America The Beautiful and More Than A Model

I HAVE TO SHOUT ABOUT THIS... I HOPE YOU ARE LISTENING.

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DROP EVERYTHING that you are doing and GO SEE the Movie directed by Darryl Roberts, appropriately titled, "America The Beautiful." I have seen it twice and applaud this man! I don't want to give it away, but I will honestly tell you that he is not hiding or forgetting anything here. As you all know I always discuss (well maybe it's a bit of pounding, in a very odd-funny Lane way) in our workshops and in life, the importance of a healthy lifestyle. To this day I'm still often surprised with the lack of real knowledge about the industry; what occurs on a regular basis, and how NO one reveals the truth. (if you do you are out of a job...or frowned upon.)

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Modeling is an industry that is driven by your looks, your body, your image. As I've stated before, some "have it" while other don't. There are also those, who for one minute are on "top" and then the next, "yesterday's trash"... lost... and when I say lost... I mean it. Without a sense of Real identity and strong self esteem... Trouble lingers... Really, I mean, I have seen and been a part of REAL destruction from this industry. It's ugly.
Everyday while I modeled I was forced to look at myself and everyday I was reminded by designers the size of my thighs, hips, and yes my rear end... sometimes with a laugh and other times with, "There is the door, find it."
The saving Grace that I was gifted with was having a strong sense of self, which was developed in the fifth grade with the assistance of my rather large, in charge, and yes memorable teacher, Ms. Funk. One day she pulled me aside and said, "You know it's not always going to be easy, pretty girls have a tough time growing up." What? I was only in the fifth grade... what did she mean? This was a turning point for me, one which led me to become super involved with life. I turned to reading, writing, and athletics. I started "running" with a vengeance. I was horrible at sports, no one showed up for me, my parents were divorcing, I was being raised by a single dad... blahblahblah, BUT... here is when and how I learned about REAL self esteem... I had to find an inner strength. (I found this inner strength through helping others, reading, and paying attention to Ms. Funk more and more...) THIS INNER STRENGTH IS WHAT HAS PULLED ME through all of my times, in those awful chubby years with acne all the way into today as I go through, Oh I don't know the engagement, new business, and NEW LIFE.

Self Esteem is the cement in which holds my fragile life together.

Building, creating and holding onto Self Esteem is essential to the Model Citizen....

ENOUGH SAID----- BACK to the MOVIE...
This is a movie in my little opinion that EVERY MOM and DAD and Model, or aspiring Model should go see,
NOW, PLEASE.

I KNOW THAT IT'S PLAYING AT THE KABUKI IN SAN FRANCISCO ...AND OTHER LOCATIONS AS WELL...

CHECK IT OUT... PLEASE.