LO'real Wynn

[willtowynn]

Launch that sh*t……

A friend and I are are working on a business venture, it’s something we both have been wanting to tap into for a very long time. So we made the decision weeks ago to put it in motion, we both are very excited & hype! We’ll be able to use our platform to enlightened and inform our black culture on so many things. The funny thing though, as we were jotting down ideas we both got so wrapped up on things being all together. That’s when I realized that too often when creatives create we worry so much about things being perfect. We write something we won’t publish it because we feel as though it’s not ready yet. We worry too much about perfection that we lose focus on putting out the content. This is what happens in business as well, we come up with so many business ideas but we fail to execute because we deem it not good enough. These are examples of getting in our own way! Gene Thompson said “Following-through is the only thing that separates dreamers from people that accomplish great things”. Listen guys It doesn’t have to be perfect for you to start and it doesn’t have to be perfect for you to follow through. 

[willtowynn]

Love is……

It sucks when you think you’ve healed from a past trauma, you think you had it all figured out; then boom! You’re hit with a sudden reminder and suddenly those past emotions start to resurface again. 

Came across a message right in divine timing that read, I pray you heal from the things that no one ever apologized for. That’s a golden piece of advice, it’s solid because it’s really self explanatory. We go through life upset and hurt from what others have done to us, or the pain that they’ve caused us. Not realizing that we may never get that sorry, we may never get that chance for us to mend. But we have to heal anyway, we have to forgive anyway & we have to love those that caused us that pain. Marcus Aurelius said, If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment. So, forgive and take your power back.

[willtowynn]

For the culture….....

“My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors”.  - Dr. Maya Angelou 

When I first fell in love with reading/writing I was in the third grade. My third grade teacher Ms. Banks would write African Proverbs on the chalkboard every morning, allowing our minds to wander; creating our own interpretations. By doing so it allowed us to form our own opinions & create a depiction of what the words meant for us. 

That’s why I was excited when I came across a Black Owned Bookstore ran by a woman in my city Harriets Bookshop.  I love everything about this bookstore! You’re given the biggest warmest welcome as soon as you open the door. The store set up is very intimate but you’re offered a wide variety of Black Literature. You’re surrounded by empowering quotes/paintings on the wall & novels by some of the greatest African American Writers in the game. Each room tells a story, each room offers a visual experience exceedingly breathtaking.

[willtowynn]

For the culture…

“My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors”.  - Dr. Maya Angelou 

When I first fell in love with reading/writing I was in the third grade. My third grade teacher Ms. Banks would write African Proverbs on the chalkboard every morning, allowing our minds to wander; creating our own interpretations. By doing so it allowed us to form our own opinions & create a depiction of what the words meant for us. 

That’s why I was excited when I came across a Black Owned Bookstore ran by a woman in my city Harriets Bookshop.  I love everything about this bookstore! You’re given the biggest warmest welcome as soon as you open the door. The store set up is very intimate but you’re offered a wide variety of Black Literature. You’re surrounded by empowering quotes/paintings on the wall & novels by some of the greatest African American Writers in the game. Each room tells a story, each room offers a visual experience exceedingly breathtaking.

[willtowynn]

Need Space?

Finding a cool space to create can be frustrating. Or what about finding a venue to host an event. Looking for anything can be time consuming & stressful, especially when there is a deadline involved. But what if I told you guys I have a solution to all of your “space finding nightmares”. There is this cool, black owned business called Spaces of Philadelphia that will help you not only find a venue or space; but allow you to promote on their directory for a small fee. Right now the Founder & CEO Brittany Mckeithan is running a 6 month free special for venue owners. Spaces is the mega tool you need to promote your space or help you find one, here in the Philadelphia area. 

Now I know what you’re thinking, is it affordable? Spaces is budget friendly for many reasons: you have the option of paying weekly, monthly or yearly. But most importantly it’s only going to cost you one dollar a day on average!!!! That type of deal is unheard of. So what do you say, are you willing to invest in your space, better yet are you willing to invest in your business? Well, if you’re feeling froggy, list your space!

