Chloe Shih

And that's insane to me.

That's insane because I think that we need to normalize that that is not your identity.

And when you,

when you couple it that way, then you start to behave in lies and deceit.

And I think people do it to protect themselves and to protect their loved ones.

But in the end, it only hurts everyone.

Like you lied to someone.

In what world, if not for a surprise birthday party or a surprise, that lying is good for your relationship with someone.

including yourself, and that when you say, hey, this shit happened, I'm feeling awful, you allow the friendships, the relationships to come and help you.

And that is a friendship.

Not when things are going well, but when things are going poorly and they reach out and they're like, no matter what, I'm here.

And whatever you need, I'm here.

You need a resume review, I'm here.

You need a referral.

You want this introduction.

I posted on LinkedIn.

And when I, I was like, you know what?

I just want to own my narrative.

before people tell me I'm a failure, I'm just going to own the narrative myself.

And I want to write it in the way that I want to be perceived and want to remember this.