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“…these strangers have become part of my virtual family and CHOOSE me every time they click on my videos and that makes me feel joy.” — @curlsofacpa

When 2020 began I decided to get serious with my YouTube channel. I committed to being more consistent, to be more aware of my audience’s needs, and I also committed to educating myself when it came to the business of YouTube and growing on YouTube. When the year began….I didn’t know what I was getting myself into (insert hysterical laugh here haha). The truth is, creating content is a lot of work and that is why I call it a labor of love.

I have a strong desire to help people and one of the ways I do that is through my channel and now this blog. My goal is help give people the confidence and the tools to care for and love their textured hair and as I watch my channel grow from 250, to 500, to now over 1,000 subscribers I am humbled.

So how do I feel?

I feel joy. My love language is words of affirmation and the way my subscribers affirm me it legit makes me glow. I suffer from imposter syndrome and they make it so hard to not believe in myself. Its crazy but this YouTube journey has made me a little more shameless as I see how accepting people are of me. Like, I know my family and friends like me but these strangers have become part of my virtual family and CHOOSE me every time they click on my videos and that makes me feel joy.

I feel scared. I am scared because as my channel grows, the weight of influence gets heavier. I have 1,000+ eyes on me as I am doing my hair and giving advice and my fear has always been “what if my advice doesn’t work? What if this product I love ruins their hair? What if I change my mind?” And while those fears are real, the possibility of helping someone is greater. There is a reason this is a perfectly imperfect journey. I am learning along with my audience and I have to remind myself each day that we are journeying together and unfortunately it wont be perfect.

Lastly, I feel hopeful. There was a time I didn’t think my channel would ever grow and when I look back to that time I realize I wasn’t positioning myself for growth. Although my videos were pretty, I wasn’t really putting in the work or being consistent enough for people to figure out if they liked me or not. Now that I’ve been taking this thing more serious and investing into my audience, I am gaining momentum and so hopeful for the future.

So what’s next?

My next goal is 5,000 subscribers and best believe we will be celebrating along that journey to 5K. As I grow, I am taking all of you along with me and plan to share all the things I learn along the way. Thank you so much for trusting me and journeying with me and to show my appreciation I am giving back! See the giveaway rules and prize down below and until next time take care and as always I’m sending you peace, love and good vibes!

Giveaway Prize + Rules (GIVEAWAY CLOSED)

I will be giving away two $50 amazon e-gift cards and this giveaway is open to US residents as well my international followers. Must be 18 years or older to enter.

Giveaway closes on November 14, 2020 @ 11:59 pm and the winners will be notified via email on November 15, 2020 before 11:59 pm. Winners will be selected randomly using a random name picker tool from wheelofnames.com.

Disclaimer: Giveaway in no way sponsored or endorsed by Amazon, WordPress, YouTube, Wheelofnames.com or any other platform this giveaway is shared on. Gift cards purchased with my own money to show my love an appreciation!

How to Win:

Follow the 2 steps below to be eligible to win. There are also ways to get multiple entries below in the “More Chances to Win” section. May the odds be in your favor!

Step 1:

Subscribe to my channel “Curls of a CPA.” If you’re already subscribed you can skip this step and move on to step 2. If you aren’t subscribed and not sure click the link below to make sure and come back to do step 2.

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Step 2:

Comment under this blog post with a question, statement, response to the post, anything you want! Just make sure you include your name and email when commenting (you will be prompted to do this). Since gift cards will be sent via email, this step is important. I need to be able to associate a name and email with your comment.

More Chances To Win!

Bonus entry 1:

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“When curly hair shrinks that means its healthy and will continue to grow (even if it doesn’t seem like it), but when you and I shrink we don’t reach our potential and it may even stunt our growth (even if it doesn’t seem like it)…..”

Hi my name is Sable and I am honored to share my perfectly imperfect journey with you! When I started my brand I wanted it to be a combination of my profession and my passion. I am a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), working as a non-profit financial auditor and I am obsessed with all things curls! With their powers combined “Curls of a CPA” was born!

I am multi-textured in every way! I have a range of type 4 curls (if you are into hair typing), medium to coarse strands, medium to high density, and low to medium porosity curls. I am passionate about hair care, I am a product junkie (no judgement zone lol), but I also love excel and preparing financial statements haha.

In this blog and on my channel you will find content about natural hair, beauty, health, lifestyle and any YouTube/social media secrets I learn along the way! I call it a journey because, just like you probably are, I’m still figuring things out. My commitment is to share as I learn so that we can journey together.

I knew it was time to start a blog when I was running out of space in my YouTube description boxes! It hit me that I had more to share but I didn’t want to make my videos any longer than they already are lol I found myself researching blog sites and even built a couple of them before settling on WordPress (not sponsored haha). On my 30th birthday I purchased the domain curlsofacpa.com and waited almost 2 months before setting the site up (hides in shame lol).

Other than those personal reasons, I also figured this could be a good supplement to my channel and a hub of resources for my audience. Sometimes you just need to see something in ink or save an article for later and digest it bite by bite, line by line and I wanted to provide that environment. I am new to this blogging world but I am super excited to bring you all on the journey!

So here I am, taking a leap and pushing fear to the side and forcing myself to not shrink but START SCARED! This morning as I was thinking about this blog the thought came to my mind “When curly hair shrinks that means its healthy and will continue to grow (even if it doesn’t seem like it), but when you and I shrink we don’t reach our potential and it may even stunt our growth (even if it doesn’t seem like it)…” Brief commercial: if you use my quote make sure you quote me hahaha but whatever you are afraid of, take it from me (the chief shrinker), don’t shrink and take a chance on yourself and your vision.

As time goes on I will continue making incremental changes to this website but I want this to be a safe place for all of us so if you have any questions just hit the Contact tab and I got you! If you find anything informative, entertaining or interesting make sure you share and subscribe! And as always take care and I’m sending you peace, love and good vibes!

REFLECTION QUESTIONS | Pick one or pick them all!

What was the first thing that came to mind after reading this blog post? What are you shrinking away from? What is your biggest fear? What is something you recently found the courage to do (inspire someone else)? Let’s talk in the comments!