Since September, I’ve posted 7 hours & 30 minute Since September, I’ve posted 7 hours & 30 minutes of content on YouTube. & GUESS WHAT!? Ya girl is officially monetized! 🥳 I knew this day would come and I’m so happy it’s here. @evaxalordiah told me back in January 2021 that I needed to be on YouTube and she was right! 
After I graduated and was living at my dad’s, I legitimately had $0 in my bank account for a few months (s/o ma dukes for holding me down + believing in my dream). Regardless of that, I decided to relaunch my channel because I knew I had a story to tell. I already had an iPhone, iPad & Macbook so I didn’t need to buy any equipment to create. I just needed to use my love for creating content & turn it into something physical. 
Financially, I’m not where I want to be yet and I’m still figuring it all out. This journey has shown me that I don’t need tons of money to create amazing + impactful content & that there is nothing wrong with starting where you’re at. 
I don’t want to live a life of “I wish” - I want to live a life of “I did”. This is your reminder to chase your muthafuckin’ dreams. 
Catch me on YouTube weekly and be sure to grab Atomic Habits for our April read. Click the link in my bio to watch my weekend vlog + subscribe to my channel 🤍
Lets gooooo!!! 💃🏽🥂
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POV: you just got a sneak peek of this week’s vi POV: you just got a sneak peek of this week’s video ✨
I had the realization a few weeks ago that if I want to embody being a full time content creator, I needed to start acting like one.
Tomorrow’s YouTube video is about how to be productive as a content creator and *actually* get shit done. While we love the final product, there’s ALOT of behind the scenes work that goes into being a content creator. 
Btw, my iPad + Apple Pencil, stand, etc. are linked on my LTK! Click the link in my bio to shop. Kee taught ya 😉 
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Can I be honest with y’all? I’m not feeling in Can I be honest with y’all? I’m not feeling instagram and that says alot coming from me bc y’all know I don’t focus on numbers too often.
I know a lot of creators have felt this way. Here’s how I feel collectively:
✍🏾 I hit 10k in May 2021 and have literally published so much content since then. However, the punishment you get for not posting every single day is ridiculous which brings me to my point. Sometimes you have to step into other places + go against the grain and I recommend that for all creators. I have almost 2k subscribers on YouTube but I wouldn’t if I never experimented! 
✍🏾 Instagram has become extremely curated & it’s a lot more work to be seen by NEW people if you aren’t insanely strategic (which is exhausting btw). Everyone screams “be authentic” but many people won’t admit that they don’t make space for that. I’ve always valued conversations on here & with this shift as a collective, they seems harder to have.
Overall, I’m optimistic af about growing my communities bc I’m built for this shit and I genuinely love creating content. I’ll continue to show up as me authentically regardless of the way these platforms shift. I’m getting ready to record some YouTube content as I write this.
Thanks for listening to my brain dump. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments 🤍
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Creating quality friendships is intentional work. Creating quality friendships is intentional work. Sometimes that might look like going to brunch, celebrating each other, & spending quality time together. Other times it might look like forgiveness, vulnerability, & meeting each other where we’re at. 
No friendship is perfect but if you’re willing to intentionally show up for each other, you’ve already won because effort trumps perfection. 
A year ago, we barely knew each other and there were times where we didn’t talk for a month or so but we never took it personal. One thing we did do is make space for change - in ourselves and within our friendship. We aren’t trying to change each other because we see and respect each other for who we are. 
Our friendship has shown me whats possible & I hope that you find yourself in loving friendships that show you the same 🤍
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Spent today loving on myself & loving life 🤍 Lo Spent today loving on myself & loving life 🤍 Love is within me + all around me - especially in my relationships & in this community!
