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THIS ISSUES MOTIVATION SECTION
The Impotence of Fear
Fear can be paralyzing. I know
this from experience. For many, fear
may cause them to make quick decisions. They may rush to judgement
or rush to act, but for some of us,

every "t" was crossed and every "i"
was dotted, the notion of perfection
is all relative. Perfect by what standards? And whose? While someone
may consider their standards to be

fear has made us CEASE to act. The
debate can be made that it is better
to act in error than not to act at all.
This however, is not my testimony. I
consider myself somewhat of a perfectionist. Which can be quite a self
sabotaging characteristic considering nothing is ever perfect. The personal-subliminal set-up. Even if

Tiana Davis
Creative Director & First Lady of
Around HIM Publishing

very high, I may consider it mediocrity. And vice versa! Don't be paralyzed by your fear. Leap into the
very thing that frightens you. Confront it with everything that is in
you. Fear being stagnant! Fear being
left behind. Fear being irrelevant
and unproductive.
-Make it happen.

FABULOUS TO A FAULT
I am Fabulous! Though, I once easier to pull that hair back into a ings and interviews. They occur in
dealt with self esteem issues, NOT pony tail and keep it moving. I am every interaction we have with one
ANY MORE. I have a confidence
that supersedes all of my inadequacies. For those who know me, you
know that I LOVE to dress up. I am
rarely caught without a pair of stilet-

guilty. But at what cost? Are we selling ourselves short? I had a wonderful conversation last night with a
woman that is fabulous in her own
right. She echoed a sentiment that I

tos (my closest friends know that I
even keep a spare pair in the car in
case of a shoe-mergencey). But there
are those times when most of us are

have often shared. As she began to
talk about her own personal style,
she remarked "I am a brand. And I
am a representation of that brand at

guilty of running to the mailbox or
even the store without our full fabulousness in tow. I've done it! Those
days when you wake up and you just

ALL times." How do you represent
your brand? Whether you are an entrepreneur or a corporate cohort,
people invest in you based on your

can't bring yourself to put on a pair presentation. Opportunities don't just
of heels. Sometimes it is so much present themselves in business meet-

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another. Always be prepared. Always be at your best. Always be
fabulous!
-Inconsistently Fabulous no more.