Cleo's POV
Today I was hosting YouTube and google's Creator's collective in New Your City
To say I was nervous was an understatement
Jayson had a game so he couldn't be here, Grace had a Doctors appointment, and Justin is on tour with Bia so it was just me and my lonely
Just before I had to go out on stage I got a text from Jay that said "I know you're nervous cause I can feel it lmao. You were chosen for a reason; just go out there and do yo thang baby. I love you & you got this❤️"
Man I could cry right now
I texted him "thank you and I love you more😘" before heading on stage
The crowd went wild as soon as I walked out
"Hello and welcome to the Creators's Collective Broadcast sponsored by google and YouTube. First off I just wanna say, thank you guys for having me and allowing me to host this amazing event" I said as the crowd cheered
I headed to my seat and sat down
"Now some of you may know me and some of you may not so for the ones who don't know let me introduce myself; My name is Cleopatra Tatum and I am your friendly neighborhood life coach" I smiled
"And no, not the kind of life coach who seems to feed you scripted advice from a big brown dusty ole book but the kind who's been through hell and managed to claw my way back" I smiled as the crowd cheered for me
"I started my channel because I remember being in that tough spot, that toxic relationship, that self depreciating stage and wishing that I had someone to talk to, someone who'd understand what it was like to be in my shoes" I said as I held my tears back
"Unfortunately I didn't have that so I made it my mission to make sure that no matter who you are, where you came from, or how you got here..with me you will ALWAYS have a voice, you will ALWAYS be heard, and you will FOREVER be seen" I smiled as I finished
People were standing up and clapping
I let the clapping and everything die down before I went into my segment
"My most popular segment that I do on my channel is called Girl Talk with Cleo, it's where you guys ask me questions and I give you feedback. These questions have no range and just like you can chat to your friends; you can chat to me." I nodded
"Now this arena is a huge and I know that there's no way I could possibly get to you all. Many of you have filled out these questionnaires and they were grouped into pretty broad categories. I'll be doin my thug thizzle and making sure I cover all of the bases right here and right now" I smiled
The crowed laughed a little before clapping
"Our first category is breakups and I'm a million percent sure everyone in this room has had their moment, am I right?"
The crowed cheered and I could've swore I heard a couple "hell yeah's" which made me giggle
"Now the problem with most breakups isn't the whole calling it quits part..it's the moving on part"
There was a bunch of agreement from the crowd
"Trust me, I know" I laughed along with the crowd
"Long before I met my wonderful husband I was previously engaged to someone who I thought was the one for me; tables turned and I found out that he wasn't at all who I thought he was...and I don't mean personality wise. Everything I knew about him was a lie"
The crowd gasped
"Thankfully the truth had been revealed before we moved any further with the engagement. During that time I was delusional..I'll say it, I'll admit it. I didn't wanna believe anything that I had learned and I stayed in that mindset for 7 months. Every day was a day of denial"
The crowd was so attentive
"The important thing to do after a breakup and fix your mindset; stop making excuses for them. You have to have the skill of holding them accountable. No more they did what they did because of blah blah blah. No, they did what they did because they WANTED to. They knew what they were doing whilst doing it and didn't think of you at all"
I watched as the people in the crowd nodded
"The second important thing is to distinguish the difference between who you think they are and who you want them to be verses what they have the potential to be and who they truly are. A lot of the time its hopeless wishing that keeps you in the same spot"
The crowd murmured in agreement
"The sooner you accept things for what they really are; the closer you are to you own potential" I finished
Everyone clapped as I took a sip of water
"Now that you know the Do's let's talk about the dont's and this...might ruffle some feathers" I giggled
The crowed laughed a little and were still eagerly attentive
"Do NOT go stalk them online or in real life, you want to leave the situation with grace. Do NOT send them message after message, you want to leave the situation with dignity" I nodded
"I know a lot of people don't wanna hear this one but DON'T go hooking up with random people. During those times you're not in any condition to jump into another relationship. Save yourself from further trauma and save the next person from any unintentional emotional harm you could possibly do to them. We all know the saying hurt people, hurt people"
I heard somebody yell out "Amen" so I pointed out in the crowd and nodded
"The third thing is no listening to sad music"
The crowd didn't agree with that one
"Hear me out before yall start tussling" I laughed before explaining
"The words you listen to and repeat becomes your reality. The more you sing about how you'll never find love again and how sad you are..I promise you that you'll stay that way. Listen to positive music, something that'll boost your ego! Not saying that you can't like sad songs but don't make yourself more melancholy than you already are" I explained
"Number four..don't bad mouth your ex because at one point this was your person. Now listen...telling your TRUTH and spreading FALSE information are two different things. You are allowed to share how you felt and are currently feeling but you have no right to tarnish someone's reputation because it simply didn't work out"
"Lastly, don't tell yourself that all men are the same because truth is..they aren't. Yes there are some pretty horrible ones but for every bad guy there's at least 2 good ones out there. Don't be afraid to give love another chance" I finished
Everyone stood up and clapped
Jayson was right...I'm killing it right now
TO BE CONTINUED....
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Fanfic"I understand that Life happens and everybody has a story but how long are going to let it dictate your future?" I DO NOT OWN ANY LYRICS OR PICTURES USED IN THIS STORY!!! ALL RIGHTS ARE CREDITED TO THE RIGHTFUL OWNERS!! THIS STORY MAY NOT BE COPIED...
