Hey Reader!

First of all, I'm well aware that it's only Thursday, but I have a REASON for breaking my "Friday newsletter" rule okay? 😅

A couple of weeks ago I shared a form with you and on my Insta stories inviting small creators to share their recent wins in an attempt to show everyone just how MUCH small creators are capable of, and that growth isn't everything.

And boy oh boy did y'all DELIVER 😍🎉

I talk to fellow small creators literally every day and there's so much self-doubt going on DESPITE all of the successes they're having. It's like we don't want to give ourselves credit for our accomplishments because we don't think they, or us, are big enough.

But knowing y'all personally and hearing about what you're doing on the daily was the wakeup call that made me go "oh, no, we actually are making big things happen, we just don't talk about them".

and that breaks my fkn HEART.

You deserve to celebrate your wins, just as much as someone with 100k followers, okay?!

So I decided that enough was enough and that if you won't talk about your wins, i'm going to do it for you lol.

Because if there's one thing about me, it's that I'm never going to stop [lovingly] aggressively lifting up small creators.

So I want to thank Ali, Lizet, Haley, Toniann, Chelsea, Tracy, Kate, Mona, Becky, Cat, Alexis, Chari, and Andrea for sharing your wins with me and trusting me to share and celebrate them! You're all such incredible people and creators and you deserve to be celebrated for these wins!!!!

So pretty pretty please if you need some inspiration, affirmation, or just want to SEE creators like you making big moves in their businesses, check out this IG post with all of their wins 🫶🏻 (and obvi go connect with each other! 🥰)

I mean...look at these WINS?! Like stfu already 😂 you don't need 100k (or even 10k) to make big moves as a content creator!!!

This is also cold, hard, proof that there are a million and one ways to be a creator. There's absolutely NO "one path". If you don't see a path that looks right for you, forge your own, bb! This is proof that it works!

Got it? Ok luv you byeeeee 😘

- Amanda 🧚🏻‍♀️

PS. If you're seeing these wins and think to yourself "dang I have similar wins to share!" please let me know and I'll make a new form for a part 2 to this carousel so you can be celebratedddd! 💖

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Heyooo! If you're new here, I'm Amanda! I'm a millennial Travel Content Creator based in Montreal, Quebec. I've made it my life's mission to help my content creator fam navigate the icky waters of this industry and build a creator career that feels GOOD to them (no burnout on my watch 😘), keeps them inspired and makes them some money along the way! If this sounds like you, follow along and join the party on Instagram!​

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