I hope your day was filled with love today bestie - you damn sure deserve it! Tell me one good thing that happened today 👇🏽
Robe is linked in my “LINKS” highlight & on my @shop.ltk. Follow me on there under keerose to shop all my lewks!
📸: @itsafnanidris
I woke up this morning not wanting to do what I sa I woke up this morning not wanting to do what I said I was gonna do. I could’ve made a million excuses of why I couldn’t do it but I would just be in my own way at that point.
Reading The Four Agreements & The Alchemist in the past month has brought me a new level of peace, trust & understanding. Life can get rocky and circumstances can be uncertain but my belief in myself can’t be.
Believing in myself starts with keeping the promises I’ve made - like writing a blog post every 1st & 3rd Monday. Today’s blog post is “5 questions to ask yourself when following your dreams”. Click the link in my bio to read and let me know what you think 🤍
What are you intentionally doing to follow your dreams? 👇🏽
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A year ago I was just starting #28DaysofReels, rel A year ago I was just starting #28DaysofReels, released my free Content Creation Guide, secured my first 4 figure deal & had relaunched my hair business then shortly decided to end it. Today, I received my license in the mail and will be practicing as a therapist soon ✨ 
The point is: things change. 
All of those things led me to this present moment and I’m extremely grateful. A lot of people have asked me why I’m not doing #28daysofreels and it’s because that’s not my mission right now - and that’s okay! 
Honoring yourself + your season makes room for bigger and better things. My creativity, happiness, peace and passion is what I’m focused on. The beautiful things that came from that will be shown soon enough. 
I hope your February & Black History Month is filled with many blessings & lots of love 🤍
January was the trial month. February we get back January was the trial month. February we get back in our bag. Here’s what you can expect from me in February: 
Mondays 👉🏽 Every 1st & 3rd Monday of the month, a new blog post will be published & my biweekly newsletter will be delivered right to your inbox! Click the link in my bio to join the list💕 
Tuesdays 👉🏽 Rounding up any resources for you including specific tips, instagram lives for chit chats & any links y’all need.
Wednesdays 👉🏽 New YouTube video! We’re on the road to getting monetized and video content will be posted weekly ✨ I have 1,200 besties and I’m so excited for what the rest of the year brings. 
Lastly, 1:1 Content Consultations + healing sessions will be available Wednesday - Friday. I’m ready to help you create the best content and/or assist you on your healing journey! Meet me in the DM’s if you have questions. 
Now tell me in the comments what I can expect from you in February or ways that I can support you 👇🏽
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After many trials + tribulations, I’m finally a After many trials + tribulations, I’m finally a LICENSED THERAPIST! 🥺🤍
Going to grad school in a city away from everyone was life changing. I’ll never be who I was before and I don’t want to be. If I took the safe choice and attended grad school in Maryland, I wouldn’t have blossomed like this. 
Although I mentioned that it was a lonely & painful time, God WORKED deeply on me. Sometimes you need to be alone to confront your true self, have spiritual awakenings and heal. 
My last semester was EXHAUSTING. It seemed like the closer I got to the finish line, the harder it got. My past therapist told me I had to let a few things go if I wanted to graduate. So I let my hair business & being a hairstylist go. I had a Graduate Assistant position that ended up not getting renewed. Letting go of things that weren’t in alignment with me anymore gave me strength to weather the storm and persevere through grief. 
All that I’ve went through is one of the reasons why I’m going to be a great therapist. I’ve done and am always going to be doing the work. It’s a lifelong journey. 
If you want a dream, go out and get it. It won’t be easy but it’ll be worth it. I’ve known I wanted to be a therapist since 11th grade and it’s here. So excited to learn, grow and thrive throughout this new chapter of my life! 
Signed, 
Keionna Rose, LPCA 🤍
*I do not own rights to this music*
Song: Novo Amor - State Lines
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LIFESTYLE, Self Care, WELLNESS · June 8, 2021

