• When’s the last time you did something that felt right for YOU... even if it rubbed people the wrong way? ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ In my last post, I shared 👉🏽 what makes you different will make the BIGGEST difference — in yo’ biz & life. But often, it’s our differences we are the most afraid to embrace.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Let me give you an example from my own wedding 😅. Raise a hand if you’ve ever planned a wedding (yours or a friend’s) and found the stress level higher than a Texan woman’s perm?! 🙋🏻‍♀️ It’s so easy to get caught up in The Dress; the details; having the perfect day. (Ring a bell, anybody? 😉)⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ People say a wedding’s for your guests... but what about YOU? The top 2 things I wanted were to surround our friends & family in our God-purposed love 💕 and to remember every moment on an otherwise *blur* of a day. I didn’t invest in details that weren’t essential for that purpose. This led me to wildly unpopular decisions with the closest & most critical around me — from the underwhelm of The Dress 👰🏻 and details, to gripes about the day itself (a Sunday). 🤷🏻‍♀️⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ And you know what? Following my gut paid off 👊🏽. I remember *every* single moment of a day many brides don’t. People didn’t rush to tell me how much they loved the details; they LIT UP about the ambience: how much love was in the air, that tears were shed between both the ladies AND fellas.⁣⁣ 😭 ⁣⁣ Running your business is like throwing a wedding. Everyone out there’s telling you it’s 110% about your customers... but what do YOU want? 👠 You didn’t step out as an entrepreneur to carry the dreams on anyone else’s heart but yours. And when you dig into that dream, staying true to YOU boo, you’ll find THAT’s what’ll light people up 💫; not trying to please everybody before you.⁣⁣ Do you feel me?! ⁣⁣ 👇🏽 When’s the last time you did something unexpected that felt RIGHT to you, if even not to others? I’d love to hear your stories or moments in the comments below so I can CHEER YOU ON as you OWN it! 🙃
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    When’s the last time you did something that felt right for YOU... even if it rubbed people the wrong way? ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ In my last post, I shared 👉🏽 what makes you different will make the BIGGEST difference — in yo’ biz & life. But often, it’s our differences we are the most afraid to embrace.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Let me give you an example from my own wedding 😅. Raise a hand if you’ve ever planned a wedding (yours or a friend’s) and found the stress level higher than a Texan woman’s perm?! 🙋🏻‍♀️ It’s so easy to get caught up in The Dress; the details; having the perfect day. (Ring a bell, anybody? 😉)⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ People say a wedding’s for your guests... but what about YOU? The top 2 things I wanted were to surround our friends & family in our God-purposed love 💕 and to remember every moment on an otherwise *blur* of a day. I didn’t invest in details that weren’t essential for that purpose. This led me to wildly unpopular decisions with the closest & most critical around me — from the underwhelm of The Dress 👰🏻 and details, to gripes about the day itself (a Sunday). 🤷🏻‍♀️⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ And you know what? Following my gut paid off 👊🏽. I remember *every* single moment of a day many brides don’t. People didn’t rush to tell me how much they loved the details; they LIT UP about the ambience: how much love was in the air, that tears were shed between both the ladies AND fellas.⁣⁣ 😭 ⁣⁣ Running your business is like throwing a wedding. Everyone out there’s telling you it’s 110% about your customers... but what do YOU want? 👠 You didn’t step out as an entrepreneur to carry the dreams on anyone else’s heart but yours. And when you dig into that dream, staying true to YOU boo, you’ll find THAT’s what’ll light people up 💫; not trying to please everybody before you.⁣⁣ Do you feel me?! ⁣⁣ 👇🏽 When’s the last time you did something unexpected that felt RIGHT to you, if even not to others? I’d love to hear your stories or moments in the comments below so I can CHEER YOU ON as you OWN it! 🙃
