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Myleik Teele

5 years

ATTENTION TO DETAIL. Here are some things I've done over the years to become super thorough and incredibly detail oriented. A THREAD (I think).

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@myleik

3 years

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you don’t always have to be accomplishing something.

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4 years

My little cousin said: "People create their OWN ceilings and expect you to stay there with them."

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4 years

Anything not said directly to you remains unsaid.

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5 years

What's for you WILL NOT pass you by. What's for you WILL NOT pass you by. What's for you WILL NOT pass you by. What's for you WILL NOT pass you by. What's for you WILL NOT pass you by. What's for you WILL NOT pass you by. What's for you WILL NOT pass you by.

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She’s not mean she’s focused.

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5 years

Sometimes happiness looks like staying home, minding your business, telling people NO, and doing you.

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5 years

Finding "work you love" doesn't mean that work won't get boring, exhausting or annoying.

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4 years

WORK TIP: Never be intimidated. Always be honest. Ask questions if you don't understand.

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@myleik

5 years

Self-care for me has become taking a step back from friendships and relationships that lack substance, reciprocity or ethics. I need you to know the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.

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5 years

There are two months left in this decade and instead of feeling like you need to race to make something happen -- to end with a bang, maybe you spend that time setting the intentions and tone for your next decade. Be still.

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@myleik

7 years

Your salary is NOT a bribe to forget your dreams. Your salary can help you FUND your dreams. Your job provides experience FOR your dreams.

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4 years

When you take care of yourself, you inherently take care of others. Neglecting yourself for the sake of “others” is not worthwhile.

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3 years

You're going to get a LOT of things wrong doing something for the very first time. A LOT. Please don't let that stop you. EVERYBODY was ONCE a beginner.

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5 years

Every time I deny my first mind, I pay for it. Every time I say YES, when my answer is NO, I pay for it. That’s my lesson for the day.

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4 years

Being "nice" doesn't necessarily make you a GOOD person. I've found some like to use being overly nice as a distraction for being <insert anything>. Manipulative, disingenuous ... you get where I'm going.

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3 years

Being loved is your birthright. Just by being born, you deserve love. You don’t have to work for it. It is not something you earn. Even when you’re a MESS, you deserve to be loved.

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6 years

Your glow up is going to be hard for some people to watch. GLOW UP ANYWAY.

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@myleik

5 years

Everybody isn’t going to treat you right but you can limit their access to you.

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@myleik

7 years

It’s OK if you don’t have a 2018 master plan today. Dedicate yourself to better habits. Be early. Be consistent. Do your best when you feel your worst. Read some more. Make more mistakes. Habits over acts.

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@myleik

4 years

I've spent most of my adult life overworking & over functioning. If you don't feel compelled to do anything during this time, DON'T. You don't have to learn a skill or trade or anything. Your work now is dealing with YOURSELF when you've been used creating so many distractions.

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5 years

I don’t know who needs to hear this but a lot of your favorite entrepreneurs also have full-time jobs. You can do both.

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@myleik

7 years

How you work in your 20s sets the foundation for your life. Erase the mindset of "chilling" and give it ALL YOU HAVE. Use your 20s to create distance from competitors who are busy "chilling." It'll be impossible for them to catch you.

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7 years

Sometimes "self-care" feels like sacrifice. It's not always a day at the spa. Sometimes self-care is saying NO though you want to say yes.

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@myleik

5 years

You don't have to know someone personally to be impacted by their life and message, nor do you have to know someone personally to be affected by their death.

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@myleik

6 years

Last month was the highest revenue month I've ever had in the history of my business. The month I gave birth to a human. Women are truly unstoppable.

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@myleik

5 years

As someone who's been doing therapy for years, I'd like to encourage adults that will be spending time with children this holiday season to be mindful of your words. No need to comment on weight or looks. We all remember something an adult said that we've yet to get over.

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@myleik

7 months

This year taught me that most people do not have the tools to hold you during your heaviest times. Their inability to do so does not mean they don’t love you enough or care.

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@myleik

7 years

Short story: Several years ago I worked in PR representing Xzibit on the international press tour for GRIDIRON GANG. I actually had dinner with The Rock while on this trip. I was making less than $40K at the time. Today I am one of Ebony's POWER 100. #fullcircle

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7 years

You’re hungry & work relentlessly hard for years to get on top. Once you get there, you either become comfortable or you get hungrier to break new ground. Honored to be on the cover of @EbonyMag ’s POWER 100. Thank you so much to everyone involved. I’m grateful 🙏🏾 #TakeNoComfort

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@myleik

7 years

And for people "so tired" of hearing about racism, imagine how TIRED the folks actually experiencing are. Imagine that.

