Pep Talk

It’s too easy to compare yourself to others:

Why are they more successful?

Why is their career path moving so much faster than mine?

Why do they have all the cool connections?

Wake up, girlie

You're comparing yourself to people who come from a privilege you've never known — and never will.

You're comparing yourself to people who play golf with CEOs, have Ivy League educations, and have dead grandparents with fat trust funds. The system has always been rigged in their favor.

You, on the other hand —

— Oh my god, you’re a person of color, someone from a "third-world country."

The odds are stacked against you way before you were born.

You don't have the connections. 

And you are living in a society still reeling from colonization, besides.

You are not the same.

And yet

And yet you persevere, so cut yourself some slack.

Your determination has put you here. Without connections. Without money. Without the privilege. So stop comparing.

You've had to make your own path with nothing but skill, determination, and maybe a bit of delusion.

But you're here now, against all odds.

You've cleared the way.

Now get to work.