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Brand Designer , Virtual Assistance , Business Entrepreneur @ University of Abuja
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Tired Of Performing
<p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>For 3 years, I ran on empty.</p><p><br/></p><p>Not because of work. Not because of money. </p><p>Because I was performing for an audience that never clapped.</p><p><br/></p><p>I posted for my family to say “we’re proud of you.” </p><p>I dressed up for my ex to regret leaving. </p><p>I said yes to every family meeting so “they” wouldn’t say I changed. </p><p>I launched new products so my former boss would see I made it.</p><p><br/></p><p>Every day was a show. Smile here. Hustle there. Post this. Explain that. </p><p>And every night I crashed. Tired, bitter, empty.</p><p><br/></p><p>I told myself I was “busy.” </p><p>Truth was: I was tired of living for people who never said “well done.”</p><p><br/></p><p>The breaking point came at a family event. I showed up late, spent money I didn’t have, told jokes I didn’t feel… all to get one “you’ve really grown, my child.”</p><p><br/></p><p>Nobody said it. </p><p>I drove home in silence, chest tight, thinking: “I’m exhausted from chasing ghosts.”</p><p><br/></p><p>That night I asked myself one question: </p><p>“If nobody claps, will I still do this?”</p><p><br/></p><p>The answer was no. And that broke me. </p><p>Because I realized: I wasn’t building a life. I was building a performance.</p><p><br/></p><p>So I quit the show. </p><p>Stopped posting for approval. Stopped explaining my choices. Stopped bleeding for “they.” </p><p>Started choosing things that fed me, not just impressed them.</p><p><br/></p><p>Weird thing happened. </p><p>I got my energy back. </p><p>I started sleeping better. </p><p>I started making money for me, not for proof. </p><p>And slowly… the right people started clapping anyway.</p><p><br/></p><p>* Burnout isn’t always workload. Sometimes it’s “who are you performing for?” </p><p>You’re not tired. You’re just tired of acting.</p><p><br/></p><p>So I’ll ask you: </p><p>*What’s one thing you’ll stop doing this week just to get validation from people who don’t clap for you? Comment it below 👇*</p><p><br/></p><p>---</p>
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