Sometimes you got to give yourself a pep talk, Like sup girl , I see you. You’re looking dope, your’re feeling dope, you’re a god damn goddess, a treasure, and I love you. Admit it you’re dope. Stop pretending you’re less than you are to protect someone else’s ego. You have everything within you to rise up and take the lead in your life. We won’t always feel our best. We have hard days, we face challenges, we feel discouraged and sometimes we’re just not okay. But, the beauty in accepting ourselves is knowing we’re good enough and not giving up. When life seems hopeless, rearrange things for a dose of dopeness. Your dopeness makes you quirky. Don’t force it, if there isn’t flow let it go. Dopeness is the characteristic of being great or extraordinary or exuding high levels of epic vibes. Don’t give up , don’t take anything personally and don’t take no for an answer. Hustle and heart will set you apart. Strong women don’t have attitudes we standards. An attitude of whatever it takes is impossible to stop. Some people will only like you if you fit in to their box. Don’t be afraid to shove that box up their ass. It will be hard. It will be tough. You will lose sleep. Some people are going to reject you simply because you shine too bright for them, and that’s okay. Keep shining . I’ll never apologize for being ambitious, passionate and strong minded. If it offends you, you know where the door is.

I compete with no one. If what I do threatens you that’s your problem. Ten years from now you want to be able to say you chose this life, not settled for it. Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you are so strong and so capable of many wonderful things. Just trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement. Be strong, trust yourself, love yourself. Conquer your fears, just go after what you want and act fast because life just isn’t that long. Trust yourself to choose what’s right for you. Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.Trust yourself, you’ve survived a lot, and you’ll survive whatever is coming. Just trust yourself then you will know how to live. Trust your intuition you don’t need to explain or justify your feelings to anyone, just trust your own inner guidance, it knows best.

Think for yourself. Trust your own intuition. Another’s mind isn’t walking your journey, you are. Let go of the need to control outcome.Trust the process. Trust yourself. Believe in yourself and your feelings. Trust yourself to do what your heart is guiding you to do. Your intuition is powerful, trust it.  Don’t give up , this is just what the road on the way looks likes. The wrong questions to ask: What will they think? What will make them happy? Why can’t I have it? You should be asking the right questions instead. What do I think? What will make them happy? How can I get it? Do the work like you know it’s all going to work out. It will!! Stop forgetting how wildly capable you are and start doing something with it. Great things never came from comfort zones. Don’t be afraid to be the full package. Invest in yourself. If you’re wondering why you aren’t where you want to be, write down your list of excuses and realize that is why. Of course it’s hard, of course you’re stressed. But these are all the things that are putting you ahead.  Trying to please everyone is a recipe for stress, misery and frustration. Be yourself, it’ll be good to know who’s down with that. Love the life you have while you create the life of your dreams. You may not be able to control every situation and it’s outcome, but you can  control your attitude and how you deal with it. “You may encounter many defeats. But you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are. What you can rise from and how you can still come out of it.” Maya Angelou. Positive thoughts generate positive feelings and attract positive life experiences.

Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do and attitude determines how well you do it. Nothing about your confidence has to be low key. You put in the work to get here and love yourself. Affirm your greatness every chance you get. Love yourself first. Establishing a healthy loving relationship with yourself will -set the standard for your relationships with others. You are a leader, not anyone’s doormat when you know who you  are and what you want out of life, you don’t let anyone decide for you. Learn how to treat yourself like the queen you are. Just like you wouldn’t tolerate disrespect from others, don;t take it from yourself. Not living, looking, or being like the next chick doesn’t invalidate your existence. You’re you and you’re worthy just as you are. You don’t need to look or be a certain way in order to be loves or accepted. Be yourself, accept and love yourself. You are enough as you are. Be all about your business, your happiness, and your growth. Take charge of your life and say no to negativity. Never let people’s opinions or drama rob you of your peace. Stay focused on yourself,don’t feed into negativity and you’ll stay successful. You control your happiness. Nothing and no one can knock you down or break you without your permission. Live your life to the fullest and be happy, the key to finding that happiness is not caring about what people think. You are the owner and controller of your own destiny. Don’t let people who don’t have to deal with the consequences of your actions decide for you.

Push yourself because no one else is going to do it for you. Become a priority in your life. Be miserable or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice. Never stop doing your best just because someone doesn’t  give you credit. Let no one discourage your ambitious attitude. You don’t need a fan club to achieve your goals.Be your own motivation. The question isn’t who ‘s going to let me it’s who’s going to stop me? I would rather be someone’s shot of whiskey than everyone’s cup of tea. Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one. Throw me to the wolves and i’ll come back leading the pack. I am a bad ass, and I recognize that you too are a bad ass. Trust in your dopeness. Be a little sass and a lot of bad ass.

-Retro Rebel Girl