I recently read Tyra Banks' new blog and found it really inspiring and encouraging; good motivation for 2012. For those who know me (well some knows about this) knows how much I love and obsessed with Tyra Banks. My boyfriend don't even understand why. I find her really inspiring and love her philosphy of beauty. Yes, I loved her talk show and of course America's Next Top Model. I got the book Modelland too that she recently launched. Anyways, below is a copy of her blog post that I want to share with you guys, it is such a good one. Enjoy!
Can't Stop, Don't Stop
"Ever since my book launched in September, I’ve been gabbin’ about Modelland, Modelland, and more Modelland! As my fam from Cali to Miami knows, I’ve been tellin’ the world all about my girl Tookie and her seriously cuh-razy adventures. I’m so inspired and humbled meetin’ all of you, hearin’ about your fave parts, and readin’ all your comments on Twitter and Facebook from those who couldn’t make it.
But the best part of the tour for me was answering questions from YOU!
Some of you may be just starting out in your journey into womanhood, or maybe you are right in the middle of it, while others of you are reinventing yourselves for the next stage. But no matter what stage you’re in, my “advice” is always the same: Never EVER give up on yourself or your dream! This is what Modelland represents for me: the fact that dreams can come true.
Out of all the questions from tour, there was one issue that all my girls deal with on a daily basis - how you deal with haters, those people who just want to bring you down. Don’t think you’re alone! I had my fair share of people steppin’ in my way and trying to push me off that runway, just like my character Tookie.
I remember when I was a really young model and just startin’ out, I told the receptionist at my modeling agency that I was excited because I just booked Seventeen magazine. I was beaming! That receptionist looked right at me and told me, “You need to wipe that smile off your face. You’re a black model, you’re only going to go so far, and the most you will probably be is a receptionist like me.”
Now, I could have let that moment crush me, and I could have let her negativity change all those plans my mama and I worked for. But instead, I heard her words, and I fought even harder to make my dream of being a model come true. Then, when I did become a model, I started hearin’ casting agents say that my butt was too big, that I was gaining weight, that I wasn’t good enough for runway and that these high fashion designers didn’t want to hire me anymore—yet another obstacle I had to face. This time (and many times after that) my mama was there to help me through it. She told me to go where people will hire you. So instead of giving up, I switched up my career and found another way towards my dream. When one door closes, find another one! I was lucky enough to have a mama who was always supportin’ me, but even if you don’t have that support, always remember one thing: believe in yourself and with hard work, you can go far!
When the front door isn’t open, you need to go through the side door or through the back door, or you need to go down into that basement and climb up the steps in that house and get into that attic. Just make sure you get into the house, which represents your dream. That’s what I’m always tryin’ to do: ALWAYS push past the negativity and get up in the house.
No matter what your dream, it’s about constantly pushing past people’s expectations of you and not allowing them to put you in a box. No! You are not in a box. Let ‘em know, you’re in the house! "
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