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My biggest step up in life? My family! Growing up

My biggest step up in life? My family!

Growing up we had a saying hung up on our fridge, “If it’s too tough for everyone else, it’s just right for The Ryan’s!”

I am so #blessed that I grew up with a mindset most people didn’t:

⭐️ There is no ceiling. There is nothing stopping you if you work for it. Find a way.

⭐️ Education is a gift. If you don’t know, learn. (We spent soooo much time at the local library!)

⭐️ Success is not about money. As long as you are happy, we will love, support, and be proud of you!

⭐️ Speak up. Have opinions. Small-talk is polite, but dinner is for good food and talking about everything that’s impolite — politics, religion, money, literature, big dreams!

We used to joke that us 4 would run the world one day. Because why not? 😂

What shocks me over and over again is how many people whisper, “I want to ... be an artist. An author. A creative business owner.” But then they immediately follow it up with, “but I can’t.”

Nah, girl. Just... nah. 😉

So here’s a big ‘ol kick in the pants for you on behalf of the Ryan’s! Instead of “but I can’t” ... start following your dreams with, “BECAUSE WHY NOT?”

♡ Maggie Ann

My #favoritepoem in this book (it’s so hard to c

My #favoritepoem in this book (it’s so hard to choose!) is 39.

“I do not breathe for you.” - #iammyselfbook

Ohhh I could DISSECT this poem, y’all!! It’s so deep, so encouraging, so powerful.

It declares that you are you, and I am me, and we are two separate people.

It realizes that my #creativegoals aren’t about making you feel comfortable.

It speaks to freedom, #creativepassion , following your own life path, having the courage to stand alone, and letting go of being a #peoplepleaser ❤️

Phew!!!

What’s your favorite poem in “I Am Myself”?

Want to add it to your #tbrlist ? Search “I Am Myself Maggie Ann Ryan” on @barnesandnoble . com!

#courageovercomfort #fearlesssoul #introvertlife #infp #2020books #beuniquelyyou

Hey girl hey! I’ve been seeing a lot of new face

Hey girl hey! I’ve been seeing a lot of new faces around here so I HAVE to tell you some things!

1. I am team chapstick
2. I loveeee whole milk lattes
3. I have watched every single episode of #doctorwho (even the classic episodes!)
4. I feel just as beautiful in a full face of makeup as I do without makeup
5. Even tho I lead creative workshops, started my own business, and am a published author — I still introduce myself as a writer.

Why? Because imo, being a creative hearted writer is way more impressive than any of the other things I’ve accomplished 😉 plus — it’s who I am, not what I do!

Ok — what are some things I HAVE TO KNOW about you? List ‘em out!!! 😍

P.S. Have you ever watched Dr Who? And if yes — is k9 your favorite companion, too? #nerdsarecool #creativehearts #getreadywithme #bossladymindset #introvertlife #socialdistancing2020 #bohostyle #confidenceisbeauty

I’m not sure it matters where you’re going as

I’m not sure it matters where you’re going as long as you end up here. . . ♡ Maggie Ann . . . 🌙🌵

✨#bohovibes #selflovetips #socialcurators #poemoftheday #wyldwomen #createyourhappy #selflove❤️ #igniteyourfire #manifestthis #staymotivated #courageovercomfort #tahoelocal #sheconquers #westcoastvibes #creativewomenrock #creativeheart #seeitbelieveitbeit

Even if they never say it out loud, you can feel t

Even if they never say it out loud, you can feel them thinking it. 🙄 Well, guess what, girl. You don’t need their permission. You don’t need to explain. You don’t need to give them a heads up or adjust or hide or shrink or give up. All you need to do... is keep doing you. 🤩 How freeing is that?

. . . #confidencebooster #selflovetips #socialcurators #renomakers #wyldwomen #createyourhappy #selflove❤️ #igniteyourfire #manifestthis #staymotivated #courageovercomfort #tahoelocal #sheconquers #westcoastvibes #creativewomenrock #creativeheart #keepdoingyou

Surround yourself with people who encourage you to

Surround yourself with people who encourage you to do things you wouldn’t do on your own.

My boys from left to right: Bodie my chi-pug-terrier! Scott-bot my hubs! (Lol he’s gonna be so mad I called him that on the internet.😂)

Having a support system in life is important, but it’s The Who you surround yourself with that’s more important.

Having people in your life who are actually going for their dreams will inspire you to keep going towards your own.

Your support people can be different from your inspiration people. Mine are!

Who are the people in your life who keep you inspired?

Something horrible happened to me yesterday. I del

Something horrible happened to me yesterday. I deleted my query letter for my novel... without a trace. 🤦🏼‍♀️ But I’m just gonna skip over the part of the story where I almost burst into tears, and my husband tries to comfort me by telling me I can just write it again ... and fast forward to the part where I woke up early this morning and wrote it again. AND I AM SO HAPPY I DID!!!!!! The first line is pure glory: “If ‘Freaks And Geeks’, ‘My So Called Life’, and Jane Austen met ‘The Great Gatsby’, you’d begin to have an idea of my novel”. 😂🤩😘☺️ Mindset is everything. I am holding onto hope by believing that everything happens for a reason. Things get deleted to make room for something even better. And here we are. More proof I’m right. 😉

Hey babe — how do you know what your passion *ac

Hey babe — how do you know what your passion *actually* is?
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It sounds like an obvious question, but girl, please, it took me 29 years to figure out what was staring me in the FACE my entire life! 😂😂😂
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>> Is it only what you’re good at?
⭐️NO!
>> Does it have to be “possible”?
⭐️NO!
>> Do you have to be obsessed with it?
⭐️NO!
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The only question that matters is : “Could I live happy *without* it?”
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And if the answer to that question is “NO!” ... you found it 😉

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