The Creative's Guide to Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
with Flor Blake
In the wise words of Erykah Badu, "I am an artist and I'm sensitive about my sh*t." For many creatives, that sensitivity leads us into the dark realms of Imposter's Syndrome where our potential goes to die.
In this episode, I am talking with Flor Blake, celebrity and personal brand photographer, to help you resurrect your confidence and manifest your vision.
With an impressive portfolio that includes luminaries like Michelle Obama and Gloria Stefan, Flor has built her career through relationship building and networking. But it hasn't always been a smooth ride. She has faced her fair share of challenges, including the imposter syndrome and the impact of the pandemic lockdown on her extroverted nature.
Flor and I dive into worthiness, self-love, and confidence-building strategies. Join us as Flor shares her journey of self-discovery and growth, overcoming limiting beliefs and finding her own voice in the world of photography. If you're looking for tangible tips on how to step into your fullest potential while being real about all the pitfalls dips and trips along the road, then this episode is for you.
Key Moments
[00:08:28] Relationship building and the key to long-term networking
[00:13:17] Success list, not just vision boards.
[00:14:22] Trust your past success to build confidence
[00:17:25] Sometimes, I need to take a break
[00:21:22] Flor's transition to full-time celebrity photographer; successes and epiphanies.
[00:25:16] "I am enough and I am deserving of love."
About Flor Blake
Flor Blake is a celebrity, commercial, and personal branding photographer, with a style consisting of creative, bold, and dynamic imagery. Flor knows everybody is gorgeous and is on a mission to help you connect and embrace your inner badass to conquer YOUR WORLD. She has made striking portraits of Michelle Obama, Gloria Estefan, Octavia Spencer, Gloria Steinem, Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Misty Copeland, and many more beautiful faces. Some of her clients include Shane Company, The Wall Street Journal, Planned Parenthood of the Rockie Mountains, 5280 Magazine, the City of Denver, New York Women in Film and Television, The Trust for Public Land, and Kroger. Flor’s work has been seen in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Buzzfeed, The Photographic Journal, 5280 Magazine, El Nuevo Día, The Denver Post, ColoradoBiz Magazine, and more.
She is a contagious ambassador for self-love, confidence, diversity & inclusion, and she wants you to celebrate your existence at every age and every weight because you’re always worthy. Flor travels around the world to give her clients the best Personal Branding Photoshoot Experience they'll ever have. After Flor’s photoshoot experience, clients have gotten promotions, increased engagement in social media, booked more speaking engagements, made more money, and transformed the way they see themselves because they understood how beautiful, powerful, and photogenic they've always been! She's based in Colorado and Puerto Rico where she lives with her wife Ileanexis and their three plants.
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Aleya Harris [00:00:01]:
What do you have in common with luminaries? Like Michelle Obama, Gloria Stefan, octavia Spencer, gloria steinem, rigo, berta menchutoum, misty Copeland, and more. You, my love, are a human being. And you also are going to be less than one degree of separation from all of those people after you listen to this podcast because I have their personal brand photographer. Yes, all of those people have Flor Blake in common, and now you will, too. I'm talking with Flor today all about worthiness and self love and some of the confidence building strategies you need to elevate yourself to the level where you are having conversations with luminaries like those and others. If you're looking for tangible tips on how to step into your fullest potential while being real about all the pitfalls dips and trips along the road, then, my friend, this episode is for you. All right, let's go.
Yuliya Patsay [00:01:19]:
Welcome to the flourishing entrepreneur podcast with ALEA Harris. If you're looking for actionable ways to stand out from the crowd by standing in your power, you've come to the right place. Each week, we help you and your fellow empire building entrepreneurs become radically authentic and tap into your unique story to attract your ideal clients. Listen in and learn how to use energy alignment techniques and tried and true marketing strategies to transform from a leader to a legend. And now your host, powerhouse story brand certified guide, award winning marketer bioenergetic business coach, and Japanese whiskey lover, ALEA Harris.
Aleya Harris [00:02:13]:
Flor Blake is a celebrity commercial and personal branding photographer with a style consisting of creative, bold, and dynamic imagery. Flor knows everybody is gorgeous and is on a mission to help you connect and embrace with your inner badass to conquer your world. I've already talked about all of the amazing people that she has photographed, and you should really go to her website, florblakephoto.com, to be able to check out some of their portraits. But in addition to that, she's worked with huge companies like Shane company, the Wall Street journal, planned parenthood of the rocky mountains, the city of Denver, New York, women in film and television and on and on. Floor's work has been seen in Forbes, the Wall Street journal, BuzzFeed, et cetera, et cetera. But most of all for me having conversations with floor. I know her as a contagious ambassador for self love, confidence, diversity, and inclusion who wants you to celebrate your existence at every age, every weight, because you are worthy. Hi, Flor.
