accomplishments thus far. I'm not even at my goal of starting to sell my services and yet I'm already winning. ⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ Since January I have:⁣ ✅started my business page here on Instagram (duh lol)⁣ ✅been building an empowering tribe of female creatives (who runs the world?)⁣ ✅developed some awesome systems & strategies (sharing soon)⁣ ✅AND landed my dream digital marketing job ⁣ (shoutout to my amazing boss @cassiewademediaco YOU are literally WONDERWOMAN)⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ But this wasn't always the case...I have struggled so much to get to where I am now. ⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And to be honest: it was really just an internal struggle. It was that NEGATIVE talk that we entertain in our mind sometimes🤦‍♀️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ 📉the fear of failure⁣ 📅the procrastination station⁣ 🔍the analysis paralysis, and⁣ 👤the imposter syndrome⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ But I overcame these struggles, and if you want to know THE HOW then definitely swipe through the graphics above.👆⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ Because YES I overcame it all, and even when any of these NEGATIVES try to creep back in and stunt my growth: I'm ready to reclaim my power & push through the struggle because this is real-life and this is all apart of my story to success. ✨⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ Yes you heard that right! Your story needs to include your struggle because that's apart of the unfair advantage that you possess. 💪⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ You have the advantage of having overcome something that your target audience hasn't and you did it in your own way, on your own path. ✨⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ So again I say: fall in love with the STRUGGLE, because the struggle is REAL.💕

What are daily affirmations? 🤷‍♀️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ They are positive statements used to combat negative thoughts. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ NEGATIVE THOUGHT❌ This pandemic has really stunted my biz. 👇 NEW POSITIVE STATEMENT✅ This pandemic has touched us all, but in the stillness I will succeed. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Pretty awesome, right? I practice using daily affirmations EVERYDAY.✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Why? Because mindset matters! I am mindful of how I view myself & the world because I'm only here to attract the POSITIVE & alter the NEGATIVE. 😁👇 See what I did there? I'd rather take the negative & turn it into something useful, rather than throw it all away. And in your biz, I want you to do the same. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Wanna give it a try? Comment: 1️⃣ NEGATIVE thought you had today, and 🔀 turn it into a POSITIVE. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And if you need some help seeing the positive, I'll be here to supply the sunshine. ☀️

Clear the clutter & get 'ish done!⁣ 👇⁣ What's holding you back from meeting your goals and crushing your deadlines? ⁣ ⁣ I know with the current crisis, we are home most of the time. We're trying to adjust and it might not be going as smooth as we had hoped. 😭⁣ ⁣ So what do we do about this, because let's be clear: WE ARE going to reach our goals. We are GOAL GETTERS. And even if you are new to this, don't worry I was, too. I used to have the hardest time meeting goals. ⁣ ⁣ MY ADVICE: Fake it, til you make it. That's what I did. I kept trying til I reached the finish line. And with each goal I met, I found new tricks & hacks to keep me going. So now with all that is happening, it's time to get back to the basics!⁣ ⁣ 🧹CLEAR THE CLUTTER. Your space should function for you, not the other way around you guys! So create your space that is just for you!⁣ ⁣ 🖌PLAN IT OUT. Create goals that are clear, that use "action" verbs (design, build, write, etc) & set deadlines that allow for a doable pace that suits your life.⁣ ⁣ 🔁SET UP SYSTEMS. For any essential activities & priorities in your biz, create a step-by-step procedure to go along with it, allowing you to breeze through.⁣ ⁣ 🎭KNOW YOUR PERSONALITY. If you see things better by looking at the big picture: set big goals that are slightly out of reach. This will inspire way more! Whereas, if you see things better by looking at the details: set micro goals, because you'll be more inspired by this snowball effect.⁣ ⁣ 🥇GET TO THE FINISH LINE. Completing a task feels amazing. So don't get too caught up in trying to be "perfect. ⁣ ⁣ Sometimes all you need is a plan, some systems, a little personality, or true win to get your goals going. ⁣ ⁣ So SAVE THIS POST for later, #goalgetter! And SHARE THIS POST with a #beautybizboss you think could use a win right now! Thank will thank you for it. Trust me!✨

What does the beauty industry need? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What could this industry with its surplus of palettes, nudes & lashes, what could it actually use? A GOOD TIME LOL. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ No, but seriously. It's been no secret that this industry has been paired with drama after drama. Scandal after scandal. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When in reality, the majority of the people in this industry aren't here for that. We are creatives looking to express ourselves. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So in times like this, with an epidemic that has effected each and every one of us, it's no surprise that the chaotic news from this industry has begun to die down, too. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ HALLELUJAH! 🙌 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Don't get me wrong: we all love some "tea." But I think we love seeing THE GOODS wayyy more! 💕 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This industry needs more NEWS about creatives supporting other creatives, because the support I've been seeing from one biz to another: has been BLOWING ME AWAY. 💨 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is our time to take back our control in this industry. It's your turn to make the news. Are you ready? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Comment down below a beauty biz that you think deserves praise & support. Where are my hypeman at? 🥳 Don't be shy. And if you wanna shout out your biz, do it!🤩