WHAT IS THE
Badassery Lifestyle?
BADASSERY IS MORE THAN JUST BUSINESS.
IT'S A LIFESTYLE.
by Kathy Rasmussen
H
ave you ever been so focused
on one thing so much that your
world could burn down around
you and you wouldn’t notice? Like
when you are cranking out content
for a new course you are launching
and trying desperately to meet
a deadline. You are consumed.
You sit hour after hour in front of
your computer guzzling gallons
of coffee so you don’t fall asleep.
You don’t even take time to eat
real meals; all you do is grab some
chips and more coffee from the
pantry and get back to your desk.
You push yourself harder to meet
your deadline. So hard, you get
irritated at any form of interruption.
Your kids are driving you insane
and you can’t help but snap at them
with any question or request. Your
husband’s even been tiptoeing
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around so he doesn’t set you off.
Then, before you know it, your
head starts pounding. Your throat
gets itchy. Your energy drops and
you feel the aches taking over your
body. All you want to do is wrap
yourself in a comforter and hide
out in bed for a week. Ugh! This is
not fair. I’ve got work to do!
Guess what?!? That flu you just got
was the Universe’s way of saying
your life is out of alignment.
Do you really want to put stress on
your marriage, scar your children,
and put yourself out of commission
for a week because you are ill? I
didn’t think so.
Badassery isn’t all business all the
time. Badassery is a lifestyle.
BADASSERY DEFINED
Here at Badassery Magazine, we
use the Urban Dictionary definition
of Badassery. It says, “Engaging
in seemingly impossible activities
and achieving success in a
manner which renders onlookers
completely awestruck.” Just typing
this makes me want to scream
YAAASSSSSSS at the top of my
lungs.
That definition says so much.
Let’s take “Engaging in seemingly
impossible activities” for example.
How many things do you do that
fit this description? Maybe you
started a business after you got
laid off from your corporate job.
Perhaps you are a single mom and
work a full time job and have a side
hustle. Wow! You are doing it!
But, it also doesn’t say a few