YOU CAN MAGAZINE Vol 6 | Page 64

“If there’s anything we want the girls to walk away with, it’s to ‘be you’,” says Porsha. With so much peer pressure around teenagers, it’s easy for any child to get lost in the weeds, forgetting the things that make them special and unique. “Do what makes you shine, and just go for it!” “If there’s Porsha also reminds us that it’s the small things that count. “Getting contacted by organizations out of the blue, or overhearing somebody say, ‘Oh, BePolished? I’ve heard of them,’ are the rewarding moments make it count.” But for her, the most rewarding part of it all, is simply seeing the smile and glow on the girls’ faces. It’s what reminds Porsha and Rasha as they watch their girls interact like sisters, that, in Porsha’s words, “they’ve done it.” anything we want the girls to walk away with, it’s to ‘be you’,” It’s those experiences that keep them going; to continue convincing young girls to just “be you.” And most importantly, to “be polished.”