Jump Into the New Year with a New Mindset✨

What's up boos?! I feel like I haven't chatted with you guys all year!😂😂😂 Yeah, new year, same cornball, but enough of that.

How's your year going so far? Mine has started off to be pretty promising: new year, new camera, new career possibilities and an ever-evolving mindset. One of my most recent and first Instagram posts of 2017 was captioned, "In 2016 I learned that I truly have the power to change my circumstances if I change my mindset and challenge myself. To another year of challenges and pushing myself out of my comfort zone. 2017, wus good?!"

The past year was a very pivotal one for me and while most think it's keeping up with a resolution that can make or break your year, I've learned it's your mind set.

This past year, I was sick and tired of living a life in a place where I felt I couldn't grow, I was tired of stifling my thoughts and talents and I wanted to do things that made me proud . I say this because I am extremely hard on myself and because I expect so much of myself I can't recall many times where I've been PROUD of my self. It's not until I really surprise myself and do something I didn't think I could do that I'm proud, otherwise I feel like I'm supposed to exceptional at the things I do. I don't recall making a resolution per say last year, however I know for sure there was a shift in my mindset; that shift was to just do it.

I decided to stop having a pity party for myself and do things worth celebrating. Instead of admiring the inspirational stories, art and content of other powerful women, I decided to tell my story and create inspirational content of my own. In 2016; I stopped being a spectator of life and chose to start living.

At a point in my life I didn't think of myself as good enough. I couldn't quite put my finger on it, but I knew that there was something within me that didn't make me as worthy of success and happiness as the women I admired...I later learned that that intangible thing that I couldn't put my finger on was my mindset and my confidence.

Realizing this took time, many failures and some wine 😂😂😂 don't all deep moments? Now don't get me wrong, I still have my moments where lack of confidence causes me to get in my own way, but what helps me to snap out of that is when I think of all the amazing things I was able to accomplish in the past by putting my insecurities to the side and in the words of my aunt, "feeling the fear and doing it anyways." For instance; that math class I just knew I would have to finesse and cheat... or repeat 😂😂😂😂. Once I stopped telling myself " you're not good at math, math isn't your thing." I not only passed, but passed with a B (I'm not bragging about my B y'all, but ya girl shocked herself when she conquered the beast known as math).

What I'm trying to say is, before you make the same New Years resolution; to lose weight, read more books, save money; first take some time and really think of what all you want to change in your life. Paint a vivid picture of what you want your life to look like, no matter how "impossible" it may seem. Write those things down and realize YOU and nothing else but the grace of God, have the power to change all of those things; all it takes is a winner's mindset.

I don't know if I can stress this enough but you are already the person you aspire to be. Again you are already the person you aspire to be, the only difference between you and that person, is the journey.

Since being in New York my mindset has certainly changed, but I haven't really sat back and taken the time to really think of how it's changed. I know it's changed both in a positive and negative way. I definitely plan to analyze it, alongside new goals and the shifts in what I presently want or if life. When I do I will most certainly share with you guys.

Perhaps this time next year I will have conquered another milestone and will better be able to point it out. For now, I'm making a promise to myself that no matter what; I am worthy of everything I want out of this life and because this is the one life I have to live, I owe it to myself to do everything in my power to get what rightfully belongs to me. Now go get yours boo! Go get your blessing!

Now let's play a game I want you guys to finish this sentence in the comments "By December 31st of 2017 I will..."and declare something that's rightfully yours (with faith and work) for 2017. I'll start:

By December 31st of 2017 I will be profiting from my passion: creating content that uplifts and inspires women of color across the world.

Your turn!