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My goal has changed from ‘be a size zero’ to do a motherfucking pull up. I have gained far more self-esteem from being able to pick up heavy shit that I ever have from being able to zip up a skin-tight designer dress. I became a more capable, energetic, independent, and mentally focused person once my focus shifted from what my body looks like to what my body can do.
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– Chelsea Chelsea Bang BangSomeday, my derby career will come to a close. Someday, I will look back at these years and wonder at how I lived this life. Someday, I will be able to tell my grandchildren that I was a pioneer of a sport that is played around the world. Someday I will have more free time. I’ll have more money. I’ll have less stress. But for now, I’m going to continue being challenged. I’m going to continue being a small part of a big movement. I’m going to continue experiencing Christmas morning regularly. I’m going to continue being part of something that makes me crazy, and keeps me sane. And I’m going to continue being someone’s hero.
Someday will come eventually. But I hope that’s not for a long, long time.
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Pizza from a speakeasy with @designlightning. Yum! #latergram #food #pizza #nyc (at 180)
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– Letter to a Young Derbyist | DerbyLifeYou will make a fool of yourself. You will fall. A lot. You will miss the jammer. You will jam and not make it out of the pack for a full two minutes. You will get a penalty for something perfectly avoidable. You will make many stupid mistakes. Don’t be afraid. Embrace it. All of it. This will be one of the most fun times of your life. Enjoy it. Don’t ruin it with negative self talk. Things will improve if you stick with it.
You will get in better shape than maybe you’ve ever been in your life. Your teammates will praise a killer move you made. You will make rosters. You will have great practices. You will win bouts. You will get lead jammer. You will knock the opposing jammer down and the crowd will cheer. Repeat: this will be one of the most fun times in your life. Enjoy it.
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I asked my 9 year old son, “what is the opposite of success?” He thought silently for a very long moment and responded, “giving up.
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Your parent(s) basically gave up their freedom to raise you, and deserve a medal. You know this because with only one job on your plate, you already have no time.
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Be relentless. Like when you jam.
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Do not become content with living crappily ever after. You have a purpose inside you worth pursuing. Don’t let crappy become quicksand. Learn, grow, and then go.
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For me, the most damaging Romantic Comedy myth was not, of course, margaritas with the gay best friend (reality?). What really messed with my head was the Romantic Comedy life timeline. I really thought that you graduated college, found an interesting job at a magazine or art gallery, got a nice urban apartment, and were starting down the road to serious success by twenty-two, preparing you for happily married with a baby and owning the art gallery by twenty-seven. And I know this myth has its hold on more people than me, since the APW comments are filled with laments of not being anywhere near as successful at, say, twenty-three, as expected.
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Saying no is a gift to the people and projects that are the priorities in your life.
– Don’t tell me you’re busy | Penelope Trunk Blog
