I got passed up for a sponsorship from a new company the other day because I didn't "fit" the image they're looking for. Today I found out who did and, when I made the connection, I wasn't surprised.
I don't think I'm skinny and I don't think I'm sexy. I don't aim to be either of those.
I do, however, aim to look strong and badass. I want to walk into a room and people know that there's a fierce presence about me, a confidence, to a certain extent too a certain hardness, and I want my look to reflect that too with regards to being more muscular than the average girl. I want when people look at me, they know I work out and they remember my look.
I was approach about a month back regarding possible influences I could work with to help strengthen my brand and build Empowered. Three of the four I wasn't interested in. They were skinny and skinny doesn't necessarily mean you're healthy. So many people here are skinny, like the construction dudes, and it's because they don't eat enough and work too hard. I don't do skinny. Empowered and me aren't about skinny. We're about solid badasses, point blank. The one influencer that I did like however had thick thighs and sculpted shoulders. She lifts weights and even plays rugby.
Back to this company though, the one that initially wanted to sponsor me but then backed down. I'm cool with it, honestly. I don't fit their image and they don't fit what I nor my company, Empowered, represents. I'm not girl-hating and I'm not skinny-shaming, but I had their bodies when I was 12. I also had no muscle when I was 12 and I sure as hell don't care to look like I'm 12 again. I also don't like when companies jump on words like "skinny" or sell their product as if it's the next big thing or something that can get them fast results. Weight loss and getting strong and healthy isn't like that. It's a lifestyle. That's why I'm so incredibly anti-shakeology. I mean, it's a quick fix but nothing sounds more ridiculous that drinking most of your meals. If you want to kill your social life and rule out dinner dates and dinners with friends, start with only having meals from your blender. It's not sustainable. Even I only have a protein shake maybe once a day or once every two days and that's after boxing, when I then have an hour walk home and need an extra boost because I just walked there and killed a two hour workout.
I think I totally got off topic here, sorry...
So ya, I didn't get sponsored but then again I'm sponsored by a pretty respectable name here and soon I'll be signing a contract because they don't want me to go with anyone else and that's perfectly fine with me because they fit me perfectly.
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