3 Simple Ways to Establish an Intentional Morning Ritual

The productivity and quality of your day depends on the effectiveness of your morning ritual. The energy we have upon waking up stays with us until we make a conscious effort to change it. That’s exactly where a morning ritual comes in! It helps you implement practices that fulfill and empower you instead of drain you. Prior to establishing a morning ritual, my days felt completely scattered with no direction and way too many distractions. I was the girl that woke up 45 mins before I had to leave, snoozed the alarm 1 or 2 times, hopped in the shower, and walked straight out the door. It didn’t feel like a problem until the effects of burnout slowly started creeping in. Establishing a morning ritual has changed my life and I couldn’t imagine my day without it.

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In August 2019, I started working a restaurant job as a hostess to fund a Study Abroad trip to Paris. After returning from Paris, the amount of hours increased at the job and my schedule was strictly work and school. Being a full time graduate student, taking hair clients on weekends and running my hair business was already exhausting enough. There were times I would wake up and get right to work without eating breakfast, drinking water and sometimes, taking a shower. I had convinced myself that my health, self care, and overall wellness could wait because there was work to be done. Each time I convinced myself of that, I chose the obsessive grind over myself.

Sound familiar?

Fast forward to March 2020, I quit the restaurant job and began working on developing some sort of routine. I started with the attempt to make my bed daily and progressively, getting better at it each day. At first, it was to provide stability in my life but the more intentional I was about how I spent my mornings, I started to realize my needs and what I could do to fulfill them. This subconsciously helped me with the codependency issues in my past because I finally understood that it is my job to fulfill me before anyone else does.

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You’re probably thinking about how much time you don’t have in the morning. Before I read Atomic Habits, I viewed routines as a prison. Atomic Habits explains how the effectiveness of your routine can actually create more space for freedom to do the things you enjoy. As someone that has worn and still does wear many hats, I’ve been there. Capitalism has a way of forcing the grind culture on us and doesn’t encourage self-care, let alone wholeheartedly putting yourself first. Contrary to popular belief, self care isn’t always an enormous gesture. The small practices you incorporate end up equaling to something big.

Morning Ritual vs. Morning Routine

I view a morning ritual as an opportunity to choose yourself. It consists of many (or not so many) things that allows you to start your day full and encourages flexibility. Routines are typically a step-by-step process that is followed from top to bottom. A ritual says there are multiple things you could do and a routine says this is what you “should” do. The goal with a ritual is to participate in actions that align with your energy for that specific day. The most important thing to understand while on this journey is that establishing a morning ritual isn’t for anyone else except you.

Now let’s get on to how to find the perfect morning ritual for you.

5 x 5 x 5 Rule

The 5 x 5 x 5 rule is perfect for people that don’t have a lot of time and/or have trouble finding motivation in the morning. This rule allocates 5 minutes to 3 specific individual actions, totaling to 15 minutes. These actions can be anything that will increase your mental, physical, emotional, or spiritual health. Each morning I tell Alexa to set three 5 minute times and stretch, journal/read, and meditate. As you begin to find your rhythm, you can increase the time increments the way you see fit (10 x 10 x 10). Spending 15 minutes with yourself each morning can truly enhance your day in ways you would’ve never imagined while making self care feel like less of a chore. 

Energy Based Morning Ritual

Our energy varies each day and as we honor that, we make room to show up as is. Creating a morning ritual based on your current energy lets you show up for yourself no matter how you feel. On the days where I have high energy, I may do a 40 minute yoga session but on a medium energy day, I’ll knock out a quick 10 minute yoga session because nobody has time for that chile! Grab a sheet of paper and draw 3 columns. Write down practices you would incorporate in your ritual based on based on low energy, medium energy, and high energy. Once your columns are complete, keep it handy so you can easily reference it.

The Multitasker Morning Ritual

This ritual is specifically for all the multitaskers out there that always wear many hats simultaneously. You may find that work creates a long to do list for you, have small children to take care of, or maybe you’re a business owner. However you resonate, don’t worry because there is space for you here too! One great way to start your day is to decrease screen time when you immediately wake up. Instead of checking your emails, texts and social media, choose to sit still with yourself for 5 minutes in silence.

As you start your morning, you can still implement the practices that you enjoy. This can show up as praying while you shower, listening to a motivational podcast while you get dressed or listening to an audiobook on the way to work. The important thing to remember is that there are still ways to feed your mind, body and soul despite having multiple hats to wear.

