GO HARD or GO TO SLEEP

GO HARD or GO TO SLEEP

I consider myself to be somewhat of a hard worker, I take pride in my business. I try to stay ahead of the curve, keep up with trends, add new clients, take on big projects, record a podcast , try to show up as friend,sister,daughter,auntie ECT  all while working my full time job.  


As a black woman the ICONIC scene from Scandal when Olivia was being scolded by her father for her choices hits like more of a flashback than a punchline. 


Even after all of this I still feel like I haven’t done enough, But during a moment of reflection, a certain peak of my maturity shined and  I realized. You can’t smell the flowers people give you under six feet of dirt. Truly the hardest part for me to come to grips with is the fact that 


We have to get rid of this “Everyday Hustle Culture”   


Yes! By all means, go hard and work hard on your business but also give yourself some grace, 

GET 

SOME 

REST. 


You can work yourself to an early grave. Learn to listen to your body and make sure to take a 

break. 


One thing about being a one (wo)man band,  I have started to learn that  you can make the best music if you play one instrument at a time. It is great that you may be able to play, understand, produce create  multiple things but you cant do everything at once.

 

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