After weeks away, I'm back today, girls!
Hello girls, I have so much to tell you, so much has happened in these last few days, good and not so good, but that's life!
I'm going to divide it into 2 themes
1st theme: “Looks can be deceiving”
2nd theme: “Evolution”
So what do I mean by “looks can be deceiving”? Well, this past week was a difficult week; I suffered disappointments and also a loss 😔.
It's increasingly difficult to be an entrepreneur in Portugal because people who have the power to make a difference can only see money in front of them. I'm sad and disappointed because I felt like I was mocked, used, or even ridiculed by someone I admired and had a certain esteem for. It's lamentable that in this business world, you're not a person but a number, and it doesn't matter if they know you, it doesn't matter if they know and see your work and your effort; in the end, you're just another number... How can you succeed if, when you need it most, they pull the rug out from under you? This is just an outburst from your friend who felt betrayed by someone she thought was close, maybe due to my naivety, or maybe not... They might even be right, but it wasn't the right time... it went down badly 😔😔😔
“Looks can be deceiving”
After that, we woke up on Wednesday to the worst news, the kind of news no one wants to receive 😔 they told us to go say goodbye to my sister-in-law as she was in her final stages... A punch to the gut. My sister-in-law Cocas, as they called her, was simply my favorite sister-in-law ❤️ I always adored her from the first day I met her. She was different, out of the box, always liked to stand out, had very short blue hair, dressed in a VDR style, and was not indifferent to anyone. Cocas was everyone's mother figure; she knew how to do everything: knitting, sewing, decorating, cooking, but being a caregiver was undoubtedly her greatest gift... As the eldest, she took care of her siblings, took care of her nephews, listened to the pains of the whole family; if we wanted to talk, we'd go talk to Cocas 🥰. Her greatest achievement was in the last 6 years: she took care of her father (father-in-law), who became bedridden, and he passed away without even a bedsore, incredible 🫶 the best nurse anyone could have... Life is unfair: she treated her father for 6 years, stopped living her own life to dedicate herself to her parent who gave her life, and after 6 months, just 6 months, she discovers she has something incurable and rampant. It's horrible, it's unfair, it's inglorious. If anyone deserved to be happy and finally enjoy life a little, it was Cocas 😔.
She refused treatment, accepted her fate, and in 8 months we lost our Cocas. We are destroyed, this disease is horrible 😦 she took care of everyone her whole life and we couldn't do anything!
When I say “Looks can be deceiving,” do you know what I mean? That on Wednesday I went to say goodbye to my dear sister-in-law and left the hospital directly for the store to go live... I put on makeup, fixed my hair, couldn't prepare anything, and turned on the camera as if nothing was wrong... Yes, we are also actresses; only I know how much it cost me! On Saturday we woke up to the news of her passing, and once again I went to work all day as if nothing was happening... An unbearable pain, revolt, I don't know what else... I'm aware that we're all still numb and reality is yet to come!
“Looks can be deceiving” two completely different examples of this expression ❤️🩹
Part 2: Evolution
In recent weeks, I've been investing in training, mentorships, etc.
About 2 weeks ago, I went to a 3-day immersion of the "Código Eu" with mentor @RicardoMendoza, it was spectacular. 3 days of personal growth, 3 days to discover what blocks us, to discover our fears, in life, in relationships, in our businesses. I liked it a lot, it was intense, but I learned some tools for the path to success.
I'm also continuing my training to become a professional image consultant. After the biotypes module and the styles module, I'm now doing personal color analysis. Of the 3 modules, this is perhaps the most difficult because it's very complex, but it's just as captivating as the others. I'm going to have to study a lot to be the best of the best in this area 🤩. I'm at a stage in my life where I really want to learn, to learn to be the best in my field. I don't just want to sell clothes; I want to make all the women who seek me happy, I want to help them discover their body type, I want to help them find their style and complement it with personal color analysis. For that, I'm focused on studying, on taking courses, all this amidst the chaos happening around me.
As you can see, it seems like an earthquake has passed through my life, and on this side, I do everything so that no one notices anything, and I think I succeed, right?
Some days it's hard to create content, but with Sara's precious help, we manage to create some fun and more professional things 🥰.
We are trying to resume our Wednesday "Saldíssimos" live streams. Every year we do one or two, but with the upcoming news, I haven't been able to fit this live into my 8-hour workday. Everything is already sorted for next week to start doing this, and with a very familiar face, I think you'll like it ❤️
I sincerely hope to calm down in the near future and start planning without losing focus, so that we can increasingly gain consistency in creating quality content 🙏.
Well girls, I think I've rambled on enough, but today I needed to come here; after all, you are part of my life and are my best friends ♥️
And so I bid farewell on this not-so-atypical Monday blog! Today, Carla was here in body and soul!
Thank you very much, have an excellent week everyone, and remember “Looks can be deceiving”
A big kiss 💕
With affection
Carla Valente
