You have to go create your own fire and people are going to come to you if you create it.
Make a little space, and get out of your own way.
I wish I had known that it's OK to stand up for myself. That it's also OK to not be liked but to be respected, and I always want to be liked.
I do think that the fear mentality - of scarcity - comes from within.
I now know that me giving my all and giving my best will result in my needs being taken care of and provided for.
I've noticed from my fans that we hide the things that we are facing.
Now there are times when I have to make big decisions as I'm now running a company and that it's OK to go with being respected first.
I don't worry about money because I no longer have the fear mentality that I won't be provided for.
I've been working with a lot of girl power organizations this year. I have so many incredible women in my life that I'm supported by, and I wanted to shine a light on them and encourage other women and girls to do the same. We're often encouraged by the media to compete with one another, to bring each other down, or to feel small when seeing the success of someone else, and I just wanted to flip that script and challenge us to do the opposite. Instead, feel inspired and ignited by someone else's success.
Once I figured out what I wanted to say in my music. As soon I recognized that and once I was living my truth, the money followed.
We all look up to these strong women who we see in magazines and on TV, but it's even more empowering to realize that change comes at the smallest level. It starts with us. It starts with me and my best friend, who I'm out on a walk with today, hearing about the amazing things she's doing for her kid's school. It can be everyday heroes and everyday women who work 9:00 to 5:00 and have kids and still balance a healthy social life.
I have learned that the fear and discomfort around there not being enough money is internal.
I've had to do a lot of growing quickly for my career and owning that I'm the boss. I used to play every single one of the roles and now I have to remember that I'm the boss.