  • WHAT IF that thing that makes you different... could actually make the BIGGEST difference in your business; relationships; your life?! 💃🏻⁣ ⁣ (Stick with me a minute)⁣ ⁣ Raise your hand 🙋🏻‍♀️ if you’ve ever felt tempted to make your Insta feed look like (insert popular influencer’s name here)? Whyyy do we as women feel like the key to our success... is jingling around in another woman’s pocket? 🔑⁣ ⁣ Boss bae, NOO ONE talks like you * thinks like you * looks like you or dreams your dreams💡 — and THAT is your friggin’ superpower. Wonder Woman 💪🏽 doesn’t hide her super strength; why the haystack should you?⁣ ⁣ 👏🏽👏🏽 The day you FINALLY own what sets you apart is the day you STEP INTO the impact you came to make, earth-shaker. And this worrrld could sure use some change, can I get an Amen?!⁣ ⁣ ✨ THIS September, I launch the FIRST Brilliant Brand Story & Website Copy program of its kind. It’s gonna be so. Freakin’. Good my palms are sweating typing this. I’ll guide you as you write your site so you draw in the clients you dream of, NOT dread.⁣ ⁣ Most importantly, this isn’t a program where I teach you how to write or talk like me, but to fully and finally embrace what makes you, *you*. ⁣ ⁣ 🌲 If you’re not attracting clients that light you up like a Christmas tree, this program is for you.⁣ 🔥 If you aren’t Sasha Fierce-confident in how you talk about your biz; yourself; your LIFE, I’ve got a spot with your ferocious name on it.⁣ 🎁 If you KNOW there‘s people out there WAITING for you to arise & shine and you’re tired of holding back your gifts, this is for sureee for you!!⁣ ⁣ 🎇 So DM me “Count me in!” to get on the Interest list, and get ready to light up the skies 🤩🤩
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    WHAT IF that thing that makes you different... could actually make the BIGGEST difference in your business; relationships; your life?! 💃🏻⁣ ⁣ (Stick with me a minute)⁣ ⁣ Raise your hand 🙋🏻‍♀️ if you’ve ever felt tempted to make your Insta feed look like (insert popular influencer’s name here)? Whyyy do we as women feel like the key to our success... is jingling around in another woman’s pocket? 🔑⁣ ⁣ Boss bae, NOO ONE talks like you * thinks like you * looks like you or dreams your dreams💡 — and THAT is your friggin’ superpower. Wonder Woman 💪🏽 doesn’t hide her super strength; why the haystack should you?⁣ ⁣ 👏🏽👏🏽 The day you FINALLY own what sets you apart is the day you STEP INTO the impact you came to make, earth-shaker. And this worrrld could sure use some change, can I get an Amen?!⁣ ⁣ ✨ THIS September, I launch the FIRST Brilliant Brand Story & Website Copy program of its kind. It’s gonna be so. Freakin’. Good my palms are sweating typing this. I’ll guide you as you write your site so you draw in the clients you dream of, NOT dread.⁣ ⁣ Most importantly, this isn’t a program where I teach you how to write or talk like me, but to fully and finally embrace what makes you, *you*. ⁣ ⁣ 🌲 If you’re not attracting clients that light you up like a Christmas tree, this program is for you.⁣ 🔥 If you aren’t Sasha Fierce-confident in how you talk about your biz; yourself; your LIFE, I’ve got a spot with your ferocious name on it.⁣ 🎁 If you KNOW there‘s people out there WAITING for you to arise & shine and you’re tired of holding back your gifts, this is for sureee for you!!⁣ ⁣ 🎇 So DM me “Count me in!” to get on the Interest list, and get ready to light up the skies 🤩🤩
  • It’s time to say goodbye.⁣ ⁣ To comparison, self-doubt and lies.⁣ To the voices screaming, “you don’t have it all together... why even try?”⁣ ⁣ I’ve been quiet on this platform. Truth is, I’ve been going through several rumblings off-screen. Like investing in mindset training, to overcome these fears of, “but what if it’s not good enough? What if I’M not good enough?” or stepping into self-love coaching — the last thing I, a high-performing Filipina who grew up in the church would ever think I needed...⁣ ⁣ All because “you can’t take anyone further than where you, yourself have been.”⁣ ⁣ My friend, I believe with ALL my heart and soul that what will make the biggest difference in your business, is OWNING what makes YOU different. It’s everything I teach in my Brand Story approach: that your greatest differentiator, is YOU.⁣ ⁣ I see the potential of where you want to go, and all those voices / lies holding you back? I’m with you, and know that every entrepreneur you look up to battles those too, no matter how shiny the squares on this platform look. ⁣ ⁣ So now that we’re in Vulnerability Pond...⁣ what’s something you have to release if you are to launch this business you KNOW you’re made for? Is it perfectionism? Procrastination? The pressure to show up like everyone else? Or the limiting belief that success was meant for someone else, not you?⁣ ⁣ Whether you write it here, shoot me a DM, or reflect on just what that is... thank you for opening your heart with me today. Because if we are going to shift cultures and atmospheres the way this world needs, it truly starts with an open heart — and the revelation that your being, not your doing, IS already the blessing.