[willtowynn]

She got next….

Philly is infamous for many things, cheesesteaks, pretzels, and wood-er ice it’s pronounced exactly how I wrote it! But with the new rise on entrepreneurship, Philly’s food scene is being taken to new heights. One of which is West Philly’s own (Fun’Nell Cakes) owned by Janelle Savoy.  This woman is bringing the boardwalk to the streets and with creative customizations such as the “Sweet dream” and the “Cookie Monster”.  She puts a twist on a fun treat! 

I admire women, especially women of color who go against the grain. Black women who build businesses from the ground up and surpass any limitations that are set to hinder their success. I love it when I see our people striving and beating the odds. And you know what else I love? I love pulling up on Nell’s truck and ordering my favorite fun’nel cake!

[willtowynn]

The Games We Play.....

This year, we won't keep company with anger, bitterness and envy. Our inner circle will include hope, faith and joy.”  - Andrena Sawyer

I believe fab said it best when he said, “ I want us all to eat, even if from my pantry”. I’ve been silently building and digitally creating power moves. But aside from building I’ve been thinking about my immediate circle and what positions they’ll play within this move. Friendships are important to me, having loyal friends around is very key; especially friends that could be helpful & essential to any business move. Now I get it, you can’t have just any ole friends around you, because some can make or break your business. I’m speaking on key people! Im speaking on the people who encouraged you or could see the vision when you couldn’t see it at all. Who’s in your inner circle, who are your people?

[willtowynn]

2020........Vision.....

This year has been a very emotional rollercoaster for myself and many of my friends. We’ve established some boundaries, created some healthy habits; developed some not so good ones. But overall this year for us was about uncovering some self love, and doing deep rooted work; it was very uncomfortable! A lot of detoxing, detaching, and letting go of things that no longer resonates or serves a purpose. 2019 was about healing , 2020 will be about love, peace & alignment. 

[willtowynn]

NUCLEAR mbers on the Board......

“You wanna know what’s more important than throwin’ away money at a strip club? Credit!

-JAY-Z

I was talking to my mom one day with a ton of bills in front of me. She picked up one of my bills and said,  you know you could pay off all your bills if you just get another major credit card. I looked at her confused like what? I then told her that’s how you create more debt; that’s not fixing the problem that’s creating a new one. You clear up the debt with a snowball effect, you don’t add on top of it. I realized that my mom was so conditioned that In her mind she actually believed her own bullshit logic (I’m cracking up writing this because she knows better). We are frugal vandross around here, it’s about financial freedom; not being enslaved to your debt. 

[willtowynn]

Sink or Swim........

Promise me you will not spend so much time treading water and trying to keep your head above the waves that you forget, truly forget, how much you have always loved to swim.” 

-Tyler Gregson 

Sometimes things are far too great to manage. Feeling emotionally overwhelming is something I think we all can attest to. We face our days with the weight of the world on our shoulders, but what if I told you that we didn’t have to. What if I told you that what we feel sometimes is an illusion, anxiety created based on our fears. What if I told you it was all in ones perspective, you don’t have to tread lightly in a pool that’s only two feet deep. 

[willtowynn]

Clones.......

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it”.    - Steve Jobs

My best friend texted me and asked if I wanted to go to Canada, so I get excited, In my head…… I yelled, hell yes! She was planning a day trip for her 31st birthday but there was only one problem, she wanted to go during the weekday on her actual birthday. I was bummed when I had to decline, I just knew at that point I had to either quit my job; or fucking create one! There’s no way I should have to miss her birthday (we take birthdays seriously around here) because of someone else dictating when or if I could request off. “Life is not to be lived this way, is what I kept scribbling on my journal”. We are only granted a limited amount of time here, enough time to align and do/be something great. You can stay local and survive or venture out and live.

My favorite things in life don't cost any money. It's really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.  -Steve Jobs

[willtowynn]

For the Wynn..........

“Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this is the experience you need? Because this is the experience you are having at this moment”.

- Eckhart Tolle

If you’re not used to having money making more money won’t solve your problems! You’ll only spend more money when you make it. Mismanaging your money is what so many people experience day to day. The goal isn’t to only just make more, it’s to make more and keep a flow. Learning how to manage what you are already making is key to making more. That’s why so many people go broke! Fast!

Even the most seemingly unpleasant situations - if you become aligned with it, something good will emerge from that.

-Eckhart Tolle

Financial literacy should be key, especially within the black community. I always tell my little cousin about that time I blew through thousands of dollars in one week. Now I didn’t buy things like shoes, clothes, and bags. I helped pay off my mothers house (one of my goals by the way) and paid off all of my credit cards, but that to me is just as bad. Yeah I was paying off my debt and improving my credit score, but I should have never had that much credit card debt accumulated to begin with. I think back now on what I could have done with that money, things I could have invested in; like my stocks & my business. Or more real estate properties, I mean my list is endless! But as mum-mum Nancy would say, you can’t cry over spilled milk. I just wish she would have stressed the importance of having credit established but not using it. Making money was never an issue in our family, but keeping it circulating was. That’s what I mean by really learning the logic of financial literacy, we have to deprogram ourselves on the meaning of wealth and relearn the key components on actually saving & generating wealth for our families. Creating and keeping a safety net and maintaining a financial legacy. What could you do today, that could financially set your family for tomorrow?

[willtowynn]

W.H.A.C.K

“Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it”.

- Dalai Lama Things that you need to hear will come in many forms to get your attention. I was at a job interview when I bumped into an old friend, and in the middle of the registration process we instantly started to speak about entrepreneurship. He’s an aspiring photographer great by the way, and we started to converse about how you need money to fund your passions/dreams. I told him my plans and how I need extra income because the cost of inventory is so high. At that moment I thought maybe I should just scale back on my spending. What is something that I could do without right now to cut costs, something that could go? Hell, I came up with a lot of things, things that are not even necessities. Aside from my bills being paid………. nails………eating out, and shopping could go for a while until I meet my goal. Even though it’s going to kill me internally, sometimes you have to make sacrifices to make financial gains. My best friend and I discuss these things all the time, from one entrepreneur to another. But she made a valid point about jobs and taking on too much. I realized that another job shouldn’t be the focus, prioritizing & budgeting should be the focus, not job number three. Job number three could potentially be something that could interfere with my focus, and that’s not needed. I need something that will add to my creative process not block it. Flexibility and keeping my creative juices flowing is what I really need. Anything else would be a distraction. What’ are some things you could get rid of that could help you to reach your goals?

[willtowynn]

Hang it up......

“When you understand that making, saving, and spending money is all based on the thoughts you're thinking and the actions that these thoughts lead to, you can completely transform your reality - and your bank account”. - Jen Sincero

You know what I’ve realized, we pay entirely too much for shit we don’t need! Every time I get my phone bill I think to myself who the hell do you to talk to? Like really!? Just send telepathic messages because this bill ain’t it Sis! Why do we dish out so much money for things that aren’t a necessity? My cousin told me her phone bill was three hundred dollars this month. That’s a lot. Do you know what that could have went towards? Your damn dreams, a business; savings account....shit we all need a vacation! Things are entirely expensive for no reason, but I can’t blame the companies I blame us the consumers. If we could invest just as much money into ourselves & our dreams we would be so much better off. Let’s just say life changing. Try it!

[willtowynn]

The Civil Way..............