Aleya Harris [00:03:28]:
Thank you so much for joining us here on the flourishing entrepreneur podcast. How are you doing today?
Flor Blake [00:03:33]:
I'm doing fantastic. Thank you so much for having me.
Aleya Harris [00:03:36]:
Of course we connected and we had some great conversations. I was like, we got to record this because you, my friend, not only are a hoot, you're hilarious, but you also have a varied experience and most people do not. If you guys are not on her website and stalking her, which I don't understand why you're not already. I told you in the intro that she was fabulous, and that's what you should do. But if you're hard headed and you're not, let me describe to you some of the first images that you see. There are icons that she's worked with from Gloria Stefan to Michelle Obama, all of these amazing people. Tell us a little bit in maybe like one to two minutes about your journey to get to that level that you're on.
Flor Blake [00:04:25]:
Well, thank you so much for that. Now, I'm like, my head's not going to fit through the door now, but I like it. I'll take it. So I've been working as a photographer for about 14 years, 16 years. If you take into account the time that it took me to actually start asking for money doing this, I'm like, I start charging in 2009. So I guess 14 years. And it's been a very beautiful journey. I kept my full time job as I was building my business.
Flor Blake [00:05:01]:
So during my time working in my full time job, I got to meet a lot of people. I worked at a community foundation, and they do fundraisers, they do luncheons, and I worked in communications, and I was a multimedia specialist. So I did everything from graphic design, video, and photography. So because I did so much photography, I was at events everywhere, and I worked there for 13 years. So I got to work with a ton of people that then left and became CEOs and became VPs in other places. And the great thing about I guess, my particularity is that I love developing my relationships and keeping in touch with people because I'm an extrovert, and I'm like, let's go have lunch. So because of that and, you know, know what I'm doing with the camera every time that they got an important person coming into Denver. I also lived in New York, and I worked in PR there.
Flor Blake [00:06:12]:
So the people that I worked in New York with also contacted me, and this is how I've developed this portfolio of these remarkable people, because you develop your relationships, and then people remember you, and then they call you in when the time is right. And it's been really fabulous. I got to meet our former first lady Michelle Obama. And I always say, yes, I'm married, and I have a beautiful wedding ring, but my most precious possession is definitely my picture with Mrs. Michelle Obama. Don't tell my wife. Don't tell my wife.
Aleya Harris [00:06:53]:
Is that picture of you and Michelle, like, hanging over your.
Flor Blake [00:07:01]:
Know, we are in the middle of a remodel now, and I'm like, we need to have a wall with us with people. And my wife goes, oh, yeah, we can have a wall of friends. And I'm like, yeah, that's not what I had in mind.
Aleya Harris [00:07:12]:
I'm like, you're like, no important people, not friends. Oh, my God.
Flor Blake [00:07:18]:
I love you, everybody. You're amazing. So it was amazing and she's as kind as you can imagine. And the same thing happened when I got to meet Gloria Stefan. She was a hoot. She was incredible. She was ready. And that happened because, like I mentioned, I work in New York in public relations, and I kept in touch with this friend and she is in the board of the New York Women in Film and Television.
Flor Blake [00:07:51]:
And I pitched them. I'm like, oh, we should do a portrait studio because these women are incredible and we can know all of this is really exciting. And she's like, I'm pretty sure that we can pitch that and see if that happens. And so that she pitched the idea to the president, and the next year I was there setting up and got to meet all these incredible women that you see on my website. And that's how it happens, right? So obviously I send out promotions. I do all of the things that we all do, but that's how that worked out.
Aleya Harris [00:08:28]:
So I'm hearing relationship building was key. And not just when people a lot of times think relationship building, they think networking. I'm going to call you, we're going to sit down for a coffee, chat for 30 minutes once, and all of a sudden you're now in my network. And it's really not that. It's long term networking, long term relationships, checking in, being consistent, and that's super important. But then I've had this moment as well. When you work with your first celebrity, second celebrity, third celebrity, right, you sit there and there has to be something within you that tells you, I can do this, I got this. Even though they are VIPs, they are just people, they're still the p part of that title.