Reminders:

I learned the hard way that being busy does not excuse you from taking care of yourself. It can be extremely hard to put yourself first and still, I believe in you! You deserve to take time to love, care, ground and appreciate yourself each morning. If your first attempt to establishing a morning ritual doesn’t work out, try another way! Don’t give up on yourself that easy. It’s not about perfection, it’s about progression! Remember to be kind to yourself as you gain your rhythm and always do what feels right.

Here are some affirmations to take with you:

  1. My heart, mind, body and soul is open and ready to receive love from myself.
  2. I exercise patience with myself as I find a rhythm that aligns with my energy.
  3. I am worthy of showing myself grace, compassion and love.

Until next time,

Kee

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Comments

  1. Jay says

    June 8, 2021 at 1:41 pm

    I definitely want to try implementing the 5x5x5 rule. Ever since work from home became my regular, Ie found it harder to keep up with a morning routine conducive to productivity. This reminded me that I need to get back to the basics and take better care of myself. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and journey!

    Reply
  2. Tams says

    June 9, 2021 at 9:48 pm

    Thank you for sharing this! Love it.

    Reply
  3. BriSizzle says

    June 12, 2021 at 9:04 am

    Great read Kee. Your tips for establishing a ritual are on point. Thank you for your honesty!

    Reply

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After I graduated and was living at my dad’s, I legitimately had $0 in my bank account for a few months (s/o ma dukes for holding me down + believing in my dream). Regardless of that, I decided to relaunch my channel because I knew I had a story to tell. I already had an iPhone, iPad & Macbook so I didn’t need to buy any equipment to create. I just needed to use my love for creating content & turn it into something physical. 
Financially, I’m not where I want to be yet and I’m still figuring it all out. This journey has shown me that I don’t need tons of money to create amazing + impactful content & that there is nothing wrong with starting where you’re at. 
I don’t want to live a life of “I wish” - I want to live a life of “I did”. This is your reminder to chase your muthafuckin’ dreams. 
Catch me on YouTube weekly and be sure to grab Atomic Habits for our April read. Click the link in my bio to watch my weekend vlog + subscribe to my channel 🤍
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I had the realization a few weeks ago that if I want to embody being a full time content creator, I needed to start acting like one.
Tomorrow’s YouTube video is about how to be productive as a content creator and *actually* get shit done. While we love the final product, there’s ALOT of behind the scenes work that goes into being a content creator. 
Btw, my iPad + Apple Pencil, stand, etc. are linked on my LTK! Click the link in my bio to shop. Kee taught ya 😉 
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Can I be honest with y’all? I’m not feeling in Can I be honest with y’all? I’m not feeling instagram and that says alot coming from me bc y’all know I don’t focus on numbers too often.
I know a lot of creators have felt this way. Here’s how I feel collectively:
✍🏾 I hit 10k in May 2021 and have literally published so much content since then. However, the punishment you get for not posting every single day is ridiculous which brings me to my point. Sometimes you have to step into other places + go against the grain and I recommend that for all creators. I have almost 2k subscribers on YouTube but I wouldn’t if I never experimented! 
✍🏾 Instagram has become extremely curated & it’s a lot more work to be seen by NEW people if you aren’t insanely strategic (which is exhausting btw). Everyone screams “be authentic” but many people won’t admit that they don’t make space for that. I’ve always valued conversations on here & with this shift as a collective, they seems harder to have.
Overall, I’m optimistic af about growing my communities bc I’m built for this shit and I genuinely love creating content. I’ll continue to show up as me authentically regardless of the way these platforms shift. I’m getting ready to record some YouTube content as I write this.
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Creating quality friendships is intentional work. Creating quality friendships is intentional work. Sometimes that might look like going to brunch, celebrating each other, & spending quality time together. Other times it might look like forgiveness, vulnerability, & meeting each other where we’re at. 
