Vin Tila | XOXO Monday
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I'm escaping corporate hell and documenting every step. Because Mondays shouldn't make you cry.
I'll still trip along the way, but you'll be here to laugh at me while I wear my knee bruises proudly, trying not to cry in front of you.
Your move.
(But we both know you've got a folder full of whiskey-inspired business plans too)
Your move.
(But we both know you've got a folder full of whiskey-inspired business plans too)
March 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I'll still trip along the way, but you'll be here to laugh at me while I wear my knee bruises proudly, trying not to cry in front of you.
Your move.
(But we both know you've got a folder full of whiskey-inspired business plans too)
Your move.
(But we both know you've got a folder full of whiskey-inspired business plans too)
Some should stay where they were born: between whiskey glass number three and terrible decision number five.
XOXO Monday, though? That's the sober realization that sometimes the best ideas come from your deepest pain, not your most creative drinking sessions.
XOXO Monday, though? That's the sober realization that sometimes the best ideas come from your deepest pain, not your most creative drinking sessions.
March 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Some should stay where they were born: between whiskey glass number three and terrible decision number five.
XOXO Monday, though? That's the sober realization that sometimes the best ideas come from your deepest pain, not your most creative drinking sessions.
XOXO Monday, though? That's the sober realization that sometimes the best ideas come from your deepest pain, not your most creative drinking sessions.
Hilarious? Still, and I've since sobered up. Viable business? God no. Though I'm pretty sure some OnlyFans entrepreneur is drafting a business plan right now.
But that's the thing about ideas - not all of them need to see daylight.
But that's the thing about ideas - not all of them need to see daylight.
March 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Hilarious? Still, and I've since sobered up. Viable business? God no. Though I'm pretty sure some OnlyFans entrepreneur is drafting a business plan right now.
But that's the thing about ideas - not all of them need to see daylight.
But that's the thing about ideas - not all of them need to see daylight.
Imagine a handsome wine engineer, tall, athletic, with just the right amount of leg hair, squeezing grapes between their buttcheeks. It doesn't get more personal than that.
Hence - Premium pricing. Ultimate authenticity. Marketing tagline: "Immensely personal."
Hence - Premium pricing. Ultimate authenticity. Marketing tagline: "Immensely personal."
March 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Imagine a handsome wine engineer, tall, athletic, with just the right amount of leg hair, squeezing grapes between their buttcheeks. It doesn't get more personal than that.
Hence - Premium pricing. Ultimate authenticity. Marketing tagline: "Immensely personal."
Hence - Premium pricing. Ultimate authenticity. Marketing tagline: "Immensely personal."
Speaking of ideas that sound brilliant at first - let me tell you about Betwine.
Picture this: Late night, whiskey in hand, thinking about "authentic" products. Then it hits me: Wine, but with a personal touch.
Picture this: Late night, whiskey in hand, thinking about "authentic" products. Then it hits me: Wine, but with a personal touch.
March 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Speaking of ideas that sound brilliant at first - let me tell you about Betwine.
Picture this: Late night, whiskey in hand, thinking about "authentic" products. Then it hits me: Wine, but with a personal touch.
Picture this: Late night, whiskey in hand, thinking about "authentic" products. Then it hits me: Wine, but with a personal touch.
The takeaway from this rebranding is that not all ideas should have a body attached to their spirit. And that some of them have a shorter lifespan, like paper straws: good for the first few sips, but then it's like drinking through a flaccid string.
March 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The takeaway from this rebranding is that not all ideas should have a body attached to their spirit. And that some of them have a shorter lifespan, like paper straws: good for the first few sips, but then it's like drinking through a flaccid string.
So XOXO Monday was born. Not just another rebrand. But a love letter to everyone who's ever googled "How to call in dead to work." And also to Mondays, as they are days too.
March 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
So XOXO Monday was born. Not just another rebrand. But a love letter to everyone who's ever googled "How to call in dead to work." And also to Mondays, as they are days too.
