Mixtape 05: #Girlboss

"Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle." - Abraham Lincoln Okay maybe Abraham Lincoln didn't say that, but he was a cool guy right? He probably would have said it. In reality, that's a quote from Sophia Amoruso's best-selling book, #GIRLBOSS. I don't think calling yourself or anyone else a girlboss is offensive. There's been plenty of debate about it all over the internet. I don't see being goal driven, determined, and hardworking to be a bad thing no matter what term one uses to describe it.

When I thought about making a monthly themed mix about being a girlboss, I realized there were plenty of songs about female empowerment and the hustle we embark on every day. But then I realized that when I need a little pick me up, motivation, or just to feel like a badass chick, those were not the songs I was turning to. So I decided to combine a couple of them with a few other songs that make me feel like the super cool chick I truly want to be. The girl who walks in the room like she owns it...but in the most respectful manner possible.

Being a girlboss and hustling every day can be hard because it's so easy to get discouraged by the outside world. Everyone has an opinion and feels they have the platform to voice it no matter what. Those are the times we have to work harder even with no recognition. We have to see the silver linings in everything and know that we are building our worlds and our successes step by step our way. It doesn't matter how it was done, how anyone thinks it should be done, what it is just do it your way filled with passion and drive. You do you.

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