Aleya Harris [00:09:14]:
And you can't be intimidated by your own rise to fame, the level that you find yourself on, whether you knew you were going to be there or not. So what have you done to combat any limiting beliefs that you might have had that rose up when someone told you, oh, by the way, you're going to be photographing Michelle Obama, or by the way, SJP Sarah Jessica Parker is about to step into your studio, right? Did you have any limiting beliefs? And if you did, what did you use to overcome them so that they didn't get in the way of you being floor?
Flor Blake [00:09:51]:
Blake I love that. First of all, I am Blake, right? Absolutely. So one of the biggest limiting beliefs that artists have and I'm not exempt, it's the imposter syndrome, right? So we are constantly battling our inner critic, like, oh, you're not good enough. What are they going to say? And for those, I do two things everybody should go to therapy. Everybody should go to therapy. So I'm a big advocate for mental health and get your mind right so then you can get the rest of your health in check. So there's that. And I also do meditations right now.
Flor Blake [00:10:36]:
I'm in the middle of a 21 day abundance meditation of Deepak Chopra. I have my affirmations.
Aleya Harris [00:10:43]:
Oh my God. I've done that meditation like three or four times. Well, it's not even the meditation. It's like meditation. And you have to do activities.
Flor Blake [00:10:50]:
Yes. He gives you homework for the day, and then you go and you're like, notice the environment, be grateful for everything around you. Notice the things that you actually have. So those are amazing.
Aleya Harris [00:11:05]:
And it's free, by the way, if you're listening, I'll put it in the show notes because I love you, my dear listener. But it's free. If you Google Deepak Chopra 21 day abundance meditation or something like that, you'll find it. Anyways, do continue.
Flor Blake [00:11:18]:
Absolutely. So I do my meditations and I do my affirmations. I have a favorite folder of Affirmations that I have on my phone. One and two, I also like for fellow artists that are in this situation, I have a folder of my favorite pictures that I've ever taken on my phone. And so let's say that if the impostor syndrome attacks, right before 30 minutes before I get celebrity into my door, I go and look at those pictures and I say, you got this. Like, look what you've done before. You're amazing. I love yourself.
Flor Blake [00:12:00]:
Like, trust your talent. You can do this. Because I'm not going to lie, it happens. You're absolutely right. And they are just people. So I have to remind myself that, right? Because sometimes we forget. However, because I worked at a community foundation and I worked in communications, I was in contact with people that are living without homes. And then I got to work with people that were almost billionaires to say, like, people with 100 million dollar net worth.
Flor Blake [00:12:39]:
I remember being really nervous when I was going to photograph my first millionaire, right? And then somebody said, they're just people. And I'm like, oh, yeah, they eat like me. They breathe like me, so they shower. I mean, I'm hoping, right? So like me, you got to remind yourself that and also just find those tools that are going to work for you, that are going to bring you back to who you are. And who you are is thriving and beautiful and talented, right. And so then you can keep going.
Aleya Harris [00:13:17]:
I really love that because I use a success list. So I write it down and then I'll read it in those moments, like, no, I'm a Leah freaking Harris. I got this. We're so focused often on vision boards, especially at the time of this recording. It's November, people getting towards the end of the year. And then we're going to start up with that whole new year, new me situation. We're making our vision boards for the next year, right, which I love. I'm a big proponent of vision boards, but we often don't make manifested boards.
Aleya Harris [00:13:50]:
Right. And that's pretty much what your little folder on your phone is. These are the things that you've manifested for yourself. These are the photos you've taken. They encapsulate your level of skill that you've manifested yourself, the relationships that you've built, the rooms that you've been in. And I think people discount the importance of looking backwards because often people look back like, oh, I'm going to leave that limiting belief there. I'm going to leave that pain there. I'm going to leave that hurt there.
Aleya Harris [00:14:22]:
Yes, leave that there. But bring forward all of the rest of the goodness that you are, because it's that past track record of success that allows you to build trust with yourself that you can do it again, because otherwise you're just like a stranger to yourself. Who is this woman, Flora Blake, and what has she done? I don't really know her like that. I mean, somebody told her that she could take a picture with this camera for this celebrity, but I don't know. I don't know a man. Who is she and what has she done for me lately? And then you whip out your folder and like, well, actually, I've done quite a lot. But when you don't feel like Floor Blade, because you can't possibly like I don't feel like Alayhia Harris all the time. Sometimes I feel like no name shadow self.