Because here's the thing about Mondays: They've made more grown men cry than onions. They're corporate kryptonite. They're the weekly reminder that something's gotta give.
March 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Because here's the thing about Mondays: They've made more grown men cry than onions. They're corporate kryptonite. They're the weekly reminder that something's gotta give.
Turns out when you try to save everyone, you save no one. Just another schmuck throwing inspiration at the wall, hoping something sticks.
So true it's cliche.
But I found my people: The Monday Haters. The car-crying specialists, the bathroom stall escape artists, the coffee snorting zombies.
So true it's cliche.
But I found my people: The Monday Haters. The car-crying specialists, the bathroom stall escape artists, the coffee snorting zombies.
March 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Turns out when you try to save everyone, you save no one. Just another schmuck throwing inspiration at the wall, hoping something sticks.
So true it's cliche.
But I found my people: The Monday Haters. The car-crying specialists, the bathroom stall escape artists, the coffee snorting zombies.
So true it's cliche.
But I found my people: The Monday Haters. The car-crying specialists, the bathroom stall escape artists, the coffee snorting zombies.
Start here:
• Put your oxygen mask on first
• Take that hour to recharge
• Set those healthy boundaries
• Honor your needs
Being selfish about your growth helps you serve others better.
• Put your oxygen mask on first
• Take that hour to recharge
• Set those healthy boundaries
• Honor your needs
Being selfish about your growth helps you serve others better.
March 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Start here:
• Put your oxygen mask on first
• Take that hour to recharge
• Set those healthy boundaries
• Honor your needs
Being selfish about your growth helps you serve others better.
• Put your oxygen mask on first
• Take that hour to recharge
• Set those healthy boundaries
• Honor your needs
Being selfish about your growth helps you serve others better.
The paradox of selfishness:
The more you take care of yourself
The more you can give to others
It's like the oxygen mask principle: you must secure yours first to help others effectively.
The more you take care of yourself
The more you can give to others
It's like the oxygen mask principle: you must secure yours first to help others effectively.
March 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The paradox of selfishness:
The more you take care of yourself
The more you can give to others
It's like the oxygen mask principle: you must secure yours first to help others effectively.
The more you take care of yourself
The more you can give to others
It's like the oxygen mask principle: you must secure yours first to help others effectively.
Here's what changed:
Before:
• Saying yes to everything
• Always available
• Running on empty
After:
• Setting clear boundaries
• Taking time to recharge
• Showing up fully
Before:
• Saying yes to everything
• Always available
• Running on empty
After:
• Setting clear boundaries
• Taking time to recharge
• Showing up fully
March 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Here's what changed:
Before:
• Saying yes to everything
• Always available
• Running on empty
After:
• Setting clear boundaries
• Taking time to recharge
• Showing up fully
Before:
• Saying yes to everything
• Always available
• Running on empty
After:
• Setting clear boundaries
• Taking time to recharge
• Showing up fully
I learned this the hard way:
Tried being everything to everyone.
Ended up being nothing to myself.
The turning point?
Realizing self-care isn't selfish.
It's strategic.
Tried being everything to everyone.
Ended up being nothing to myself.
The turning point?
Realizing self-care isn't selfish.
It's strategic.
March 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I learned this the hard way:
Tried being everything to everyone.
Ended up being nothing to myself.
The turning point?
Realizing self-care isn't selfish.
It's strategic.
Tried being everything to everyone.
Ended up being nothing to myself.
The turning point?
Realizing self-care isn't selfish.
It's strategic.
Think about it:
You can't:
• Give what you don't have
• Pour from an empty cup
• Meet others' needs when neglecting your own
• Have quality time if it's not quality for you
The math simply doesn't work.
You can't:
• Give what you don't have
• Pour from an empty cup
• Meet others' needs when neglecting your own
• Have quality time if it's not quality for you
The math simply doesn't work.
March 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Think about it:
You can't:
• Give what you don't have
• Pour from an empty cup
• Meet others' needs when neglecting your own
• Have quality time if it's not quality for you
The math simply doesn't work.
