Forget Purpose. Life & Your Personal Brand is About Permission to be Yourself. Just ask Beyonce.
Andrea L. Enright
Coaches, Execs & Consultants, Your Personal Brand Matters Because YOU Matter || AI is NOT the Answer || 20 Yrs, Content Mktng || Speaker || Profile Master || Core Brand Messaging for LinkedIN & the Rest of Your LIFE ||
People talk a lot about PURPOSE these days.
But I'll dare to say that life is actually more about PERMISSION.
Because if you're in a cage, it's VERY hard to find anything, let alone the meaning of life.
Guess who's NOT in a cage?
--Your toddler (he hasn't been squashed by society yet)
--You Mom's cat (he doesn't even know or care that he needs permission)
--Beyonce (releasing a country song...um what?)
--Jon Stewart (saying lots of risky things on national tv)
--My clients (letting their rogue opinions fly)
And here's a secret: Your cage actually opens from the inside out.
Got this testimonial yesterday from Liz Wendling , a fellow Colorado-living gal.
"Andrea, you opened the flood gates?for me. I realized I wasn't being my true self, I was too buttoned up! You were the tipping?point I needed to let my rogue opinions fly. I'd been wanting to say that "You can't serve effectively without selling" for a long time, but feared going too much against the grain. With a new profile and braver posts, I just got the exact response I was looking for. Turns out I'm not alone in my opinions!"
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See that?
How it was already in her?
How she knew what she wanted to say....and it was just beneath the surface?
How she opened her cage and let herself out?
How I literally gave her PERMISSION to be herself and risk some people not liking it?
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It's okay to make some waves.....the moon does it all the time.
(I'm sure you've seen that one on Instagram, but that doesn't make it any less true.)
Are you too buttoned up?
Is your turtleneck killing you?
Is it hot in here? (Please pass me an estrogen patch!)
Do you have a strong opinion that's dying to be set free?
Please tell me about it in the comments.
You can be brave and I can help.
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Absolutely love this perspective! ?? Seneca once hinted - our own life is the art of living. Embracing who we are amplifies our unique melody in this vast symphony. ?? Keep shining! #BeYou #ManyMangoes
?? Business Operations = People + Process + Execution ?? Former punk rock bass player brings energy and joy to big work ???? Rebelliously kind, people-focused, first and always
8 个月Meoooowwww. You know I'm here for all kinds of cage openings! Good one!
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9 个月Why not both Purpose and Permission ? Maybe your life's purpose is to be yourself ! Inspiring story and great advice, Andrea. Thanks for sharing !
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9 个月Andrea L. Enright I love this "It's okay to make some waves.....the moon does it all the time." and I have not seen that one on IG yet lol! Honestly Andrea, you have one of the most unique views on things and that is your differentiator. I'm curious, do these ideas for your weekly posts just come to you or do you ponder life throughout the week and just pick the best ideas that come to your highly talented brain?
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9 个月This is great!! It's scary sharing your true self because most of us are afraid of not being liked. I guess the reality is that it's ok not to be liked by everyone. Thanks for the permission!!