Aleya Harris [00:15:11]:
Sometimes I feel like my limiting character's name. Who's Jessica? Beautiful unicorn rabbit. That's for another episode. But when you don't feel like Floor Blake and the pictures on your phone and all your successes are not working, and you maybe go to somebody else for advice, what's been the worst advice in those types of moments that you've ever gotten?
Flor Blake [00:15:37]:
So the worst advice that somebody has given me, I think, when I've been down that is a great question, I feel like, is to just ignore my feelings and not address it and just keep going. This whole thing, when you're really upset and you're running around and somebody tells you, just calm down, relax, that's never the answer, right? You actually have to address what's happening at the moment. So whenever it's like I run for cover, whenever somebody says, oh, just ignore that. Oh, my God, that's like nothing. No, there's a reason why I'm feeling the way I'm feeling. And you got to validate who you are and what you're feeling, right? And so whenever somebody that's like the worst, if somebody tells me, just ignore it. Just keep going. Fake it till you make it.
Flor Blake [00:16:36]:
No, we're making it while we are making it. Right? We're not faking anything. Maybe fake the confidence a little bit, but you don't fake the skills. You don't fake your attitude. No, you just have to keep going and find yourself. Right? But whenever I am feeling not like myself, like you said, and I'm feeling down and somebody says, just ignore it, that's the worst. However, on the other side of that is if I've tried everything that I said if I've tried my folder, if I tried my affirmations, my meditation, then I tap out and it's okay. You have to know, okay? I don't think this is the day for me to be out in the world doing my thing.
Flor Blake [00:17:25]:
It may be that I need to. I mean, some days you can do that because you do have to go to work. And the type of work that I do requires a lot of planning. So hopefully I'm not feeling not like myself on those days, but the days that I am able to just step out and go to my bed and put the covers on and turn on the AC, that's what I'm going to do. Because we have to allow ourselves to feel what we feel and let it pass and then process it. Right? Because going with the flow without stopping to think, why is this happening? And then once you find out what happens, then address it, then you are just doomed for failure, because then you're going to end up there again, right? Then quick there, and then you don't know what you can do to get out of it. Right. So I hope that I answer your question.
Aleya Harris [00:18:36]:
You most definitely answered my question, and I think we've all had those under the COVID air conditioning on moments. Mine probably involved some type of snack as well. Yes, but usually those moments are part of some grander story, right? So can you tell me what was one of the grand stories in your life? What was one of the most pivotal moments in your life? A moment of rebirth? And then how did you manage that transition in addition to being under the covers with the air conditioning? And what did you learn and how are you better now on the other side?
Flor Blake [00:19:22]:
Thankfully, I've had a couple of those, but the most recent one was at the Pandemic, like when we were in lockdown. That was rough. And when you mentioned reverse, that's what comes to mind, right? Because if you haven't noticed beautiful people, I'm an extrovert. And so being locked down was like taking the sun out of your plants, away from your plants. So that was like I felt myself just fading. It was really tough, and I feel like I hit rock bottom and I didn't know what to do with myself. I still had a full time job at that moment that we were able to work virtually. But everything else, like, all my interactions, everything that I do, like, all of my photography clients were gone.
Flor Blake [00:20:25]:
And I'm sure that, you know, we just didn't know what was going to happen. So that was really tough. And at that moment of complete darkness I feel in my life, I decided to look for help. So I got a therapist and I got a coach, a life coach. And so that combination and obviously the support of my amazing wife and my friends, but that combination of that work by the time that I and I don't want to say like, oh, it only took six months, no, I'm still seeing my therapist. Right. But that moment was pivotal for me because then once I got out of it and I started implementing everything that I learned in therapy and from my coach, I was able to rebuild my life the way that I wanted. Right.
Flor Blake [00:21:22]:
And I was able to see what was going to be possible. And that's where I am now. Because at that moment in 2020, by the time that it was like early 2021, I had quit my job, my full time job, and I dedicated myself to being a full time celebrity and personal branding photographer. I guess I was a little scared, but I wasn't because I feel like I had addressed every fear that came up during therapy or during my coaching sessions. Right? So that was pivotal, and that's what created the person that I am right now. And I'm still going, I'm still having epiphanies and things like that. But that was the last one, and I feel like the one before that was when I finally decided that I was going to become a photographer and I was going to try it out. Right.
