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Post by lisacharlotte on Mar 1, 2018 1:56:09 GMT
I follow Ali Edwards on Instagram and she's been posting pictures from Alt Summit. I had no idea what Alt Summit is all about so I went to their website and had a look around. For those who are as clueless as I was, it's a conference for bloggers, influencers, and entrepreneurs in stereotypically women's businesses (crafting, lifestyle, design, fashion, motherhood). They offer sessions on blogging, photography, videography, design, building your audience, monetizing your social media, creating and building your brand, how to fund your project, social justice positioning, and voter registration. It's all couched in soft terminology.
I wonder how many others in this predominantly female hobby feel completely removed from all this "self-care" and "intentional living". I use those terms specifically because they are the most obvious ones I think are used often in these circles. When I see them I immediately think, this is not for me. I feel like I'm missing some piece about being female that loves this stuff.
I'm struggling to write this because I don't want anyone to feel I am belittling this concept. I just wonder how much of an outlier I am.
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Post by msliz on Mar 1, 2018 2:03:54 GMT
It's all just marketing bull. If they can't sell you their thing, they at least want to hold your attention long enough to get some advertiser dollars.
I also get the this is not for me feeling, but it's paired with that's more than I want to spend to get that look.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2018 2:11:55 GMT
I'm with you. If I didn't like Ali's products to help me tell my stories I'd have zero interest in her. I'm certainly not interested in her lifestyle or wellness journey. For the most part it's shiney happy people trying to sell stuff by projecting a life that is just fake (or at least not a balanced representation of their true life) and don't even get me started on "curating" whatever!. Immediate roll eyes and cross the street reaction from me. I have even less time for Amy Tangerine.
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Post by artisticscrapper on Mar 1, 2018 2:17:51 GMT
You aren’t alone. None of what they’re promoting interests me since their ‘perfect life’ is so far removed from my real life. As far as celebrities are concerned I’m only interested in what they do for a living whether it’s crafting, acting, etc. I don’t care about their opinions on anything else. I don’t need to be told what I like and how I ought to live. I’ll decide that for myself.
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Post by wendifful on Mar 1, 2018 2:39:44 GMT
I'm with you. If I didn't like Ali's products to help me tell my stories I'd have zero interest in her. I'm certainly not interested in her lifestyle or wellness journey. For the most part it's shiney happy people trying to sell stuff by projecting a life that is just fake (or at least not a balanced representation of their true life) and don't even get me started on "curating" whatever!. Immediate roll eyes and cross the street reaction from me. I have even less time for Amy Tangerine. According to Ali, Amy's talk today was on managing multiple revenue streams. I think we've seen examples of that just a bit!
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Post by QueSeraSera on Mar 1, 2018 2:48:32 GMT
I'm with you. If I didn't like Ali's products to help me tell my stories I'd have zero interest in her. I'm certainly not interested in her lifestyle or wellness journey. For the most part it's shiney happy people trying to sell stuff by projecting a life that is just fake (or at least not a balanced representation of their true life) and don't even get me started on "curating" whatever!. Immediate roll eyes and cross the street reaction from me. I have even less time for Amy Tangerine.
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Post by nicolep on Mar 1, 2018 14:32:46 GMT
I'm with you. If I didn't like Ali's products to help me tell my stories I'd have zero interest in her. I'm certainly not interested in her lifestyle or wellness journey. For the most part it's shiney happy people trying to sell stuff by projecting a life that is just fake (or at least not a balanced representation of their true life) and don't even get me started on "curating" whatever!. Immediate roll eyes and cross the street reaction from me. I have even less time for Amy Tangerine. Hit the nail on the head!
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Post by tsabhira on Mar 1, 2018 14:50:26 GMT
Ain't nobody got time for that.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2018 15:57:30 GMT
I’ve seen posts from alt summit in the past and it’s basically women entrepreneurs patting each other on the back for being women entrepreneurs. As far as Amy tan being the go to on multiple revenue streams—dude I’ve been managing multiple revenue streams for years. It’s what my husband pays me to do. It’s my actual job.
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Post by caspad on Mar 1, 2018 18:13:17 GMT
I wonder how many others in this predominantly female hobby feel completely removed from all this "self-care" and "intentional living". I use those terms specifically because they are the most obvious ones I think are used often in these circles. When I see them I immediately think, this is not for me. I feel like I'm missing some piece about being female that loves this stuff. I'm struggling to write this because I don't want anyone to feel I am belittling this concept. I just wonder how much of an outlier I am. I'm right there with you. Not my thing, not my people.
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Post by refugeepea on Mar 1, 2018 18:18:48 GMT
I wonder how many others in this predominantly female hobby feel completely removed from all this "self-care" and "intentional living". I use those terms specifically because they are the most obvious ones I think are used often in these circles. When I see them I immediately think, this is not for me. I feel like I'm missing some piece about being female that loves this stuff. I'm struggling to write this because I don't want anyone to feel I am belittling this concept. I just wonder how much of an outlier I am. I feel the same way as you. I have to say this is my issue, but I do better with life when I limit my time on social media. My life is not and will never be perfect (FAR from it!). My intentional living is to NOT compare myself to others. I do my thing my own way. It used to make me sad seeing some of these things, knowing it cannot happen in my life. Then, I realized how exhausting it must be. I feel bad for them now. A few years ago my daughter was super excited to meet some famous youtube family that came to our area. One of their daughters looked miserable at this meet and greet. I feel so bad for the kids that don't have a say.
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Post by freeatlast on Mar 1, 2018 18:56:03 GMT
I wonder how many others in this predominantly female hobby feel completely removed from all this "self-care" and "intentional living". I use those terms specifically because they are the most obvious ones I think are used often in these circles. When I see them I immediately think, this is not for me. I feel like I'm missing some piece about being female that loves this stuff. I'm struggling to write this because I don't want anyone to feel I am belittling this concept. I just wonder how much of an outlier I am. Can I sit next to you in the outlier ring? My life experiences, both education and career, are so far removed from this that I really can't relate to any of it.
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Post by mrssch on Mar 1, 2018 19:05:15 GMT
I like the idea of platform of SUCCESSFUL WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS willing to share their victories, losses, strategies or stories in business.
I don’t buy into the “perfect life” thing that we put on women. Of course their public persona is POSITVE. It’s called marketing. No one is going to spend their money supporting a businesswoman who projects a sad, negative train wreck. Who needs to pay for that? And why do we do it to women and not men?
I KNOW that I can learn Ali. She is a woman who had built a successful business while PUBLICLY facing spousal infidelity, divorce, mental illness(anxiety), a child with Autism, single parenting — and dating, blending families, trusting love, medical scares, etc. All this while struggling to be a good woman who helps and inspires others. I admire strong women a she must be KICK ASS!
Yes, her life is perfect — but not in snarky, “mean girl” ways. It’s perfect to me because she’s been through a extra, extra lot of CRAP in front of her peers and her customers and survived . She held on to her goals in order to provide for her family and now she has a SMOKIN’ HOT HUSBAND, a successful BUSINESS and is hopefully HAPPY.
If I ever make it to Alt Summit, that’s what it would be about for me. I am impressed by people who realize their dreams. I know the difference between Business Advertisements and Real Life.
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Post by donna on Mar 1, 2018 19:07:05 GMT
I am so not part of their intended audience. Give me a good book or some good show to stream online and I call that a good day.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2018 19:15:33 GMT
I’ll say it. I’m turned off by this kind of thing and run the other way to get away from it.
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