A safe space
- Kimberly Winters
- 1 day ago
- 1 min read
A recent prompt for The Ultimate Blog Challenge asked if you or your business had a theme song, what would it be, here Is one I would consider, Silvera by Gojira.
When you change yourself you change the world - Gojira, Silvera
Veganism is a revolution, food is political, until all of us are free none of us are free.
I have a sick feeling in my stomach since yesterday. It's been building, of course, every time I open my phone it is just as likely that I'll see the video of the taking of someone's life as it is a funny cat video.
I was told a few years ago In a breakout room of a business mastermind that voicing my "political opinion" is "bad for business" as I "never know" who might want to work with me.
What someone like this doesn't understand is that I don't want the business of a person who thinks any person is "illegal", who can look at the murders in Minneapolis and say "they should have just 'complied'", who responds to Black Lives Matter with "All lives matter", who wear red hats, who celebrate the hateful rhetoric rampant day-to-day.
Someone wise once told me that good marketing doesn't just attract the right customers, it repels the wrong ones. So, if being a good person and wanting a world where everyone is able to care for their families, their health, feel safe, and even find a little happiness is not what you're about, I hope you are repelled.
"If you stand for nothing, Burr, what will you fall for?" (Hamilton Musical)
I like the statement at the beginning of your blog - When you change yourself you change the world. My favorite song has always been, I'm in a Hurry by Alabama Band.
I am feeling it all, too this morning. Words cannot express.
As a fellow business owner I also prefer to attract the right customers and repel the wrong ones. As bisness owners we are often told it's about hiding our beliefs and what we truly stand for as not to upset a potential customer. That is fine if you are only in business to make money but as a mission driven entrepreneur its about so much more. I want to work with individuals who are aligned with me and who is concern with the world around them.