The Diva Rules

by Michelle Visage

Wherever you work, whatever you do, you can be a diva, and being your fabulous self will help you get where you want to go.

Bitchiness comes from a place of insecurity, but being a diva comes from a place of strength and love.

An ugly personality always trumps a beautiful face. Always. And anyone who doesn’t know that isn’t a diva. She’s just an asshole with an attitude.

You don’t become a diva by sitting at home, watching Golden Girls reruns. If you want to be golden, girl, you’ve got to get out there and make a name for yourself, because let me tell you, nobody else is going to make it for you.

You’ve got to work it to get it, and then you’ve got to work it to keep it. If you can remember that, you’ll do just fine.

If you’re not liking the people around you, it’s up to you to change your surroundings and find new people. And keep an open mind, because you never know who will become your next BFF.

Being able to find your fierceness, even in your weakest, most vulnerable moments, is what makes you a diva.

“What other people think of you is none of your damn business.” Life is hard enough already, and the only way to make it easier is to start loving yourself. And until you can do that, then, girl: You gotta fake it ‘til you make it!

“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”

Accept every challenge