At age 31 Katy started designing handbags because she felt there was a lack of interesting accessories that had personality but were still stylish and functional.
She created 6 prototypes out of scotch tape and paper and convinced a manufacturer to produce them. Continue reading “Your Dream Life”
Bamboo spends 4 years building its root system and then becomes the fastest growing plant on the planet.
So whatever goal you’re working towards, just because you aren’t seeing visible progress, doesn’t mean that progress isn’t happening in your root system.
I mostly don’t pluck my eyebrows. I usually shave my legs.
I don’t often wear makeup.
But I mostly wear outfits that make me feel sexy.
What would you absolutely LOVE but feels a little impossible right now?
When you’re not in a fight or flight response, your human brain is wired for unrealistic optimism.
And that’s what has allowed humans to create electricity, airplanes, and subsequently iPhones. It’s what allowed Nelson Mandela to spend over 27 years in prison and still play an essential role in ending apartheid.
One of the best ways to keep those socialized as women trapped, is to say, “things are good for women now.”
Things were bad in the past, but now… Women are allowed to have careers and wear pants, so it’s all good!
But the patriarchy is alive and well.
Nikki Glaser has a joke about when she’s kissing her date goodnight she always makes sure to put her hands around his neck because if you accidentally graze his dick, you have to do something with it.
I laughed, everyone in the crowd of her Netflix taping laughed, because on some level it’s true.
In his Ted Talk, Bob Mankoff reveals, “from 1974 to 1977 I submitted 2,000 cartoons to The New Yorker, and got 2,000 cartoons rejected by The New Yorker.”
He had to fail 2000 times before he even started. Continue reading “Make 1000 Mistakes”
Growing up “bad girls” were:
She had white supremacists on her show and realized during a commercial break, they were using her platform to recruit new members.
She vowed to never have a hate group on her show again.
I want to learn and grow and be bold and make mistakes which means I’m going to hurt people sometimes.
If I’m loud and opinionated and brash, I’m going to hurt people.
And if I’m quiet and soft and never leave the house, other people will feel hurt.
