Do It Anyway.


Hey Reader

Let’s get straight to it: When you start doing what’s best for yourself, you're going to piss people off.

Do it anyway.

Choosing yourself is going to rattle some cages. You’ll make decisions that feel damn good for your nervous system—but inconvenient for someone else’s expectations. And guess what? That’s not your problem.

Do it anyway.

You’re not here to be palatable.
You’re not here to play small.
You’re not here to abandon yourself so someone else can stay comfortable.

You’re here to take up space, to set the tone, and to live like you mean it.

Every time you choose what aligns for you—your energy, your time, your truth—you take one more step toward the life that actually feels like yours.

Yeah, it might make some people uncomfortable. But not choosing yourself? That’ll make you miserable.

Do. It. Anyway.

Love,
​Jess​

Jess Leone

Not your typical love-and-light bullsh*t. Just my subtle (okayyyy, sometimes NOT-so-subtle 😘) way of calling you OUT & calling you BACK to yourself, all while reminding you you're not alone in any of this.

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