STOP Compromising Your CROWN
We often find ourselves compromising our crown; one minor compromise leads to another, and before you know it, there's an internal battle between what we are living and what we truly desire. I know because I have been there. I had compromised my crown in relationships by staying too long. I had squandered my career by wearing a certain way or straightening my hair before interviews and big days as if my natural hair was something to be ashamed of. In honor of the CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) ACT, I am sharing four jewels to help you stop compromising your crown with action steps:
Created: I want you to see how God sees you fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14. God didn't make a mistake when he created you and created you with intention and purpose. Luke 12:7 states Even every hair on your head has been counted. Don't be afraid! You are worth more than many sparrows. I want you to know that the world will catch up with God's word; you don't have to compromise the way God created you. He made you for his purpose and his plan to prevail.
Action: Take off the world view of your hair and looks and see God's perspective on it; this has helped me show up in corporate spaces with a bare face and with a face full of make-up, with a wig on one day, and with a puff the next on camera.
Cover: This is for the community you need on the journey. Don't go on this journey alone; you need people to cheer you on; you need people to encourage you and uplift you as you break down mental and emotional barriers.
Action: If you have a community: look for opportunities to support and serve your community. If you don't have a community:
Pray for God to provide you with the community.
Make sure your posture is in alignment to be receptive to the tribe God has for you.
Take your vision of what you think your community should look like off the table.
Carry: This is your preparation time; this is the time you practice carrying the crown. My preparation time meant coming on camera and not explaining why my hairstyle changed overnight. My preparation meant wearing colors that allowed my light to shine and not sticking to black-blue or gray. I also try to minimize wearing black in my interviews, wear more colors to match my personality, and wear floral or print shoes.
Action: Do one thing that you have been avoiding doing, wear that floral shirt or that red lippie
Crown: This is where you add your twist to it. When I interview for roles, I make sure they see my crown in the background, and I make sure the poster of my book is shown. I do this because I want people to know that I am more than my job title, and I want them to see it. Kingsskid is on my resume now; many times, people ask me about the work I do, this can be risky, but I see it as a filter. If a recruiter sees Kingsskid on my resume, research Kingsskid and they don't like what they see and don't interview me, then that's one less company I have to worry about if they are in alignment with me or not. I'm not telling you to be this bold; I am advising you to look for opportunities to show that you're more without competing, comparing, or comprising your CROWNED Life Journey.