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@myleik

6 years

I've learned over time that people will hold you to standards that they can't even meet for themselves.

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@myleik

5 years

People will dislike you for going after what you want and not being deterred by the same things that deterred them.

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8 years

Here you go! #MyTaughtYou

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6 years

Uuuggghhhh. FINALLY paid off my student loans today. I've been tripling my monthly payment for the last SIX years + throwing $$ at them every so often. I can't believe I'm finally DONE.

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5 years

There are a lot of people suggesting you put all of your feelings and experiences aside and “just call.” If you’re in conflict with someone, you don’t have to pick up the phone and call anyone today.

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@myleik

4 years

The term "late bloomer" implies that we're all supposed to bloom at the same time and that's just not true ... or that you can't "bloom" more than once. We will live through multiple versions of ourselves during our time here.

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@myleik

5 years

She’s not mean, she just knows you don’t actually like her but you think knowing her will benefit you.

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@myleik

1 year

More water. Better sleep. Longer walks. More silence. Deeper breaths. Long books. Better boundaries. More sun. More hugs. More love. All year long.

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@myleik

5 years

Really write down what matters to you and what kind of life you want to have so that when opportunities come to you that aren't aligned with that list, you know what to say. Sure, you'll get paid but is it worth it?

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@myleik

6 years

You’re always going to be too much for people that don’t do much.

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@myleik

7 years

People won't like you and you will live.

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@myleik

6 years

You have to PUT YOURSELF in positions to win. Go where the winners are.

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@myleik

6 years

Everybody’s not in a place to celebrate your wins (friends & family). Don’t hold it against them. We’ve all had times when we could barely clap for OURSELVES, let alone someone else.

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@myleik

6 years

My Mom used to say something along the lines of "dance with the person that brought you to the party." I always took that as "NEVER FORGET WHO INVITED YOU INTO THE ROOM." Don't get to feeling yourself and forget. I always use that as a reminder of what I should be doing.

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6 years

It's not too late to stop where you are right now and just decide to BE BETTER.

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@myleik

6 years

Once you train yourself not to take matters personally, and to control your emotional responses, you will have placed yourself in a position of tremendous power.

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5 years

Everybody doesn’t want what you want in life. Be careful confusing their lack of enthusiasm about your goals with jealousy.

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6 years

It's interesting that people think they can use all of your resources to produce what you produced. I can give you the playbook, the blueprint and the rolodex. I'm the magic.

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7 years

Sometimes making BETTER CHOICES means you might be lonely for a little while. That's OK. Something isn't always better than nothing. Trust.

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8 years

One LAST thing to LEAVE in 16: Letting your bank account get down to $0. Set a new 0 at $100 or $1000. Have a STOP SPENDING point.

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6 years

When you ask the universe to go to the next level, don’t be surprised when every person preventing progress is removed from your life.

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5 years

I’m still so unbelievably crushed about the barbaric murder of Nipsey Hussle. I can’t shake this undertone of grief over someone I did it know.

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@myleik

6 years

Everybody doesn't know how to be a friend. They think having contact info or contacting you when they need you makes them a friend.

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3 years

You are not obligated to stay the same. I hope you change. 🖤

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@myleik

5 years

My tolerance for toxic behavior is at an all time low.

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@myleik

3 years

The more you do, the more mistakes you make. Mistakes are proof of doing.

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@myleik

6 years

The unfortunate thing about social media is that it creates a false “familiarity.” You “feel” like you know someone when in fact, you do not.

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@myleik

6 years

He's 6 weeks today. Favorite everything.

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@myleik

5 years

A lot of people have written me saying they constantly put others before themselves and I've begun to wonder if some of us do that to avoid doing our own work. It's not admirable - it's irresponsible.

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@myleik

6 years

So I won't be retweeting someone pushing the buttons of African-Americans for the sake of selling albums. Nope. The greatest gift we could give him is the gift of SILENCE (+ ignoring).

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@myleik

7 years

If you've never been called out on your bull**** by anyone in your circle, I'd like to suggest that you find a new friend group.

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@myleik

7 years

You are not required to burn yourself out at the requests of others. Healthy boundaries include knowing your limits & calling them out.

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@myleik

4 years

Going to therapy helped me understand that people's personal pain and life experiences inform their "truth." I used to make things up and my therapist would always challenge me with "can you prove it?" Can you PROVE what you're saying about yourself or others? It's helpful.