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    It’s time to say goodbye.⁣ ⁣ To comparison, self-doubt and lies.⁣ To the voices screaming, “you don’t have it all together... why even try?”⁣ ⁣ I’ve been quiet on this platform. Truth is, I’ve been going through several rumblings off-screen. Like investing in mindset training, to overcome these fears of, “but what if it’s not good enough? What if I’M not good enough?” or stepping into self-love coaching — the last thing I, a high-performing Filipina who grew up in the church would ever think I needed...⁣ ⁣ All because “you can’t take anyone further than where you, yourself have been.”⁣ ⁣ My friend, I believe with ALL my heart and soul that what will make the biggest difference in your business, is OWNING what makes YOU different. It’s everything I teach in my Brand Story approach: that your greatest differentiator, is YOU.⁣ ⁣ I see the potential of where you want to go, and all those voices / lies holding you back? I’m with you, and know that every entrepreneur you look up to battles those too, no matter how shiny the squares on this platform look. ⁣ ⁣ So now that we’re in Vulnerability Pond...⁣ what’s something you have to release if you are to launch this business you KNOW you’re made for? Is it perfectionism? Procrastination? The pressure to show up like everyone else? Or the limiting belief that success was meant for someone else, not you?⁣ ⁣ Whether you write it here, shoot me a DM, or reflect on just what that is... thank you for opening your heart with me today. Because if we are going to shift cultures and atmospheres the way this world needs, it truly starts with an open heart — and the revelation that your being, not your doing, IS already the blessing.
  • Today is Juneteenth! We celebrate LIBERATION for all who were enslaved in 1865. Unfortunately, Black Americans are STILL not treated equally today. ⁣ To my fellow non-Black entrepreneurs: our businesses are a powerful platform to CHANGE that. Where there is money, there is power. Come Alive Co was founded to propel women — specifically those who second-guess the power of their voice — to COME ALIVE in our unique gifts + calling. ⁣ ⁣ I don’t just believe that Black Lives Matter; Black LEADERSHIP Matters. Black OPPORTUNITY Matters. And this isn’t possible when Black-owned businesses make 84% LESS than the total average for ALL women-owned biz. (via @ifundwomen) ⁣ ⁣ At Come Alive Co, we are proud of our record of hiring & working with 66% BIPOC, 50% of which are Black women. As an advertising pro, I’ve seen the dangers of a homogenous room speaking to a diverse audience. But there’s MORE work to be done. ⁣ ⁣ And so, I am excited to: ⁣ ⁣ 1. Widen my network to learn from, refer, and invest in even more Black entrepreneurs ⁣ 2. STAND for equitable opportunity for Black women by donating a percentage of my profits all summer to @blackgirlventures (check them out!), and assessing how I can further support. 3. Enter more BIPOC entrepreneurship groups to understand the needs of my own community, while simultaneously facing my own internalized racism as a Filipina-American. ⁣ 4. Serve as the Bridge / Connector to highlight more Black voices in the circles / podcasts / opportunities I’m presented with. ⁣ [For my personal commitments, visit @checreates]⁣ ⁣ As a storyteller and encourager, I am so. Frickin’. READY to help YOU OWN your Story so you can *make ripples of change* through your business. When we lean into our Stories, we learn that we’re each so much more alike than different. ⁣ Thank you for your grace. For teaching me, correcting me, and linking arms with me in this fight against the great evil of our day: devaluing human worthiness. Now let’s go be the change we wish to see 💕
