Dear Ms. Intimidation,

Keep it up. Do not let the fear of a few wrong people who you've allowed into your life prevent you from being successful. They're scared of you. Not because of your beauty on the outside, but because of what you're capable of doing. In some cases, you may think looks are what intimidate people, but that doesn't matter at all. People are intimidated by plans, beliefs, their mind, loyalty, and kindness... the things that really matter. You have a plan for yourself, and instead of people seeing and respecting to it, they feel intimidated and run. This is not a reason to lower yourself, your standards, or what you believe in. Instead, this is a reason to keep it up, let those people go, and find those who actually hold on to you in their life, because your success gives them ambition as well.

There is nothing to be scared about when someone seems to know exactly what to say, how to say it, and when to say it, but for some reason instead of seeing that as something to be amazed about, people tend to see it as you being better than them. The problem is, you're not trying to be better than them, you know that will not ever be what drives your success. What drives your success will be you wanting to be better than the person you were yesterday.

I will never understand how a friend or a partner could let go and run away from someone who was "too good" for them. Watching other peoples' successes should not intimidate someone and make them be scared of you, it should motivate them in every way imaginable.

But as you unfortunately come across these people who are scared of you being the most intimidating 'bad ass' there may be, just laugh. I know you're scared of losing people in your life, but do not let the fear of losing someone prevent you from being who you are.

Intimidation is not mean. Your motive is not to try to intimidate someone and scare them off, but the wrong and intoxicating people take it as that. The right people however will be infatuated by this part of your personality. If someone considers your success and passion intimidating, so be it. Keep it up.

Love,

Ms. Intimidation