Friend (noun)
A person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations.
Ahh friends, those awesome people who are practically family members, except you got to choose them yourself.
They are the ones you run to first when you have good news, the ones you want around you when you’re celebrating, and the ones you feel comfortable crying in front of.
I saw a quote recently on a competitor’s website, which said “There are two rules for success… 1. Never reveal everything you know.”
I wasn’t entirely sure if I agreed with it, so I asked my Twitter followers what they thought.
Interestingly, the men who replied said they agreed with the statement, and the women said they didn’t agree.
Just a coincidence? I can’t be certain.
Here’s why I don’t think helping other people will hurt you.
1. Perfect your morning routine.
When do you feel better; when you’ve woken up 20 minutes before you need to leave the house, done your make-up on the tube and arrived at the office starving with minutes to spare.
Or when you’ve woken up an hour early, contoured your face at home and stopped for breakfast at your favourite cafe, before swanning into work half an hour before you need to be there?
If you don’t know who DJ Khaled is, chances are you don’t listen to commercial Hip Hop, don’t have snapchat and don’t have a subscription to Source magazine.
But in 2016 the producer, DJ and music label executive has managed to become the King of snapchat, shamelessly promoting his appearances, apparel and music.
This year alone DJ Khaled has signed a management-only deal with Jay Z’s company, Roc Nation, announced his ninth studio album and released a single featuring Drake.
1. That’s its all about you.
When a sportsperson wins an award, there’s only one space on that plinth. But in reality many different people have worked very hard to get them to that winning position; coaches, nutritionists, sponsors, family, friends, supporters, equipment manufactures and many others.
Success is all about collaboration, that’s why film credits are so long and acceptance speeches can drag on forever.
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1. Look good 24/7
2. Wear heels because everyone else is wearing heels
3. Answer every text and call that you receive
4. Follow the career path your parents want you to
5. Answer emails immediately
If I had copyrighted the phrase ‘be yourself’ back in the 90s I would be making some serious coin.
How many people have you heard say they are on a journey to ‘find themselves’? But what about if you want to take a break from yourself, and be someone else for a while?
Anyone who knows me personally will know that I’ve tried over the years to blend in (as a tall girl with curly hair and glasses, that’s quite hard to do.)
BUT once I decided to stop playing small and hiding behind others, this whole confidence thing just kind of happened.
1. Drink coffee like it’s water.
Something about those beans unleashes all a journalist’s creativity when consumed. The hotter the better, and journos love finding a good independent coffee shop to interview a source or have a meeting in.
2. Get places really really early.
The fear of missing a story is so great that when a journalist says they’ll meet you at 7pm, they’ll be there at 6:45.
How much attention do you pay to your whatsapp group chats?
Every now and again, among the memes and screenshots, something powerful is shared (depending on who your friends are…)
In this case it was a video from R C Blakes entitled; The 10 habits of a powerful woman.
In the video Blakes explains that he believes it is his calling to restore the queens back to their thrones, and so he developed this teaching, and recorded two separate periscope sessions on the subject which he later uploaded to YouTube.
First, here’s the definition of a powerful woman:
1. Because some bloggers are making £40,000 ($60,000) a month, and being rich is overrated
2. Because bloggers are being interviewed on TV, and literally no one watches TV these days
3. Because you get to try products and services before anyone else, and waiting until they’re officially released is so much more fun
Phoebe Parke 