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Direct and immediate. Love this.

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I’ve been doing this for 2ish months now and all of you who consistently show up are my FRP.

Whether you are private & shy and message me or comment here – – I see you I value you I appreciate you.

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I had no trouble at all identifying two as I read your post. I think you're onto something.

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Clearly, I’ve been thinking about the FRP concept for years now – – the past few weeks and going forward I’m shifting my mindset to challenging myself around: am I showing up consistently for those who see me as in their front row?

Thank you so much for jumping in👏

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As I age, FRP become more and more important. You'd think they wouldn't … we tend to 'grow into ourselves' as we get older, becoming more self-sufficient and less reliant on others for support and validation. That's certainly happened for me, but I value my FRP more and more as the years roll by.

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That is exactly it. So I shouldn’t even respond because you’ve done the #MicDrop comment.

We are more independent we are more self-aware we have completely stepped into who we are – – or hopefully :-) – – and yet those FRP 😍

Perhaps the shift is we realize we don’t need 20 perhaps we only need two we can truly count on.

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Thanks for always always being my FRP. ❤️

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Am I your FRP? Or have I crawled up there on stage with you? 😂

I so mean and feel what I said to the then 11-year-old progeny :-)

As a grown adult womanhuman in the world – – I couldn’t make it without my front row people.

🤍

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I’m sure there have been many times we’ve crawled up on the other’s stages. Sometimes you just need someone pressed right up against your side. 🫂

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… And a guest post was born.

Stage crawlers and how to navigate around them while receiving their support and without making a scene in 67 circuitous steps.

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