Amanda Alexis
Bio
Freelance Writer / Licensed Financial Coach / Creative
Stories (3/0)
Changing the Narrative of Hustling One's Way to Success
There’s a quote, from Anais Nin, that says, “All good things happen to those who hustle.” I’ve seen it on mugs, paraded on Instagram profiles, and plaques. But, I don’t believe that’s true at all. Since deciding to dive into the world of entrepreneurship two years ago, all I've been mentally fed has been this hustle culture lingo. There is also this unsaid competition between who did more and sacrificed more rest to do x, y, z. However, this narrative always made me feel — for lack of a better word, icky. I don’t believe depriving oneself of rest brings as much joy and success as some may portray yet, that’s what’s portrayed. As opposed to Nin's quote, I think the quote instead should be, "All good things happen to those who pause, rest, and never give up."
By Amanda Alexis2 years ago in Humans
If Socks Could Talk
I would like to preface that 2009/10 was a weird time for me. I had already graduated high school but didn't go to college right away so I was babysitting my siblings mostly, and playing soccer on the weekends with a homeschool team. I wasn't even a part of the homeschool group, my little siblings were and I think my parents just wanted me to be a part of something.
By Amanda Alexis3 years ago in Confessions