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@myleik

5 years

Some of the worst experiences I've had with humans are the ones I helped out. Sometimes you have to leave people where they are.

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@myleik

5 years

At some point, you're going to have to take responsibility for work you didn't do to not be in the place you expected to be.

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@myleik

6 years

You unfortunately won’t be able to grow AND stay the same. Doesn’t work that way. In order to grow some changes have to be made.

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@myleik

6 years

I don’t care who’s not “talking” to me. I don’t. Life is too short for trying to understand why someone is a master manipulator.

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@myleik

7 years

UNDERSTAND: In order to KEEP it, you'll have to work much harder than you did to GET it.

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@myleik

7 years

re·al·ist: a person who accepts a situation as it is and is prepared to deal with it accordingly.

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@myleik

5 years

Every single choice that you make ... Every single thing you accept ... Every single person you interact with ... Each of those are opportunities to SHOW YOU that YOU LOVE YOU. Is this decision showing love to myself? Ask that. Every. Time.

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@myleik

6 years

Because I ACCEPT you as you are does not mean that I APPROVE of your behavior. A word ...

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@myleik

7 years

There's so much power in our words. Stop talking yourself out of things you KNOW you want.

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@myleik

6 years

Don't neglect your steady income, chasing the next thing. You CAN do both. Give your steady thing your time and energy and once completed spend time on that other thing.

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@myleik

6 years

Never stop SEEKING. Do a little bit of everything until you find your thing. Don't talk about it. Don't watch other people do it. GET OUT THERE and try for yourself. Worst case scenario, you LEARNED that it's not for you vs. always wondering ...

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6 years

Keep your emotions in check at work. It's business.

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5 years

The best thing you can do for ANY relationship you’re in is work on yourself.

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6 years

Fight the desire to worry about what others are doing. Focus on yourself.

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5 years

PRO TIP: When in new work situations and you aren't sure HOW to be helpful, ASK. "What would be most helpful for you right now?" OR "How can I be most useful right now?" Standing around looking clueless is never it.

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@myleik

5 years

You have to learn to accept a NO from people without making it about you. When I learned how to accept NO I got more comfortable saying it.

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@myleik

8 months

Please stop shaming yourself for not knowing things no one taught you.

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@myleik

7 months

Sometimes, you need to be in a more encouraging environment. Not because you need people to SAY encouraging things but because you need to see people DOING encouraging things.

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@myleik

3 years

A part of my self-care journey is being proud of what I have accomplished.

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@myleik

6 years

Go anyway.

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@myleik

5 years

Nobody is obligated to keep putting up with you. Nobody.

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@myleik

4 years

Be rational. Think long term. Stay positive.

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@myleik

2 years

Gentle reminder: Work done without being seen by everyone is still work. Your value is not attached to how many people see it.

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@myleik

4 years

Most people ACHE for reaction and here's the thing ... I don't have one. I have learned that you don't HAVE to absorb someone's anger or drama. I hear you AND I see you. I simply have nothing to add.

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@myleik

6 years

Need nothing. Need nothing. NEED NOTHING. Attract everything.

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@myleik

6 years

Growth is not the absence of mistakes. It’s making mistakes, recognizing your error and correcting your lapse in judgment or oversight much quicker.

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11 months

I don’t care what you see, you do not know what’s going on in someone’s life.

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@myleik

3 years

#NewProfilePic

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@myleik

5 years

She's not mean, she's guarded because she knows you're hanging around searching for her flaws so you can tell everyone how perfect she's not though she never claimed to be.

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@myleik

5 years

Learn to recognize manipulative behavior & vocabulary. Notice blaming over accepting responsibility. No one is owed your participation in their dramatic episode.

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@myleik

6 years

Your EGO wants you to believe you're being discussed. You're not.

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@myleik

5 years

Breakups are hard ... even when it’s what you want.

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@myleik

6 years

You're not working for the person you report to. You're working on YOUR reputation, YOUR skills, YOUR connections, etc. Stop giving a little to your "boss" because you're only cheating YOURSELF.

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@myleik

6 years

I always tell young people that you they are in the fight of their life in their 20s. THIS is your foundation. Work hard so that the HABITS are established.

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@myleik

5 years

I've said this a million times, but you MUST commit to being a LIFE LONG LEARNER.

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@myleik

5 years

Just say you only prefer advice you want to hear. Saves everyone’s time.

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@myleik

7 months

This year, grief and sadness swallowed me up. And I didn't try to run. Some days, I stood with it. On other days I sat — knocked flat on my ass.

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