Lena's Life Balance

What does it mean to grow in your own direction?
It means you don’t have to follow someone else’s pathway, timeline, or version of success. Your healing, your confidence, your identity- all of it gets to unfold at your pace.

When I look back at my early 20s, I remember following my very first YouTube creator. She was confident on camera, always sharing her makeup skills, her luxury handbags, and endless eyeshadow palettes. And of course, I convinced myself I needed those things too. I’d walk around big makeup stores wishing I could buy the newest $60 palette… even though all the colors looked the same and, honestly, I wasn’t even that great at eyeshadow. I just wanted what someone I admired had.

But here’s the truth I didn’t realize then: by the time I finally got that palette, the “next big one” came out a month later.

In my late 20s, I finally started growing in my own direction. I realized I didn’t need expensive makeup or trendy things to feel confident or fulfilled. I didn’t need to chase what others were showing off online. What I truly wanted was to save my energy, my money, and my focus for things that aligned with my life- not someone else’s highlight reel.

Growing in your own direction means choosing what makes sense for you.
And once you start doing that… everything begins to feel lighter, clearer, and more real.

Growing in your own direction means choosing what makes sense for you.
And once you start doing that… everything begins to feel lighter, clearer, and more real.

So let me ask you: How do you grow in your own direction?
What do you need to change, delete from your shopping cart, or adjust in your life so you’re not following someone else’s path but building your own?

Remember ladies: it’s about Balance!