Flor Blake [00:22:17]:
But it was really, I guess, refreshing to give birth to this new person that was capable of following her dreams in a fearless way, because I had addressed those already. So, yeah, so that's one of those moments.
Aleya Harris [00:22:38]:
So connect the dots for us between how did being an extrovert that couldn't extrovert lead you to what was the lesson that you learned in the middle, whether it was in therapy or not, that made you feel more empowered to be the photographer and the person that you are? How did that rebirth happen? What was that turning point or ideology or thought process?
Flor Blake [00:23:06]:
One of the things that happened in the middle of the darkness was like, oh my God, I'm never going to be able to do this. I took forever to do this on my own. And look, now I may die, basically because those were the thoughts at the moment of the lockdown. Right. Being an extrovert that can extrovert, it was hard, but also a lot of the joy in my life comes, yes, from my family, but it comes from my career. It comes from what I do. It comes from my connection with my clients. It comes specifically from the time that I am doing the photography, like creating with my client.
Flor Blake [00:23:53]:
And it's a collaboration. And not having that was very hard because I didn't have a physical interaction with anybody except for the person that I live with, my wife. And you have a husband, so obviously we love them, but at some point, I need to see other people.
Aleya Harris [00:24:18]:
At some point. It doesn't matter if you live in a mansion or a studio apartment. It's too small.
Flor Blake [00:24:23]:
It's too small, right? So we had that. And then I feel like the moment that I stopped and thought, okay, I am enough. I am good enough. There will always be enough. The moment that I recognize that and stop and anchor myself in that feeling, in those words, then I was able to start climbing back up and getting out of where I was. Because what is the thought that comes in a moment like that? The thought is what I said, I'm never going to be able to fulfill my dreams. I'm going to die in this pandemic. And then obviously I didn't do this before because I'm not good enough.
Flor Blake [00:25:16]:
It was that moment of like, I don't know, I was probably three, six months after I started therapy that I'm like, no, she's right. I am enough. I love myself, and I have to show myself that I love myself. And how do you do that? Then you start believing in the things that you make and the things that you create in the people, like trusting yourself in the people that you have around. There's a reason why these people are here with me, and it's because I am enough. Because they're not going to love somebody that it's not enough. Right? I am deserving of love, and I am deserving of everything good in this world. And so I feel like the moment that I anchor myself and that I am enough, there is enough and there will always be enough that opened myself up for everything else and everything else that is right now in my life.
Flor Blake [00:26:13]:
I hope that answer the question.
Aleya Harris [00:26:15]:
Yeah. You're doing great, Floyd. I really appreciate that because I think a lot of people need to hear that there is enough, they are enough. There will always be enough. And then so they don't have to operate out of lack or fear or a sense of unworthiness. So that's awesome. When you did that, you gave a huge gift to yourself. But if you could ask the universe right now for a gift and be 100% sure that you would get it, what would you ask for?
Flor Blake [00:26:50]:
That is a great question. And I've been thinking about this question. I hope that it is that I always know that I am enough and that there will always be enough. And I say this because there are a million things that I could ask for, right? But when you are centered and when you are grounded in gratitude, then everything is possible. And when it is, when we forget about being grateful, and it is when we forget what we do have, that then everything falls apart. Obviously, health, like good health, right, to continue with my life's work. But if we're thinking about something super practical, right now I'm in the middle of a remodel for a home that my wife and I are going to move in. And obviously a million things have gone wrong.
Flor Blake [00:27:51]:
So if I can ask the universe for something, like, can we please just move in and not have anything else go wrong? Like, everything is set because all of the things have been happening and they found termite, I'm like, what? And so they had to do like a treatment now that we order these beautiful appliances, and when they got home, they were not beautiful and so we had to send them back. So things like that happen, right? And so I'm like, if we can just go without a hitch from now on, that would be amazing. And then we can move in and have dinner parties and have a happy life, right?
Aleya Harris [00:28:35]:
I appreciate all of that. From the health to the home to feeling good enough, I pray that God surrounds and fills and protects you with light and that your requests have been heard, sending light for all of those wonderful things. Well, I know why I would choose you to take my photograph if I would ever be so blessed. But in your own words, why should someone choose you over your competition?
