SOME ADVICE I SHARED at Groove Street Dance Convention:
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➡️ It’s okay to say NO. It’s okay to say NO 🙅🏾‍♂️ to the things, people, experiences etc that don’t serve you, or help you stay true to yourself.

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➡️ Entertainment is a tough industry. With that being said, take care of your mental 🧠 health, because you will hear a lot of NO’s yourself. Develop mental toughness, while being kind to yourself, because you need and deserve it!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Does this help?

– Shawn Byfield 👊🏾

(Email me here)

I DON’T HAVE all the answers.

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Nobody does!
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Not you. Not me. Nobody. And that’s ok. You’re NOT meant to have all the answers.
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It’s the QUESTIONS ⁉️ we ask that make life interesting.
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And… not having answers is the cure for boredom, because you’ll always have something to do!
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#KeepSearching 👊🏾

– Shawn Byfield

Quick Tips To Become A Better Listener

1️⃣ Stop talking
(Wow! What a concept! Literally, STOP talking. Just pay attention)
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2️⃣ Let other people talk
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3️⃣ Listen respectfully⠀⠀⠀
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4️⃣ Respond respectfully
(Smile. Say thank you for sharing. Be enthusiastic and open, so the speaker wants to share with you again)
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REPEAT this process!⠀⠀⠀
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Many people hear, but too few people LISTEN. ⠀
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Practice these quick tips in your very next conversation. Let me know how it went? 👊🏾

– Shawn Byfield

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE. It all comes down to one word: DESIRE. ✨
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The question “Is it even possible?” then becomes: “How bad do you want it?”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Because if you have an unruly fire burning 🔥🔥 within you, and your desire is big enough, you’ll figure out how to make it happen.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Turn impossible into ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
* I’M POSSIBLE! *

– Shawn Byfield⠀⠀
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ATTENTION TO ALL TKFW models, designers, cast and crew:
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Give yourself a round of applause! 👏🏾👏🏾

Congratulations on this third season of @lovetkfw Toronto Kids Fashion Week.

And, I’d like to say a heartfelt  THANK YOU for having me as your emcee for TKFW. I had a blast, and hope you did too. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
BTW: that “walk” down the runway made both my knees sore 😂

Did you attend TKFW? What was your favourite experience or moment at Toronto Kids Fashion Week?

– Shawn Byfield 🎤

(Email me here)