Sharina R's Blog

I had a fabulous time at tonight’s #Digitini event for Social Media Atlanta Week. It was hosted at the beautiful Spelman Museum and there were about 40 people in attendance. Tonight’s event celebrated women of color in social media, here in our backyard in Atlanta. Its so easy to forget that we have truly talented people in Atlanta who are leveraging the power of social media to support their passions.

I’d heard about a few of the honorees including Talking with Tami,  Mami2Mommy and  my mentor, Jacqui Chew.

Everywhere, a social media agency in Atlanta, along with Mami2Mommy did a wonderful job in introducing the honorees to the audience.  They were  also the sponsors along with Blackweb20.com.

Their stories of their success in social media were told by hosts and then they had an opportunity to say a few words. I was so impressed by the humbleness these women exuded. If you follow my blog, I’m sure you’ve seen my rant on Black people in the digital space, and it was so great to see the mutual respect flow among the honorees as well as the people in the audience who were there to meet them.

I like the fact that it wasn’t long and drawn out (those of you who know me know I have no patience!) and then they opened up the lobby where we could eat and drink this yummy pomegranate wine, Tree of Life. When I spoke to the women about their individual successes I found that they all had a commonality – not just the fact that they are women of color, but that they were truly just using social media to either express themselves or support their passions and before they knew it, their passions grew into something that became full-time.

I’m a strong believer in going after your dreams and this event was a great place to recharge your batteries and gain inspiration to try again. We’ve all been there. Hell, I’m here now. Trying to consistently do something but falling short. But the differences between them and me is focus and perseverance. Honestly I felt really bad because some of these social media mavens were mothers and wives with two jobs.

So I’m writing this to say – what’s to stop you from following your dreams? Don’t chase the title and don’t chase the money. It will all come. We have to be responsible for our own happiness, right? Righghhhht!

Tags: #digitini, #smatl, atlanta social media, social media, social media week atlanta, women of color in social media

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