Women Empowerment Brunches Are FAKE… And Here Is The Proof

Welcome back to Chats With Michelle! Today, I’m sharing the truth behind woman empowerment brunches. 

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The the brunches, right? Like the women's brunches and empowerment brunches and conferences and all the things, a lot of those things are super fake. Hey, what's up, you guys? Welcome or welcome back to Chats with Michelle, where we chat all things keeping your promises to yourself through navigating adulthood and pursuing purpose. So I am the oldest sibling, right? I don't have an older sibling, not a sister, not a brother. I am the eldest. And not only am I the eldest, I'm the eldest daughter. Yes, that needs a moment of silence because if you know anything about the eldest daughter, just look it up online. There's a lot to unpack there. But not only am I the eldest daughter, I am the first when it comes to a lot of things in my life, right? I'm the first grandchild, like just it's a lot of first in my life. And with that being said, there has just been so much that I have had to either learn the hard way or just figure out in the wild on my own. And when I sit back and I think and why this whole thing even started, I think about what are some things, some areas that I wish that I would have known while I was navigating adulthood, still navigating it, but especially when I was younger. What could a big sister have uh shared with me? And one of those things I've had to learn is that you know the the brunches, right? Like the the women's brunches and empowerment brunches and conferences and all the things, a lot of those things are super fake. They're fake, a lot of them are so fake. So we've all seen it before, at least the majority of us have, right? If you've spent any ounce amount of time online, and I would imagine that you do because you're either watching or listening to me right now, we've seen the brunches, the conferences, the empowerment movement, right? And this isn't necessarily subjective to just women. I'm speaking of women because that is what I am, however, it is across the genders, right? However, we've seen it all online. We've bought the tickets, I've bought the tickets, and they're not necessarily all bad. There's some great people in those spaces. However, one of the biggest things that I've had to learn, and I feel like I've learned the long way, the hard way, when we talk about the different brunches and all the things in the in the empowerment, I what I've come to learn, and what I want to help you get to sooner if you haven't figured this out by now already, it's very clicky. So it's not to say, and let me hear me when I say this, is not to say that there aren't people, you know, the women who are hosting these things who don't have good intentions. I believe that many do. However, or I believe that several do, but many are not. Maybe that's the way that I want to say it. It's really nothing to be upset about, or I think more than anything, I'm trying to help you with disappointment, you know, managing your expectations, but really there's nothing for you to be upset about, but more for you to be wise about it. And you know, some people you could probably say to yourself, Well, Michelle, aren't you in the same exact space? Yes, kinda, and there is something that I'm working on that I would like to do as well, where it does bring women together. However, you're just gonna have to take my uh my word for it, is that I'm genuine. You're just you're just gonna have to take my word for it. Sometimes, and I've and I've heard this before as well, is that sometimes those spaces can actually be quite toxic, and not only being toxic, a lot of women have shared before as well is that they don't necessarily always even feel comfortable going into those spaces because it's kind of like the who's who or what do you do type of thing, and not genuinely coming is coming in wanting to make genuine connections deeper than the surface level of what your career is, and something that I say a lot, and I've had to learn in my own life as well your career, what you do for work, your occupation, whether you're you work in corporate or you have your own business, whatever it is, that is what you do, but that is not who you are. And I found it that having been in those spaces before, that a lot of times that is these people's whole entire personality, is what they do for a career. Well, it's not actually all bad, right? Many of these programs, organizations, events-maybe that's the word I'm looking for, can suck, right? And not be very authentic. However, there are some that are. There are events where you just you have to be, right? Whether it's for work, whatever it is, you just have to be there, you have to network. And I would say the biggest thing there is when you're walking into these spaces, you have to know who you are. Point blank period. Also, I think the biggest thing as well is knowing the tier of what these relationships are. The biggest lessons that I've learned, and one thing that I really try to like teach and preach to others is that everyone is not going to be your best friend, and that's the biggest lesson I would say that I've learned as I've gotten older, that I was just so giving of myself, and probably if let's be real, a people pleaser as well. So giving of myself, so wanting to be liked, just wanting to be liked so bad. Now, when I walk into these different spaces, right? Because you can't always control the environment. I mean, you can control your environment, you know, depending, but sometimes it's inevitable. Like this is the event, right? This is what's happening, knowing who you are, yes, but also understanding and realizing that everyone's not gonna be your best friend, understanding the relationships for what they are, and putting them in the different tiers that they need to be. Someone who I respect told me this, and it was some of the best advice I've probably ever received. And this is someone who is highly successful, like incredibly successful. You're talking about like top of the top, but like super successful. And they told me, Michelle, you have to become unimpressed. Like, starting today, you know, when I spoke to them, they're like, you need to become unimpressed. Obviously, you respect people, you know, a hundred percent, right? However, you have to become unimpressed with the accolades and the things like that cannot phase you. Like, when you walk into spaces, you have to know who you are and own who you are confidently and be incredibly unimpressed. Like, I'm telling you, that was some of the best advice that I've received because now when I walk into spaces, I'm just not impressed, you know what I mean? And it's not to say that people aren't doing impressive things that are amazing, it's like, no, like that is great, and I'm gonna recognize it and I'm gonna cheer you on, and you know, all the things, so it's not, it's like it's please understand it's not coming from a hater angle, but it's more self coming from a self-assurance angle and a knowing who you are angle. I know I just said a lot, however, with everything that I said, you still have to walk into spaces and places with an open heart because if you walk into places with your heart guarded and just feeling like, oh, like this is all fake, and everybody's like you can miss out on the blessings of meeting or building relationships with really, really great people, so it's like, yes, you need to be unimpressed, you know, to an extent, however, you also need to have an open heart and be willing to socialize and get to know people, right? Ultimately, I just wanted to share this is because I feel like it would just help with so much disappointment. I feel like growing up, I was just so incredibly green, just ripe, and I feel like I dealt with so much heartache, right? Um, just not like just having my expectations in order, right? It's not to say that you walk into spaces, like you know, I feel like I'm repeating myself, but again, it's not to say that you walk into spaces, just having a guard up, but it's more so of just understanding that like some people are gonna be great and others are not gonna be great, some people are gonna be genuine and others are not gonna be genuine. So take what you can from the situation, learn what you can from the situation, and move on from it, and just be mindful of the situations that you place yourself in as well, right? So, with that being said, I hope that you found this chat valuable. And if you did, please consider sharing it with someone who may also find this chat valuable and and and and while you're at it, please be sure to like, comment, and subscribe because listen, we've got so much to chat about.

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