No friendship is perfect but if you’re willing to intentionally show up for each other, you’ve already won because effort trumps perfection. 
A year ago, we barely knew each other and there were times where we didn’t talk for a month or so but we never took it personal. One thing we did do is make space for change - in ourselves and within our friendship. We aren’t trying to change each other because we see and respect each other for who we are. 
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I hope your day was filled with love today bestie - you damn sure deserve it! Tell me one good thing that happened today 👇🏽
Robe is linked in my “LINKS” highlight & on my @shop.ltk. Follow me on there under keerose to shop all my lewks!
📸: @itsafnanidris
I woke up this morning not wanting to do what I sa I woke up this morning not wanting to do what I said I was gonna do. I could’ve made a million excuses of why I couldn’t do it but I would just be in my own way at that point.
Reading The Four Agreements & The Alchemist in the past month has brought me a new level of peace, trust & understanding. Life can get rocky and circumstances can be uncertain but my belief in myself can’t be.
Believing in myself starts with keeping the promises I’ve made - like writing a blog post every 1st & 3rd Monday. Today’s blog post is “5 questions to ask yourself when following your dreams”. Click the link in my bio to read and let me know what you think 🤍
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A year ago I was just starting #28DaysofReels, rel A year ago I was just starting #28DaysofReels, released my free Content Creation Guide, secured my first 4 figure deal & had relaunched my hair business then shortly decided to end it. Today, I received my license in the mail and will be practicing as a therapist soon ✨ 
The point is: things change. 
All of those things led me to this present moment and I’m extremely grateful. A lot of people have asked me why I’m not doing #28daysofreels and it’s because that’s not my mission right now - and that’s okay! 
Honoring yourself + your season makes room for bigger and better things. My creativity, happiness, peace and passion is what I’m focused on. The beautiful things that came from that will be shown soon enough. 
I hope your February & Black History Month is filled with many blessings & lots of love 🤍
January was the trial month. February we get back January was the trial month. February we get back in our bag. Here’s what you can expect from me in February: 
Mondays 👉🏽 Every 1st & 3rd Monday of the month, a new blog post will be published & my biweekly newsletter will be delivered right to your inbox! Click the link in my bio to join the list💕 
Tuesdays 👉🏽 Rounding up any resources for you including specific tips, instagram lives for chit chats & any links y’all need.
Wednesdays 👉🏽 New YouTube video! We’re on the road to getting monetized and video content will be posted weekly ✨ I have 1,200 besties and I’m so excited for what the rest of the year brings. 
Lastly, 1:1 Content Consultations + healing sessions will be available Wednesday - Friday. I’m ready to help you create the best content and/or assist you on your healing journey! Meet me in the DM’s if you have questions. 
Now tell me in the comments what I can expect from you in February or ways that I can support you 👇🏽
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After many trials + tribulations, I’m finally a After many trials + tribulations, I’m finally a LICENSED THERAPIST! 🥺🤍
Going to grad school in a city away from everyone was life changing. I’ll never be who I was before and I don’t want to be. If I took the safe choice and attended grad school in Maryland, I wouldn’t have blossomed like this. 
Although I mentioned that it was a lonely & painful time, God WORKED deeply on me. Sometimes you need to be alone to confront your true self, have spiritual awakenings and heal. 
My last semester was EXHAUSTING. It seemed like the closer I got to the finish line, the harder it got. My past therapist told me I had to let a few things go if I wanted to graduate. So I let my hair business & being a hairstylist go. I had a Graduate Assistant position that ended up not getting renewed. Letting go of things that weren’t in alignment with me anymore gave me strength to weather the storm and persevere through grief. 
All that I’ve went through is one of the reasons why I’m going to be a great therapist. I’ve done and am always going to be doing the work. It’s a lifelong journey. 
If you want a dream, go out and get it. It won’t be easy but it’ll be worth it. I’ve known I wanted to be a therapist since 11th grade and it’s here. So excited to learn, grow and thrive throughout this new chapter of my life! 
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