August 12, 2013

Final Collage

There are women in my life that I have never met, who inspire me every day. Whether it’s through Instagram, blogging, Facebook, or Twitter, I have come to know a handful of them through their words of encouragement, their careers, and social shares. While I am inspired by all sorts of women in my life, I was inspired today by Sarah Jenks (bottom left), and decided I needed to write a post about these women, who create such an impact on a daily basis in the lives of complete strangers–like me. Since they make me feel so awesome, I wanted to share their blogs/websites so you could feel awesome too. Awesome should always be shared.

Nisha Moodley (top left): I discovered Nisha through Brittney Castro (middle). Her blog, Fierce Fabulous Free, is about finding your freedom, being creative, and ultimately loving all that you are. Her posts are so inspiring to me because ultimately I crave the free life, one in which I am free from the burdens of self-sabotage and self-doubt. I follow her on Facebook as well, and she’s always posting great little nuggets of wisdom there too. Also her blog design is perfect.

Sarah Jenks (bottom left): I’ll be brutally honest here, I just discovered Sarah Jenks today, and she made me feel better in that first visit. She guest posted on Nisha’s blog not too long ago about her issues with weight loss, and how she lost a ton of weight by loving herself, being happy, and not dieting, which is something I’ve never heard of and am anxious to learn more about. She also has a kick ass ‘About’ section, in which she talks about the things she enjoys and her journey losing weight. By the time I finished reading it, I was in a better mood somehow. And even though she is a complete stranger, I saw on her blog that she’s having a baby, and the way she displayed that news on her website made me so happy for her it was unreal. I will definitely be returning there.

Brittney Castro (middle): I found Brittney through another woman and awesome entrepreneur I actually know, Jaclyn Mullen. Brittney is a financial advisor, who makes managing your money sound easy and fun. I follow her on Facebook and Instagram, and while my finances are usually the last thing I feel like talking about, I love the stuff she posts, and following her growing success. This is a woman who believes in loving yourself, and she inspires me every day with her quotes, book reviews, videos, and other projects she’s working on. You can tell that she truly loves what she does, and I am always interested in hearing whatever she’s got going on. You can find her very informative website, Financially Wise Women, here.

Erika Napoletano (top right): You’ve heard me talk about this gal before, so of course she would be included in this list. Erika Napoletano is an entrepreneur, author, and blogger that inspires me every damn morning. Her blog posts usually revolve around things she’s learned, things that annoy her, and things that help entrepreneurs the fuck out. Or anyone really. There’s not a single post that comes in my email from her that I am not completely excited about. She’s always teaching me something new about owning your own business, and she gets so into the nitty gritty of it that I get so excited and grateful that she is around to give out the kind of information I am constantly looking for. You should definitely subscribe to her ‘useful shit’ as she calls it, because her honesty about kicking ass in your personal and professional life is so necessary.

Kendi Skeen (bottom right): Kendi makes my day, every day, with her fashion blog, Kendi Everyday (how fitting right?). To be honest, I am not all that into fashion, but I am 100% into her blog, and to date, hers is the only fashion blog that I ever visit. I think there is a certain normalcy and realness about her that I adore. Her and I are the same age, and she has gone from working in a cubicle (like me!) to a complete fashion icon in the blogging world. I even saw her face in a Gap advertisement. A Gap advertisement! I feel like she is my daughter/cousin/sister or some other distant relative, and watching her turn her fashion blog into something amazing for herself makes me so proud. She even has her own clothing store. Basically, watching her bloom into a business woman from starting out as a random gal posing in front of a camera is amazing to me, and inspires me daily. I see no reason why she wouldn’t inspire anyone else as well. Okay well if you’re not into fashion maybe not, but still. It’s the story behind it, people, the story!

So if you’re feeling at all dulled out and low today, I hope you’ve checked out a couple of these fabulous strangers I know, and felt a tad lifted because of it. Because you’re worth it. (Not to sound all L’Oreal or anything, but you are.)

 

Monique Muro

Monique is an exceedingly happy human from LA. She runs the blog A Novel Quest, and writes. A lot.

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