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I Am Abandoning the Powerful Woman Mentality
The #girlboss and #thatgirl lifestyle is not cutting it out for me anymore
I pride myself on many things. These include, but are not limited to:
- Getting my Master’s
- Being the first woman in my family to achieve a higher education
- Working in many different industries in high-level positions
- Being emotionally and financially independent
Don’t get me wrong, I’m incredibly grateful for my opportunities and I have worked extremely hard to have carved out a life I love living.
But I am tired.
Being a woman in any century is not easy, but I can’t help but host my own self-pity party. With me being the only guest in attendance.
And I’m so frustrated I feel this way because it’s extremely silly. Why am I even complaining? I technically put this on myself. No one told me to take this job or commit to this side hustle. Yet here I am still complaining about it to everyone.
And what I’ve quickly realized is that I’m not alone. After hosting a girl's dinner party a few weeks ago, my girlfriends said the same thing.
“I’m so tired.”
“I feel like I’m working so hard, but I can’t see the reward yet.”
“Will the grind ever stop?”
And that’s when it clicks for me. It’s not that I don’t want to work hard for the things I have in my life or make money, but it’s the constant pressure of making a name for myself that’s starting to get to me.
Who is actually a #girlboss?
Depending on who you are, a #girlboss can be many things.
In my mind, she’s the woman that is killing her main job but also her side hustles. She wakes up at 6 am each morning, works out, meditates, journals, works her 9–5 but then also works on a lucrative side hustle.
And when she’s not working, she has a thriving social life, travels extensively, and is always in the know of upcoming trends.
She’s social, charismatic, smart, and building an “empire” for herself.
