When my skin changed colour, I tried everything.
I’ve not told a lot of people this.
But I was so desperate to get back to the man I used to be.
From steroid creams to sitting in a dark room, on my own for hours, shining a UV light on my skin. I hoped the articles I’d read online would reverse my vitiligo.
Sadly, no treatment worked.
Then one day I visited a skin camouflage clinic. I’d been on the waiting list for months so even though it was a 1.5-hour trip from my house, it was worth the drive.
As soon as I got there, a lovely lady greeted me and asked me to take a seat that was so comfortable, it felt like hope.
She mixed a brown palette of makeup to match my natural skin tones. As soon as I saw one I was happy with she applied it to my skin.
As soon as she was done I thanked her and off I was. I raced back to my car and started my journey home.
Typically there was a lot of traffic on the way back. But I was OK sitting in it. It gave me lots of opportunities to turn the rear view mirror to face me so I could admire my newly painted face. I was excited to see the smile on my wife’s face.
But when I got home, my wife’s reaction wasn’t what I expected.
She stood there for a moment which must have felt like an eternity then gently shook her head. “Ash, this isn’t you. You were fine just the way you were.”
Her words hit me. I didn’t cry but I swear there was something in my eye. That was the ‘treatment’ I was searching for all along.
I see personal branding in the exact same way. We sometimes try to be a version we THINK people want to see.
But in reality, you’re fine. Just the way you are.
Ash Rathod
The post above is a copy and paste of Ash’s original post. We felt that we didn’t need to add much because well, he’s nailed the content of the video.
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