I saw her business and her success and KNEW that I could never do that. So, for years, I ignored it. I use the products and have pretty great skin as a result, but when people asked me the inevitable question, “What do you use?” I would tell them Beauticontrol and REFER THEM TO MY MOTHER.

I was sabotaging my chances to consider even being a success because I crossed the possibility off the list.  I was terrified that if I actually opened my mouth and told people what I did they would throw eggs at me and push me off a street corner. I was living in a state of constant fear of success.

A wild, out-of-control fear of success held me back. What’s stopping you from living your dreams?
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Three years ago, almost exactly actually, I had a brainstorm. I have always loved to write but had only applied the skill to journalling or A+ papers. I would start a blog about my business!

When people asked me what I used on my face, I would say “Beauticontrol” and then send them to my blog and they’d be so inspired that lightning would strike and they would buy my stuff! I bought the domain TheRightStyle.com, wrote some stuff and prepared for insta-magic.

Needless to say, that didn’t happen. I abandoned the blog for a while and slunk back into my old habits and updated my blog only when I sorta had something to say. But everything changed July of last year. I went to my first ever Beauticontrol national conference. Eleven years after I started my “business”, I found my spark. (Eleven. Over a decade. Oy.)

I went right back to The Right Style. I rebranded the business. I developed a mission statement. I actually TOLD people what I did. I started to write with confidence and use that design degree I spent so much money on.

The Right Style and Beauticontrol have helped me find my voice and helped me reconnect with old friends. I’ve helped women start their own businesses and coach a team of women who have become like a second family. I have monetized my blog and discovered amazing resources. (I’m talking about you, Regina.) And recently, because of this blog, I have gotten my very first job as a writer.

My mom is still doing her business, is still beautiful, is an amazing leader and is still killing it on a regular. But I don’t compare myself, anymore. The Right Style helped to show me that there’s another pathway to success– and that’s all me.

What’s holding you back from your dreams? Do you have a fear of success too? What are you going to do to make a change?

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But the constant partying and gift buying and endless loops of the same ten songs can get you down after awhile. But nothing, and I mean nothing, gets people down more than holiday travel. It can seem as if the whole world is going exactly where you are at exactly that same moment. Long lines at the airport and the stop-and-frisk tactics of the TSA have you irritated before you even get inside the dry, recycled air palace that is an airplane. Dehydrated and puffy, you stumble off of the plane, greet your relatives and immediately seek to wrap your taste buds in the creamy comfort of a spiked eggnog. Shoot. You deserve it, girl!

But what if there’s a better way? Master Beauty YouTuber Michelle Phan is a world traveler and fortunately for us, is not about that dry skin life. Michelle made one of her phan-tastic (Sorry, I couldn’t help myself!) videos detailing her long haul beauty and skin health regimen. And then it hit me– I had all of the answers right at my fingertips! I needed beauty that was TSA approved. That’s when the BeautiControl TSA Skin Survival Kit was born.

The TSA Survival Kit contains essential products to help you keep yourself as fresh as a daisy no matter how long of a flight. The kit includes Skinlogics™ Lip Balm, Platinum Regeneration™ Rejuvenating Eye Treatment, Nutri-Rich Oil, and my favorite, BC Spa Manicure Extreme Repair Hand Therapy.

Use Nutri-Rich Oil in your hair and pat it gently onto your face and smooth through your hair. Moisture barrier= check

Apply Rejuvenating Eye Treatment patches. These tighten the skin and help to retain moisture in the sensitive eye area. Make sure to bring two packs– prep yourself for roundtrip travel! Gentleman, please don’t be scared to do this, too. If eye patches are good enough for Diddy (remember this?), then they’re good enough for you!

Smear on some of that Lip Balm. Don’t be stringy, you know how much cracked lips hurt.

Don’t forget about your hands– seal them with Extreme Repair Hand Therapy.

There you go! Now you have a plan– your beauty, TSA Approved! I can’t guarantee you’ll have a turbulence free flight but I can promise you’ll look good when you get there.

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I love how the article highlights two different types of working girls (I can say that, right?): the lady who works in the conservative office and the gal who has more creative days. I, fortunately, am on the creative side of things in a business casual workplace, but that didn’t diminish my appreciation of the more corporate wardrobe. Click through the slideshow and see the mix of high-end and low pieces paired with situations that match just about anything you could be going through. They built a real woman’s wardrobe, repeating pieces throughout the editorial. I’m so inspired— maybe it’s time to hit the shops…

Read the full article here.

(hat tip to The Cut.)

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