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Greetings to the trailblazers, dreamers, and those who dare to rewrite the rules. I'm Latoya Shauntay Snell—part endurance athlete, part inclusion crusader, and full-time believer in rewriting the rulebook. To be a force of resilience, a catalyst for change, and an unwavering advocate for a world where every stride equal empowerment. Imagine life as a marathon, and I'm the one in a tutu, high fivi
For a long time, I thought growth meant eventually choosing one thing and letting the rest go. Become the runner, or the powerlifter, or the writer, or the speaker, or the entrepreneur. Pick one identity, master it, and stay there.
Real talk, that’s never been me.
Even when I’ve tried to follow the rules, I’ve usually learned them well enough to question them. Not because I’m interested in being difficult or because I enjoy being contrary, but because I’ve always been curious about who benefits from those rules in the first place.
Why are we so uncomfortable with people being more than one thing?
Why do we rush to put people into categories, labels, and boxes?
I’ve spent most of my life being told, directly and indirectly, that I take up too much space. My body reminds me of that conversation every day, and the world certainly doesn’t let me forget it. So why would I force my dreams, my interests, my talents, or my ambitions to become smaller too?
I’ve never been interested in becoming easier to explain. I’ve been interested in becoming more fully myself.
Even when I tried to play small, my work always reminded me that I’m a bigger deal than I was giving myself credit for. And it’s not because I’m better than anyone else. It’s because every meaningful thing I’ve accomplished happened after I gave myself permission to try, evolve, take up space, and become more than one thing.
I’m not meant to be one thing, nor will I comply with being one thing.
If anything, I want to be a Renaissance woman.
What’s something you’ve been told to tone down, outgrow, leave behind, or make smaller that still feels like an important part of who you are?
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