TAKE BACK WHAT'S YOURS - NEW YEAR CAMPAIGN CHALLENGE

CALLING ALL BLOGGERS

As 2014 is coming to an end and 2015 dawns upon us, it isn't unusual to make those predictable New Year's resolutions.

In the spirit of my campaign 'Take Back What's Yours' which you can find more information on here; I want to change the way we see New Year resolutions so that we can use them to benefit our whole life, not just for a couple of months, for example when we say "I will join a gym!"

As you probably know, in recent months...weeks even, bloggers and YouTubers have come under fire by the media for different reasons... I feel like the heart of blogging is taking a downward turn. We have such a huge opportunity to shape a world we want to live in, yet the blogging world isn't being used to its full potential.

I felt like it would be a wonderful time to pull together and boost the message of this campaign in time for the New Year - as I said, many make New Year resolutions, so why not influence people to make their resolution to take back what once belonged to them... maybe their confidence, maybe their control or even their happiness due to whatever situation has made them lack that ability.

This is a lifelong commitment, if you want to change the way you feel about yourself, or you want to act upon the message of this campaign and 'Take Back What's Yours', when better to do that than the start of a new year... This is not one of those "New Year, New Me" unrealistic resolutions. When I say "New Year, New You", I genuinely mean it.

You probably know by now that I have so much belief and motivation in how we can change the world as cheesy as it sounds but we can! We can change how people are impacted by bullying, lack of self-esteem, confidence, anxiety, diabetes and much, much more. I want this campaign's challenge to be spread across the internet as much as possible. How amazing would it be for everyone to be taking part in this challenge, changing the world whilst they're at it!?

I really do urge you to get involved with this campaign and this challenge. If we all get involved and UNITE, we can make a huge difference. If you can do this, please use the hashtag #TakeBackWhatsYours and feel free to tag me in it: @ChloesConcept :)

If you would be so kind as to get involved, all I ask you to do is this:

• Write a blog post talking about this campaign, the message it contains and why you are taking part
• What Take Back What's Yours - New Year Resolution you are going to set yourself
• Tag 10 bloggers to take part
• Let me know if you're taking part by using the hashtag on Twitter #TakeBackWhatsYours - Also tag either @ChloesConcept or @TBWYCampaign so I can retweet!!
• If you can - include a photo of yourself with a handmade poster (doesn't have to be artistic!) with the words: 

"TAKE BACK WHAT'S YOURS -
MAKE YOUR NEW YEARS RESOLUTION TO TAKE BACK WHAT BELONGS TO YOU. #TakeBackWhatsYours
In 2015, I'm taking back: *i.e., "my confidence" 
 

• With that photo, you can upload it with a message on my Tumblr site. I want to get as many photos of people as possible so that we can put faces to names and bring a sense of reality to this campaign! This is the link OR you can upload it to your Instagram site (if that's more convenient to you!) but make sure you use the #TakeBackWhatsYours so I can see it and save it so I can upload it to a big post with everyone's picture!
• There is no set deadline - just as soon as you can write the post, the better, to get the message spread!
• Let's get #TakeBackWhatsYours trending and let the world know we're here to make a difference.

One more thing:

PLEASE share this with anyone and everyone you know; friends, family, acquaintances, work friends, school friends... anyone and everyone! The more people who know about it, the better. Please share it, tweet it, Facebook it, YouTube it, Instagram it, pin it, blog it... you name it, please do it!

I'll be print screening everyone's posts, tweets, photos...everything! I'll be constantly putting them into posts and including everyone's links and social media sites so be sure to leave your links and names so I can do that for you!

I thank you all SO much for taking the time to read this post and if you do decide to take part (which I really hope you do!) thank you! I really do appreciate all of the support I have had in 2014 regarding this campaign. It means so much to me when I get emails from people saying how they want to be involved or just generally emailing me to make friends and tell me how it has helped them! I love getting to know you all so please don't hesitate to write to me or get in touch - I'll leave all of my links below!

Finally, I hope you all have a wonderful and peaceful Christmas and New Year with your families and friends! Thank you for a great and supportive year and I look forward to continuing on with my campaign in 2015! See you all then!

Love,

Chloe x

Get in touch! 

Twitter: @ChloesConcept / @TBWYCampaign 

Email: ChloesConcept@gmail.com / TakeBackWhatsYours@gmail.com

Tumblr Ask: http://ChloesConcept.tumblr.com/ask

Instagram : @ChloesConcept

'TAKE BACK WHAT'S YOURS' - CAMPAIGN UPDATE

Hi everyone!

So as you may or may not be aware, my blog was set up primarily to provide a place for people who are going through anything that worries or upsets them or even if they just want to talk to someone about something and to come and feel safe, they can do so here. My campaign 'Take Back What's Yours' started officially in June and in the meantime I've covered topics such as bullying, anxiety, self-esteem, low confidence, motivation and diabetes.