Flor Blake [00:29:09]:
I feel that people that choose me tend to see that they are ready for a transformation. So if you are ready to transform yourself, ready to tap into your inner worth, ready to tap into know enoughness and just see and stepping into your greatness and into your power, that's why you should choose. I like, this morning, I just the Facebook memories are amazing. So this morning there was a post that was made last year by one of my clients and she was just like, talking about what an amazing transformational experience she had when she worked with me. Right? And she's like, you should call her, she loves you. And I say that because I'm like, people hate without a reason. Why can't I love you without a reason? I already love you. You're amazing and you're fantastic and you're perfect right now.
Flor Blake [00:30:14]:
You don't have to wait to lose ten pounds. You don't have to wait to become younger, like to go to Baltox or anything like that. You are perfect right now. So the reason why I would choose myself over somebody else is because I truly believe that you are gorgeous and that you're amazing and that you are powerful and I'm ready to show you that's who you are.
Aleya Harris [00:30:38]:
I love that. Even having you say that to me, I was like, oh, I feel it. You can feel from the way you say it. And I was like, I am gorgeous, amazing and powerful. And Flor sees that in me. So thank you. I can tell that's something that you really do truly embody. So now that everybody knows why they should most definitely work with you, how do they do that? Where should they get in contact with you?
Flor Blake [00:31:05]:
They can go to my website, florablakephoto.com on Instagram, florblake everywhere. So, yeah, so they can contact me. We can have a brand evaluation call and then we can go from there.
Aleya Harris [00:31:20]:
Fabulous. And of course, I will put all of those links in the show notes. Thank you, Flora, for having the time and the capacity to be on this call, on this podcast with us today. I know that I have learned a lot and I appreciate you for your time.
Flor Blake [00:31:39]:
Thank you so much for having me and for asking these amazing questions that I have never answered anywhere in public. So, just so you know. So that's happened. I don't think I've ever talked.
Aleya Harris [00:31:50]:
This is a floor Blick excuse of everybody. I do love that.
Flor Blake [00:31:58]:
That's awesome. But it's true. It is an exclusive. So now you know. But I do like, if I could say, like, I would love for everybody to take a moment today and find a mirror and tell yourself that you are enough, that there will always be enough, that there's always big enough, and you are enough. And you are gorgeous and you are powerful and you are ready to step into your power right now. And you don't need me. You don't need ALEA.
Flor Blake [00:32:28]:
You just need yourself and love on yourself. Because I feel like we talk trash to ourselves too much. No, let's talk gifts, let's talk flowers, let's talk beautiful things. Right? So if I can leave you with something, I will leave you with that.
Aleya Harris [00:32:49]:
And I'm reiterating something that you already said. People don't need a reason to hate. Why do I need a reason to love? And that includes loving yourself.
Flor Blake [00:32:58]:
Exactly. You are the first love of your life and you should be. So hug yourself. Give yourself gifts. Buy yourself a cookie. You deserve it, right?
Aleya Harris [00:33:09]:
I love it. I'm going to go and get myself a cookie. Thank you so much for being here, Floyd. It was wonderful talking to you.
Flor Blake [00:33:16]:
It was fantastic talking to you.
Aleya Harris [00:33:18]:
Thank you so much. Wow. That was awesome, right? It's very rare that we get to talk to someone who's reached heights in their career that most of us are trying to attain and they still are able to tell us how they did it. We heard Flore talk about building relationships, meaningful relationships, over the course of time. A lot of the times we don't build those relationships because we're like, well, why would I reach out? This feels random. But always remember what Flore said. People don't give reasons to hate other people. Why do I need a reason to love you? Reach out in love.
Aleya Harris [00:33:55]:
Build those relationships back to that friend, back to that client, back to that colleague that you haven't talked to in a long time. Give them a congratulations. Tell them that you've been thinking about them and why. Make sure that your journey is not a solo journey and that you bring others along with you. Because you never know how those partnerships might impact you in the future. If you like this episode, please make. Sure to like and subscribe to stay tuned for even more from the flourishing entrepreneur podcast. In the meantime, you know it.
Aleya Harris [00:34:30]:
My name is Aleya Harris. This is the flourishing entrepreneur podcast, and I am sending you lots of love, light and abundance. Bye for now.
Yuliya Patsay [00:34:41]:
Thank you for listening to this episode of the flourishing entrepreneur podcast with ALEA harris. Vibing with what you hear. Leave a five star review to spread the love and be sure to click subscribe. We wish you love, light and abundance. See you next time.
