# @_aelle_ on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DKhViBjuTbr
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63338109-aelle-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/e6210b7581.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-06-05T13:35:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dr. Ashley E. Lazarre 🇭🇹 (@_aelle_) — https://gondola.cc/_aelle_

## Caption

Lock in 🙏🏾 that’s where the true transformation happens ✨

No one is coming. For the past 8 months, I got up every day and locked in. I got off social media for months, I was not outside, I said no to a lot of things, I put my creativity on pause, and kept my phone on DND 90% of the time. It was me vs. me. Ashley for Ashley.

Yes, it was lonely. Yes, I lost friends and never heard from family members. But what I gained was a community of strangers who became my biggest supporters.

Creators and followers on this platform who barely knew me reached out to help edit, share resources and connect me with different people because they saw me and believed in my work. 

So yes, no one is coming to save you but when you show up for you, everything and everyone you need will come along the way effortlessly.

I do not own the rights to the audio. 

#motivation #finishstrong #phdlife #studentmotivation #gradschoollife

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## Tags

finishstrong, motivation, phdlife, gradschoollife, studentmotivation

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