I believe that God has blessed me in immeasurable ways so that I can, in return, bless and help others.    -Karen Civil

Funny how life works sometimes, how suddenly you become someone else’s blessing. I was supposed to meet my sister for breakfast before leaving Baltimore when I realized I needed gas. Now normally I would have tried to find a wawa to stop at because I just freaking love wawa, but instead I just found another gas station that was closer to the hotel I was staying at. When I arrived at the station I pumped my gas, sung a little jingle I made up about me pumping gas, my normal goofy shit! I think the kicker was my mom watching from car with this puzzled looked like, “Jesus where did I go wrong with her, I raised a fool”. But anyway as I was waiting for my receipt I noticed this guy sitting in his car. We made brief eye contact and he rolled his window down to ask me if I could help him get gas. Me being real short I said sorry I can’t, and I got back in the car. All of a sudden I felt something, I can’t explain but I said I’ll give him money for gas. My mom said yeah just give it to him, don’t block your blessings. I got out and I walked towards the man and gave him the money, he said thank you so much and his face lit up! He walked off so quickly into the station and I got in the car. As I pulled off I saw him actually pumping his gas and he was cheerfully smiling. My intuition told me that he In fact needed help, and I was glad that I could help him. I felt bad because I felt like I had passed judgement on him, I wasn’t sure if he would use the money for drugs or if he was being dishonest. It made me think for moment, why do we do things like that?  Why are we so quick to judge people not knowing their situation? We create false scenarios in our heads that could potentially block us from becoming someone else’s blessing.

I realized that although passing judgment is like a natural instinct, its also a negative reflection of self. Will Smith said, “Never underestimate the pain of a person, because in all honesty, everyone is struggling. Some people are better at hiding it than others.” 

You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.  - John Bunyan

[willtowynn]

7 Sh*t Commandments......

“I love money. I love everything about it. I bought some pretty good stuff. Got me a $300 pair of socks. Got a fur sink. An electric dog polisher. A gasoline powered turtleneck sweater. And, of course, I bought some dumb stuff, too”. -Steve Martin

I used to be really, really bad at saving money. Like I always felt entitled to spend my check once I got paid because I felt I deserved to splurge. Listen to me and my entitled ass, “deserving to splurge”. But I did, I would pay my bills and whatever I had leftover I would spend it instead of saving it. I would use my credit cards and I would sometimes use whatever I had left over to pay my cards down, but never off. It was a cycle I was creating a never ending cycle I’ll say. I was creating what I called a “loser cycle”. I had a losers mentality when it came to money, I didn’t value the dollar. I threw away money every chance I got, all because I felt so entitled to spend what I earned. I realized that I didn’t want this to be an ongoing habit that would end up putting me in the Po’ house, so I established a system with the help of my cousin; to stop! Immediately! See my cousin has a way with words when trying to get her point across so excuse the profanity. As you’ll see my weakness was shopping, ESPECIALLY sneakers. Oh and my cousin knew this so she gave me straight advice with no chaser.

Dom’s Seven “Shit” Commandments:

Rule number one “DON’T BUY SHIT”.

See rule one.

STOP BUYING SHIT.

Keep receipts to return dumb shit because you will purchase some dumb shit!

Can only ignore these rules when you own 4 properties that are rented or flipped. (We established a real estate pack).

Wait at least 120 days to purchase any footwear, eyewear, Purses…..shit anything over $80.00.

Epictetus said, Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants. So stop wanting shit that you don’t need!

Now I don’t know if these 7 shit commandments will help you, but they damn sure helped me!

[willtowynn]

Dear you ❤️ Since you been gone. I been having withdrawals. You were such a habit to call. I ain't myself at all had to tell myself naw. She's better with some fella with a regular job. I didn't wanna get her involved. By dinner Mr. Benjamin was sittin' in awe. Hopped into my car drove far. Far's too close and I remember my memories no sharp. Butter knife what a life anyway. I'm building y'all a clock stop. What am I Hemingway? - Dre’ • • • • • #fridaymood #friday #mood #lorealwynn #willtowynn #howwillyouwynn #woman #loveyourself #love #photooftheday #instamood #philly #me #beautiful #god #cute #picoftheday #followme #art #happy #fun #style #smile #repost #nofilter #igers #travel #life #blogger (at Old City, Philadelphia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt659nFhUNr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1q66uh98oy91e