Eminem- I'm Not Afraid to Take a Stand and Why You Shouldn't Be Either!
Posted 04-28-2011 at 11:25 AM by k0zm0zs0ul
Tags branding, business, eminem, not afraid, taking a stand
I'm not afraid to take a stand… Everybody come take my hand… We'll walk this road together, through the storm…Whatever weather, cold or warm… Just let you know that, you're not alone…Holla if you feel that you've been down the same road.
When it comes to business and branding, and in my book just about everything in life, we should all take a page from Eminem’s notebook, and not be afraid to take a stand on the things that are important to us.
I’m a big believer in that old adage “if you stand for nothing, you’ll fall for anything” and feel that if you don’t know where you stand on something… you need to step up and work on figuring out.
It’s OK to not know right now… but it’s not OK to not know forever, just because it’s easier to do nothing and let others decide your position for you.
I mean seriously.
Why would you want to leave anything, especially something as important as your image and your brand in the hands of other people instead of yourself?
Why would you want to give other people that much power over how the world sees you, without attempting to make the world see you as you’d like to be seen? Without attempting to make the world see you as the amazing, unique being that you are, the good, the bad, and the ugly?
For me, I’ve always been the sort of gal to “beat to my own drum” if you will, and do my thing. I’m extremely independent, and have always tried to be as true to me as I can.
I'mma be what I set out to be, without a doubt undoubtedly…And all those who look down on me I'm tearing down your balcony…
Whether that always gained me popularity points or not, I did it anyway because it made me feel good. There’s no greater feeling in the world than the ability to be really be me, whether being me scores points with the rest of the world or not.
Put simply, how I feel about me is way more important to me than how you feel about me, or how anybody else feels about me for that matter. Approval isn’t necessary when you’re able to live your life and run your business in a way that feels natural and authentic.
So How Does All of this Apply to Branding?
Good question. I promise I have a point, so keep a readin’ @
Eminem-I'm Not Afraid...
When it comes to business and branding, and in my book just about everything in life, we should all take a page from Eminem’s notebook, and not be afraid to take a stand on the things that are important to us.
I’m a big believer in that old adage “if you stand for nothing, you’ll fall for anything” and feel that if you don’t know where you stand on something… you need to step up and work on figuring out.
It’s OK to not know right now… but it’s not OK to not know forever, just because it’s easier to do nothing and let others decide your position for you.
I mean seriously.
Why would you want to leave anything, especially something as important as your image and your brand in the hands of other people instead of yourself?
Why would you want to give other people that much power over how the world sees you, without attempting to make the world see you as you’d like to be seen? Without attempting to make the world see you as the amazing, unique being that you are, the good, the bad, and the ugly?
For me, I’ve always been the sort of gal to “beat to my own drum” if you will, and do my thing. I’m extremely independent, and have always tried to be as true to me as I can.
I'mma be what I set out to be, without a doubt undoubtedly…And all those who look down on me I'm tearing down your balcony…
Whether that always gained me popularity points or not, I did it anyway because it made me feel good. There’s no greater feeling in the world than the ability to be really be me, whether being me scores points with the rest of the world or not.
Put simply, how I feel about me is way more important to me than how you feel about me, or how anybody else feels about me for that matter. Approval isn’t necessary when you’re able to live your life and run your business in a way that feels natural and authentic.
So How Does All of this Apply to Branding?
Good question. I promise I have a point, so keep a readin’ @
Eminem-I'm Not Afraid...
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