I remember as a teenager talking about this person or that person “getting played” by someone else. The people changed, but the story was always the same:
The person “doing the playing” pretended the relationship was far more serious than it really was. The person “being played” believed the charade.
I am seeing some women playing THEMSELVES right now, pretending their business is much more serious, much more important… than it really is. They say ALL the right things, you know…
✅ I’m all in!
✅ YASSSS!!!!! Let’s do this!
✅ Ain’t no stopping me NOW!
They post the memes hinting at “all the things” they’re getting ready to reveal. 
They refer to themselves as BADASSES and QUEENS and GAME CHANGERS.
And if fact, they are…
or,
they could be.
They may even invest at high levels,
they get the “works” done to their site…
But when it comes to laying THEMSELVES fully on the line, when it comes to following those nudges that push the envelope, when it comes to backing themselves, their message, going NAKED to the market, when it comes to STAYING the course when things get tough…
well, it just ain’t that serious to them.
LOOK, we spend a LOT of time making a living.
We think about it a lot,
do the vision boards,
journal the affirmations,
ponder the possibilities,
so woman…
when it’s time to do the hard stuff,
when you feel like time is running out
and the goals you set at the beginning of 2020 seem further away today than they were on January 1st….
take on each day like you mean it!
Take on each day like you have a purpose,
a call on your life!
Take on EACH day like you have a difference to make in the world!
Take on each day like it matters.
Because it does.
So, friend…
DON’T PLAY YOURSELF!
Your art, message, modality, influence MATTERS.
Your EXAMPLE matters.
You are here
on this earth
at this time
for such a time as this.
So, don’t give me lip service about how ALL IN you are,
and then act like a player when it’s time to commit.
To whom much is given,
MUCH is expected.
Your skills, your expertise, your experience, your wisdom,
came at a high price.
Let’s do them justice.
No time for players.
P.S. Have you been dancing around Women Who WOW? Have you been delaying reaching out to me? Thinking, “later,” or maybe wondering if I’m disappointed you left us however many years ago? Let’s have that conversation. I think you’ll find you’re RIGHT BACK at home here.
I see you.
I bear witness to your hustle.
And I can’t wait to see you go ALL IN.
