Flipping through the April 2010 issue of Cosmo and was happy that it opened up right to the Gaga interview. I cannot explain how inspiring this woman is. I know, some of you are not big fans, and I’m sorry you have to deal with me and my Gaga Obsession with a capital O. However, you have to admit, some of her makeup looks are really fun. She is my absolute favorite celebrity to do tutorials based off of and I am working on a tutorial for what I think she should wear someday! =)
Anyway, the part of the interview I loved was where she talked about her ex-boyfriend. She said:
“I had a boyfriend who told me I’d never succeed, never be nominated for a Grammy, never have a hit song, and that he hoped I’d fail. I said to him, ‘Someday, when we’re not together, you won’t be able to order a cup of coffee at the fucking deli without hearing or seeing me.’”
Look at her now! She’s the most successful female artist of the moment and she doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. She’s an icon for Christ’s sake!
I just love stories like these. I love it when I hear successful people talk about how other people told them they would never amount to anything or they weren’t good enough. I’m not saying I’m the poster child of a success story, but as a wise woman named Doe Deere of Lime Crime Makeup told me over lunch months ago, “You certainly aren’t a failure!” I have had my fair share of people telling me [or talking behind my back] about how I could never succeed at anything. For any reason under the sun — I wasn’t “smart enough”, “pretty enough”, “cool enough”, “likeable enough”. Blah blah blah. I would be lying if I said I never believed any of those things for a second, but this is what calmed me: Looking around at all the other people who achieved their goals and made wonderful things happen in their life, I realized none of them were ever perfect. I’ve seen stupid people succeed. I’ve seen ugly people succeed. I’ve seen nerds succeed. I’ve seen people who I would rather gouge my eyeballs out than sit and have a two-minute conversation with succeed. We all have flaws and imperfections. I have dozens of things I don’t like about myself but that doesn’t stop me from loving and respecting myself. In the end, we only have ourselves. We are our main responsibilities. I’m all for improving on whatever you don’t like about yourself but there’s no reason to be fanatical. Not everyone will like you and that’s okay because as long as you like yourself, you can do anything! It’s a fact.
So, that all being said, don’t ever be afraid of doing what you want to do and going after your dreams no matter how big or small they may be. How far you go in life all depends on how far you let yourself get. Look at me, I’m not perfect! I have a big nose, bad skin, a nasally voice that I try desperately to change but I keep forgetting. I reached 50,000 subscribers last night. I cracked into the top 100 Most-Subscribed Gurus of All Time on YouTube. [It says I'm #94, but I'm actually around #84. Hasn't updated yet!] I’m going to be modeling Purple Lab products next month [April 28th + 29th] on HSN in front of millions and millions and millions of viewers! And I have a whole bunch of other cool opportunities ahead of me that I cannot talk about yet and probably won’t be able to for a while… But yay!
Trust me when I say that you can succeed in whatever you want to do as well! Anything you set your focus on will only become bigger and bigger, so focus on your dreams and achieving them. Take some chances! You will be amazed at the results!
It’s just meant to be silly and fun. I don’t expect you all to actually love me even though I love every single one of you which is why I do these giveaways! =) **
