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Working Hard To Be Seen < Working Hard To Disappear
Power is understanding that you don’t owe anyone a lifestyle that impresses them.
The self-love I have spent many years cultivating, which isn’t measured by how people I will never, ever meet perceive me, has paved a way for me to build my brand for the primary sake of self-development and personal evolution rather than showing off to loved ones and random, miserable folks on social media that I have something they don’t. I am finding that there is something very sexy about stealth and maintaining mystery and privacy amongst the egotistical desire to be seen and to prove to others that you are somebody worth envying or looking up to.
That sexiness is found in authentic power, where you are solid in who you are at a core level and you move through life based on what your heart tells you to do, regardless if these moves are being seen, acknowledged, appreciated, or known by others. Because in case you didn’t know, you have nobody to impress!
Power is the ability to choose to be seen or disappear on your terms. It is having enough wealth to show off but recognizing that you ultimately hold the decision to flaunt it or keep people guessing. So while you can afford the mansion in the gated community your heart truly wants the cabin in the woods overlooking the lake. Or perhaps you want both, and that’s quite…
