Okay....Getting on a soap box for a second! Why in the world do we go through life allowing labels to define who we are, what we can accomplish, where we should live, what we should look like, what we should value, how we should run our business....etc? Why!?
You know what labels do?
They separate us. They limit us. They minimize us. They consume us. They DEFEAT us.
I spoke with a client this past week who said that "to be a successful real estate agent they had to have big boobs and a small waist." This is a label! Success= Big boobs & Small waist
I messaged with a friend on facebook that said to be beautiful they needed to have "a flat stomach and no cellulite." This is a label. Beautiful= Flat Stomach/No Cellulite
I spoke with an entrepreneur that didn't feel like they could be successful because "they didn't have money." This is a label. Success= Money Invested
I had a heart-to-heart with someone recovering from addiction that said "they don't even know what freedom would look like because they have always been defined by their addiction." This is a label. Addiction= Who I am
I think you get the idea. We go through life taking on labels. We may hear them in grade school, or maybe a little later in high school, or even in adulthood. As humans we like to understand and simplify things. It helped us to live in the early ages. Society and social media only encourage this with the idolization of certain qualities and differentiators.
The bottom line is this... We are all made for a purpose. We are made to thrive. We are made to encourage and grow this world. We are not all made to look or act the same.