Were you popular in school? I was definitely not. I was chubby and book-wormy and short. I had immigrant parents and cheap clothes and the self-confidence of a store brand cotton swab on a stick.
I have spent my entire adult life willfully avoiding anything that resembled a popularity contest. It’s a game that was never good to me, so why would I ever play it?
When those “Best of” contests come around, I willfully ignore them. I know my clients love me (I tell myself) I don’t need to see how popular I am. Except this time I got an email from a dear friend asking me to write her organization in for her category. And I thought, while I’m at it, I may as well write myself in! What the heck! Then I talked myself out of it before hitting submit, then I talked myself back into it.
This is how we do new, scary things my friend! You feel a pull to do the thing, and you take one scary step. And then another. AND THEN, you ask for support. (which is also maybe uncomfortable, but you can do it anyway. Like this:
I’d love to see if I can get on this “Best of” list. We could get invited to a fancy party, plus it’d be great visibility! 🙂 It doesn’t matter where you live. You just need an email address.
Can you click below and WRITE IN “Christina Gressianu“
https://2024-best-of-noco–nocostyle.contest.vote/services/photography-business
While you’re at it, would you do it for my friend too?
NETWORKING (Write in Realities For Children) https://2024-best-of-noco–nocostyle.contest.vote/recreation-and-entertainment/networking-group
NONPROFIT EVENT (Write in Realities For Children Gala) https://2024-best-of-noco–nocostyle.contest.vote/recreation-and-entertainment/nonprofit-event
The difference between flowers.