March 15, 2011

The Self-Worth Project

It's my honor to introduce you to a project that not only changed my life, but the lives of people all over the world. I figured that I'd post the video from the founder (Tommy Corey), verses writing about it, so you can hear it from him personally of how he went about starting this wonderful and admirable project.




Tommy asked if I would be interested in participating in the project and without hesitation, I told him I'd be honored. :) Here's my picture.



Imperfection: not perfect; defective or inadequate.

In short- I'm in the industry of modeling and in modeling, and I'm told on a daily basis that I'm never good enough. The comments rage from: you're too heavy, stop eating, smoke to curve your cravings, dress a certain way, your eye brows are too thin, you should consider breast implants, etc. I chose the word, "Imperfection" because of this and I used a cigarette as a prop to show why most models smoke; we all have to maintain a certain weight, size, and shape, because that is how the industry works--skinny always wins.

Throughout all of this pressure to be "perfect", I developed an unexplainable lack of confidence and constantly started doubting my self-worth. Anorexia became a mild temptation and I was entertaining the idea of getting my breasts augmented.

In closing, no matter what anyone tells you, you are all born with certain features for a reason. Be comfortable in your skin, embrace the beauty you have been given, and be proud that you have your own unique look. We are all created differently and that's a fact--- SO EMBRACE IT. :)

Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity to be apart of this project. I truly appreciate it and after doing this project, I can easily say, I'm proud to be perfectly imperfect.