Okay so I have reached that fork in the road where my heart is saying one thing and my head and the influence of those around me, saying another. I have worked hard my whole life to build a career and now I have one. A successful one. I'm smart and passionate and great at what I do but along with that passion and a huge part of why I am successful is my wayward, self motivating nature. My passion. My creativity. My Expression. These are some of the I qualities I possess that make me good at what I do and why I can win over my clients and their trust. Its because I am honest and reliable and I say what I mean and I mean what I say..... so with that being said and all those positive attributes coming from within, should it really matter what I look like on the outside?
Does it make a difference if I have one single tattoo on my wrist or an entire sleeve on my left arm? Does it make me less capable or less reliable to have the word, I 100% believe, defines who I am and what aspire to be on the inside of my forearm? Should I feel or be made to feel bad because I want to use my body as my greatest canvas and show off a lil of what I believe inside? I don't understand how some people are still so narrow minded when doing business. How does my tattoo or the colour or style of my hair affect my ability to do the job just as well as I have already proved I can?And if you have never done business with me before - who gives you the right to judge me based on my appearance if you have no idea what I am capable of in the corporate world?
Do our bodies really define us? I mean are all thin, non tattooed people nice, in control people? Are all overweight people useless and lazy? Do all tattooed folk come with a criminal record and a bad childhood? How stupid of anyone to believe that any of the above could be remotely true. Its naive and cynical and judgemental.Our bodies are our most prized possessions. We are the only ones who reserve the right to comment and we are the only ones who get to choose what we want them to look like, how we get to dress them and decorate them and at what size we would like to be.
Personally I don't think if I were dipped in a pot of ink it would make any difference to the work I do and the results I can achieve however why do so many people still have the same response.... "ooh but how are you going to cover those for work?" or "people wont take you seriously!" Really?! Is that the world we still live in?
Screw that shit, I'm me and I'm about to get inked!
Aaaaah interesting :) well look i gotta admit, Tattoo's were never my thing, i never looked at people with tattoos any differently, but personally i couldnt think of anything THAT important to have on my body forever, for me it was a work issue as well. Untill recently....when you do find that something or someone that makes that permanent mark worth it, then its all you want, as a reminder of something so meningful, it most certainly does not change who u are and what you are capable of...i do however think getting your entire body inked with useless crap is completely unnecessary and may say a little for your brain capacity. ive seen some ridiculous looking individuals....but hey each to their own!!
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