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    Today is Juneteenth! We celebrate LIBERATION for all who were enslaved in 1865. Unfortunately, Black Americans are STILL not treated equally today. ⁣ To my fellow non-Black entrepreneurs: our businesses are a powerful platform to CHANGE that. Where there is money, there is power. Come Alive Co was founded to propel women — specifically those who second-guess the power of their voice — to COME ALIVE in our unique gifts + calling. ⁣ ⁣ I don’t just believe that Black Lives Matter; Black LEADERSHIP Matters. Black OPPORTUNITY Matters. And this isn’t possible when Black-owned businesses make 84% LESS than the total average for ALL women-owned biz. (via @ifundwomen) ⁣ ⁣ At Come Alive Co, we are proud of our record of hiring & working with 66% BIPOC, 50% of which are Black women. As an advertising pro, I’ve seen the dangers of a homogenous room speaking to a diverse audience. But there’s MORE work to be done. ⁣ ⁣ And so, I am excited to: ⁣ ⁣ 1. Widen my network to learn from, refer, and invest in even more Black entrepreneurs ⁣ 2. STAND for equitable opportunity for Black women by donating a percentage of my profits all summer to @blackgirlventures (check them out!), and assessing how I can further support. 3. Enter more BIPOC entrepreneurship groups to understand the needs of my own community, while simultaneously facing my own internalized racism as a Filipina-American. ⁣ 4. Serve as the Bridge / Connector to highlight more Black voices in the circles / podcasts / opportunities I’m presented with. ⁣ [For my personal commitments, visit @checreates]⁣ ⁣ As a storyteller and encourager, I am so. Frickin’. READY to help YOU OWN your Story so you can *make ripples of change* through your business. When we lean into our Stories, we learn that we’re each so much more alike than different. ⁣ Thank you for your grace. For teaching me, correcting me, and linking arms with me in this fight against the great evil of our day: devaluing human worthiness. Now let’s go be the change we wish to see 💕
  • We must make ourselves less so the voices that have long deserved to be heard can be amplified.⁣ ⁣ I’m not going to waste your time expressing my shock & awe. Instead, please flood your feeds and open your hearts & ears to those elevating the needs of our Black brothers & sisters. ⁣ ⁣ 1️⃣ For everyone: Scroll through and visit the profiles tagged. @rachel.cargle and @charliekilo have shared resources to tangibly support the black community, TODAY. ⁣//edit: also @erwin_hines dropping 🔥 in his stories ⁣ 2️⃣ For my Asian Americans: Read up on @chariekilo and @southasians4blacklives to dismantle the model minority myth we’ve privileged from. ⁣ 3️⃣ For my Christians tired of not talking about this in church:⁣ @christinecaine’s interview with Dr. Anita Phillips on her IG and pastor @milesmcpherson’s message on The Third Option with @therocksandiego are two heart-breaking but hope-filled messages we need to BECOME love in this dire time. ⁣ ⁣ 4️⃣ To my entrepreneurs: the next time you’re in a meetup, look around and count how many BIPOC you see. I always do. I can’t tell you how many women of color have told me they stay away from certain groups due to lack of inclusivity. If you have your own community, actively look to faces and voices unlike yours to partner with. Not just to check off your diversity to-do, but because Black CEOs are some of the dopest, most talented women I’ve ever gotten to listen from / learn from / work with. My faves here: @andsheshere_ @holleymmurchison @gabrielealmon @thestorytellersummit @marvagoss ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🙏🏽 Thank you for taking the uncomfortable steps to make a change, for good. It’s a new month today; time to build the society we believe in. 💪🏽