So far, my campaign journey has led me to conduct interviews on bullying and self-esteem with Lucy Kay who came runner up on this year's Britain's Got Talent, interviews with bullying organisations and foundations, blogger interviews and also featuring guest posts from bloggers who have also had firsthand experiences with issues on all topics mentioned above.

As well as this, I also regularly post on all of the topics I've mentioned. I post about my own experiences and any advice & motivation to help empower you to believe you don't have to stand for what you have been standing for. I've named my campaign 'Take Back What's Yours' because I want everyone to believe you can take back what's yours and live the life you're entitled to, no matter what a bully says and no matter what anxiety, self-esteem, low confidence, diabetes or any other mental health or medical problem tries to hinder you from believing.

Currently I'm working on ways in which I can organise events which will bring everyone involved in my campaign together so we can all socialise, get to know each other and build a community so we know that whatever you're going through, there will be people there who are going through the exact same thing.

Being a university student in my final year, I have low source of funding so it's obviously difficult to provide everything a campaign should have, but I'm sure you'll find lots of posts on my blog which will motivate and empower you, which is one of my main goals of this campaign! I've been doing lots of research on turning this into a nonprofit organisation so will bring you news as soon as I know something for sure!

I'd like to make a little plea here to any brands who would like to get involved as sponsors of my campaign - please get in touch if this is something you would be interested in! My email is ChloesConcept@gmail.com!

I'm really, really excited about this campaign. I've done lots of planning, lots of research and dedicated a lot of time to this so I'm determined to keep going with it as the feedback I've had has made it all worthwhile and that in itself motivates me, knowing that it is helping people.

I thought I'd use this post as a little update for you to know what's been going on and to keep you informed as you've all been so great with supporting me!

If you'd be interested in a meet up event like the one I spoke about above, please let me know by tweeting me @ChloesConcept!

Additionally, if you want to be involved in my campaign (the more the merrier!) please do get in touch with me and we can discuss in which ways you can get involved!!

Thank you for reading!!

Get in touch! 

Twitter: @ChloesConcept

Email: ChloesConcept@gmail.com

Tumblr Ask: http://ChloesConcept.tumblr.com/ask

Chloe x

My Campaign...explained.

Hi! I'm Chloe, I'm 21 and I live in the UK. I blog about beauty, fashion, lifestyle & interior but my blog has a twist and that's what I will be explaining in this post.

I'm a Media and Communications undergrad student, just starting my final year uni! I study film, journalism, public relations (PR), radio etc., so I have no option but to have been thrown into the “media world” and I really do love it.

The past few months I've been seriously thinking about what I want to do with my degree and whilst I know I love PR and journalism, I want to start putting what I have learnt to good use. In PR I've had to create campaigns for various topics such as health & fitness but a topic which is very important to me is bullying which also includes self-esteem, body confidence and anxiety related issues. My main reason for starting my blog was to provide a platform for people to come visit and feel safe and at home and know they are not alone. 

I feel that the power that the Internet holds is so massive that we cannot even comprehend it so we just go along and accept it but the Internet is hugely used to reinforce negativity in the world and this cannot carry on. The Internet and everything on it is a huge opinion former, where it influences what people believe and what they do.

I want to use the Internet for all the right reasons and reinforce positivity and motivation on my blog and campaign to help people who are going through any of the problems I have mentioned. My blog is a total safe zone. I provide beauty, hair, fashion, interior and lifestyle tips, tricks and reviews so you can have a little look at that if you prefer but you can also be a part of my campaign, whether it is to help yourself or to help others. I will also be including diabetes type 1 into my campaign as I have had this condition for 10 years now and feel that my campaign can also support those who are also going through what I have. 

I understand that you cannot simply stop bullying, anxiety, increase your body confidence and self-esteem. It isn't that easy, I get it - but what you CAN do is change the way it impacts people and help them to block the negativity and problems that is making people feel negative about themselves. I really can't make it clear enough: YOU control YOU.

A little motto I use in my campaign is “TAKE BACK WHAT'S YOURS” and by this I mean, whatever anyone else has taken away from you, whether it's your self-esteem, happiness, positivity, motivation and so on, NOW is the time to take back what belongs to you and keep it forever!

My blog/campaign is a project which excites me as I don't plan to stop until everyone knows about it and passes it along to whoever they think may need it! I've already conducted many interviews on my blog and in-depth blogger profiles where each blogger is totally honest and inspiring in what they say!

I have huge plans for this and I'd love everyone to know about it and get involved so we can put an end to letting negativity take away what belongs to us... whether that negativity comes in the form of a bully, a doubt in your mind, a past experience or anything that is taking away your right to be happy and motivated.

If you want to talk about anything, whether it be just chatting about your day, venting about something that's going on in your life right now or if you need advice or someone to listen, I'm always, always available and you can be sure it will go no further than me. That is the reason I have created this platform as I know it's not easy to confide in people.

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I hope you guys will come back to my blog again let me know you've dropped by!

My links are:

Twitter: @ChloesConcept

Tumblr Ask: chloesconcept.tumblr.com/ask

Email: ChloesConcept@gmail.com

Chloe x