Category: tips
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Too Much Can Make You Feel Like You’re Not Enough
Sometimes, if you take in too much, you start questioning your own pace. You see everyone doing everything, and suddenly your silence feels like failure. But the truth is, most of what you’re seeing is curated. It’s not real time, and definitely not real life. If you’re not careful, you’ll start comparing your actual journey…
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Who You Think You Are… Isn’t Who You Really Are
Who you think you are? That’s just a story you’ve been telling yourself, a patchwork of experiences, fears, titles, and performances. But the real you? The one underneath the hustle, the trauma, the image, that version doesn’t need approval or applause. That version just needs permission.
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“Social Media Isn’t Broken, We Are”
We keep saying social media is broken, but maybe it’s not the app, it’s us. We scroll, we consume, we critique, but we rarely engage. Then wonder why our posts feel invisible. I wrote this at 3:43am after realizing that the disconnect isn’t in the algorithm, it’s in our actions. If you’ve ever felt unseen…
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Closing One Chapter, Opening Another: The Next Step for Brandon Avery & The Social Tour
After years of building community through creative connection, collaboration, and consistency, The Social Tour is entering a new chapter. What started as a membership based network is now evolving into something even more intentional, an intimate space for storytelling, strategy, and self expression. This shift isn’t the end, it’s a return to the core. A…
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Stuck Here, Still
Sometimes, survival doesn’t look like a breakthrough, it looks like standing in the middle of the pouring down rain, sneakers soaked, head tilted toward the sky, trying to feel something again. This isn’t a cry for help, it’s a moment of honesty. A moment to admit that staying here, on this earth, in this body,…
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Explanations, Explain, Explaining.
We’ve gotten way too comfortable explaining ourselves, especially when no one asked. Not the necessary kind, but the kind where we turn every decision into a backstory just to be understood. But here’s the truth: not everything needs a breakdown. Sometimes, “this is what I need” is enough. This post explores why we over explain,…
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So a Brand Reached Out… Now What?
When brands start sliding into your DMs or inbox, it can feel like you’ve finally made it, but not every opportunity is what it seems. In this blog post, I break down how to spot legit collabs vs. scams, what an influencer content package really is, and how to price your work with confidence. It’s…
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Your Boos Mean Nothing to Me, Here’s Why
I’m sitting in the back seat, riding through unfamiliar states, and that one Rick and Morty quote hit me like a punchline to my own thoughts: “Your boos mean nothing to me. I’ve seen what makes you cheer.” This post is about shaking off the weight of outside opinions and trusting your own rhythm. If…
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30 on, 10 off
30 On, 10 Off” isn’t just a productivity hack, it’s how I wrestle focus back from distraction. With ADHD and a restless creative mind, I needed structure without rigidity. This rhythm, 30 minutes of deep work followed by 10 minutes of total freedom, gave me that. It’s simple, it’s sustainable, and it’s helped me write…
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END OF AN ERA
A necessary pause, for now. Sometimes the strongest thing you can do is step back, breathe, and begin again.