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    We must make ourselves less so the voices that have long deserved to be heard can be amplified.⁣ ⁣ I’m not going to waste your time expressing my shock & awe. Instead, please flood your feeds and open your hearts & ears to those elevating the needs of our Black brothers & sisters. ⁣ ⁣ 1️⃣ For everyone: Scroll through and visit the profiles tagged. @rachel.cargle and @charliekilo have shared resources to tangibly support the black community, TODAY. ⁣//edit: also @erwin_hines dropping 🔥 in his stories ⁣ 2️⃣ For my Asian Americans: Read up on @chariekilo and @southasians4blacklives to dismantle the model minority myth we’ve privileged from. ⁣ 3️⃣ For my Christians tired of not talking about this in church:⁣ @christinecaine’s interview with Dr. Anita Phillips on her IG and pastor @milesmcpherson’s message on The Third Option with @therocksandiego are two heart-breaking but hope-filled messages we need to BECOME love in this dire time. ⁣ ⁣ 4️⃣ To my entrepreneurs: the next time you’re in a meetup, look around and count how many BIPOC you see. I always do. I can’t tell you how many women of color have told me they stay away from certain groups due to lack of inclusivity. If you have your own community, actively look to faces and voices unlike yours to partner with. Not just to check off your diversity to-do, but because Black CEOs are some of the dopest, most talented women I’ve ever gotten to listen from / learn from / work with. My faves here: @andsheshere_ @holleymmurchison @gabrielealmon @thestorytellersummit @marvagoss ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🙏🏽 Thank you for taking the uncomfortable steps to make a change, for good. It’s a new month today; time to build the society we believe in. 💪🏽
  • 💃🏻 Hard-workin bosses: it is time for a pantsless party!! 👖 ⁣ Are you ready for an *instant* mood booster to JOLT up your hump day? (YASS CHÉ ALWAYS! 🙋🏻‍♀️)⁣ ⁣ Then get ready to PUMP the brakes on this one-way fast track 🚂 to whatever the heck everyone else says is success...⁣ ⁣ ...and STOP for a sec and CELEBRATE how AH-MAH-zing you are! (pronounced like a rich woman in Cannes) 💁🏻‍♀️⁣ ⁣ Seriously. Will you just look at the LAST WEEK of your life? You *slayed* that call; *made* that pitch; *freed* that woman who’s been struggling for the past. 2. Years. Without you. ⚡️⁣ ⁣ Not to freakin’ mention... you felt the sun on your smiling face; you danced out your happy, and I have NO doubt you’re keeping at least ONE other thing (plant. Dog. Human/brood) ALIVE. 🌱 ⁣ ⁣ 🎉 GO YOU, dang!! ⁣ ⁣ So here’s your quicker picker upper (and I ain’t talkin’ bout Swiffer):⁣ ⁣ 1. SHARE one thing below that you’re dang PROUD of yourself for this week. Could be big or small!⁣ 2. Then, TAG a woman you’re proud of and encourage her. You never know if it’s just the *BOOST* she needs to keep on going! ⁣ ⁣ Are you ready? (Bell rings) GO! 🔔🏃🏻‍♀️💨
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    💃🏻 Hard-workin bosses: it is time for a pantsless party!! 👖 ⁣ Are you ready for an *instant* mood booster to JOLT up your hump day? (YASS CHÉ ALWAYS! 🙋🏻‍♀️)⁣ ⁣ Then get ready to PUMP the brakes on this one-way fast track 🚂 to whatever the heck everyone else says is success...⁣ ⁣ ...and STOP for a sec and CELEBRATE how AH-MAH-zing you are! (pronounced like a rich woman in Cannes) 💁🏻‍♀️⁣ ⁣ Seriously. Will you just look at the LAST WEEK of your life? You *slayed* that call; *made* that pitch; *freed* that woman who’s been struggling for the past. 2. Years. Without you. ⚡️⁣ ⁣ Not to freakin’ mention... you felt the sun on your smiling face; you danced out your happy, and I have NO doubt you’re keeping at least ONE other thing (plant. Dog. Human/brood) ALIVE. 🌱 ⁣ ⁣ 🎉 GO YOU, dang!! ⁣ ⁣ So here’s your quicker picker upper (and I ain’t talkin’ bout Swiffer):⁣ ⁣ 1. SHARE one thing below that you’re dang PROUD of yourself for this week. Could be big or small!⁣ 2. Then, TAG a woman you’re proud of and encourage her. You never know if it’s just the *BOOST* she needs to keep on going! ⁣ ⁣ Are you ready? (Bell rings) GO! 🔔🏃🏻‍♀️💨