Often, those who tread off the beaten path are misunderstood or mischaracterized and so we asked folks from the community to reflect and tell us about the times they’ve been misunderstood or mischaracterized.

D’Lourdes

My entire music career sprouted from a viral mischaracterization, and it became both a blessing and a curse.

“How Did You Get So Good?” was the first song in my debut EP and the first track my friend and I ever tried to produce. It was a long theatrical RnB groove about being in love and lust with someone who turned out “so good” in spite of all the odds stacked against them. It was an odd but charming song to begin with – genre-bendy, theatrical, with atypical structure, and minimally produced (said with love). Even with it’s imperfections, I loved it and was so proud of it. Read more>>

Izak

I think becoming a YouTuber as a whole is always really hard to jumpstart due to constant negative feedback. Throughout my early days I was thrown a lot of discouragement from some of my friends and family, that a job like this is not sustainable. Some also found the whole concept cringe. During my early days with the channel before I was able to make somewhat of a living off of it, I didn’t like to showcase my work to others because I just assumed they wouldn’t have many nice things to say. Read more>>

Lacy Hartselle

As a human design 3/5 reflector, I’m in the business of being misunderstood. This makes me an intuitive, brave explorer who is here to reflect the world around me, where we are in and out of alignment. That can be triggering to those who aren’t ready to go deep with me. I am naturally good at seeing and feeling others, but I have struggled to feel seen myself. Read more>>