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POV: You’ve time-traveled ⏰✨🚀 to day one of your freelancing journey—but you can only give yourself one piece of advice. What is it? 🤔
@Chanel Medeiros It’ll be okay. I think if I mentioned what I was doing now, I’d self sabotage. Happy for the growth.
@Kaitlyn a. Love that 🙌 Sometimes growth can feel slow in the moment, but epic in hindsight!
@Chanel Medeiros might be cliche but... đź«´ trust the process
how about you?
@Madi 💫 Not cliché at all! Honestly, I’m in the “trust the process” chapter right now. Just getting started on my journey and have yet to land my first client—but I’m showing up, learning, and putting myself out there 🙂‍↕️
@Chanel Medeiros baby steps!!
@Chanel Medeiros Enjoy the process and bask in it. So many great moments occurred.
@Quinn Foster Such a beautiful reminder — thanks for sharing ✨ Everyone’s journey is uniquely their own, and it’s so important to embrace it.
What’s one of those great moments that still makes you smile?
@Chanel Medeiros Absolutely, and yes, so important to embrace one's unique journey.
Great moments: Co-authoring and co-editing a cultural cookbook for The Black Food Sovereignty Coalition (coming soon).
I interned for them during my last term of undergrad (2021), and they contracted me as a...
I was also hired as a cultural ethnographer throughout the process, conducting research and interviews. This project really helped to mold and shape me as a multi-creative professional.
@Chanel Medeiros start before you ready :)
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@Chanel Medeiros Set healthy boundary and build a strong core inner worth.
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