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What is 𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈?

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𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙩. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚. 𝙋𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚.
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I graduated college from @illinois1867 10 YEARS AGO today. I don’t even know how that’s possible. As I look back on the last 10 years, I know that they’ve undoubtedly been some of the most transformational of my life.
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When I was graduating, 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳. I despised the way I looked & lacked self-confidence. I was constantly ruminating in negative thoughts. I associated my worth with my accomplishments and felt like a failure because I had only secured an internship for the summer. I was moving back in with my parents to save money & pay off my loans. I was in a relationship that didn’t feel right & I wondered if I’d ever be in love again. 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻.
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Throughout my 20s, there was a lot of questioning my life choices, looking outward, comparing myself to others, conforming to fit in, being extra critical of myself, always proving myself, and trying to achieve an impossible ideal of perfection.
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At age 29, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱. I decided to make a change. It was then I started L&I and in doing so, I freed myself from everything that was weighing me down. I made choices that were in alignment of what I wanted. I let go of the things I couldn't control. I followed my passion. I trusted my gut. I silenced the haters. I battled my own inner critic. My self-compassion flourished. 𝙄 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜.
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A few weeks ago, I spoke to the ladies of @chiomegaxo (my college sorority) about this. And there was one clear message I gave them that I will leave you with: 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞. 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐘𝐎𝐔💋

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