You can't:
• Give what you don't have
• Pour from an empty cup
• Meet others' needs when neglecting your own
• Have quality time if it's not quality for you
The math simply doesn't work.
Most people get this backwards.
They try to help others before they've helped themselves.
Result?
• Empty cup syndrome
• Constant burnout
• Resentment builds
• Quality of help drops
They try to help others before they've helped themselves.
Result?
• Empty cup syndrome
• Constant burnout
• Resentment builds
• Quality of help drops
March 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Most people get this backwards.
They try to help others before they've helped themselves.
Result?
• Empty cup syndrome
• Constant burnout
• Resentment builds
• Quality of help drops
They try to help others before they've helped themselves.
Result?
• Empty cup syndrome
• Constant burnout
• Resentment builds
• Quality of help drops
The yogis outlined 4 life stages:
• Learn skills for yourself
• Use skills for yourself
• Use skills for others
• Seek enlightenment
Notice something fascinating?
The "selfish" stages come FIRST.
• Learn skills for yourself
• Use skills for yourself
• Use skills for others
• Seek enlightenment
Notice something fascinating?
The "selfish" stages come FIRST.
March 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The yogis outlined 4 life stages:
• Learn skills for yourself
• Use skills for yourself
• Use skills for others
• Seek enlightenment
Notice something fascinating?
The "selfish" stages come FIRST.
• Learn skills for yourself
• Use skills for yourself
• Use skills for others
• Seek enlightenment
Notice something fascinating?
The "selfish" stages come FIRST.
Your real life is waiting.
Because burnout's a bitch and perfect is boring.
Because burnout's a bitch and perfect is boring.
March 4, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Your real life is waiting.
Because burnout's a bitch and perfect is boring.
Because burnout's a bitch and perfect is boring.
The journey from perfect to real isn't pretty.
It's messy.
It's scary.
It's worth it.
Because being liked for a fake version of you is the loneliest kind of popular.
It's messy.
It's scary.
It's worth it.
Because being liked for a fake version of you is the loneliest kind of popular.
March 4, 2025 at 5:01 AM
The journey from perfect to real isn't pretty.
It's messy.
It's scary.
It's worth it.
Because being liked for a fake version of you is the loneliest kind of popular.
It's messy.
It's scary.
It's worth it.
Because being liked for a fake version of you is the loneliest kind of popular.
How do I know?
Because I'm finally learning to:
• Say what I think
• Set boundaries
• Embrace imperfection
• Write my truth
Even when it's not "nice" 😈
Because I'm finally learning to:
• Say what I think
• Set boundaries
• Embrace imperfection
• Write my truth
Even when it's not "nice" 😈
March 4, 2025 at 5:01 AM
How do I know?
Because I'm finally learning to:
• Say what I think
• Set boundaries
• Embrace imperfection
• Write my truth
Even when it's not "nice" 😈
Because I'm finally learning to:
• Say what I think
• Set boundaries
• Embrace imperfection
• Write my truth
Even when it's not "nice" 😈
But here's the good news:
That polite, perfect, people-pleasing kid?
They're not who you have to be forever.
Your true self is still in there, waiting for permission to come out.
That polite, perfect, people-pleasing kid?
They're not who you have to be forever.
Your true self is still in there, waiting for permission to come out.
March 4, 2025 at 5:01 AM
But here's the good news:
That polite, perfect, people-pleasing kid?
They're not who you have to be forever.
Your true self is still in there, waiting for permission to come out.
That polite, perfect, people-pleasing kid?
They're not who you have to be forever.
Your true self is still in there, waiting for permission to come out.
Here's what they don't tell you about being "good":
It's a fantastic way to
• Lose your voice
• Bury your dreams
• Forget who you are
• Please everyone but yourself
It's a fantastic way to
• Lose your voice
• Bury your dreams
• Forget who you are
• Please everyone but yourself
March 4, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Here's what they don't tell you about being "good":
It's a fantastic way to
• Lose your voice
• Bury your dreams
• Forget who you are
• Please everyone but yourself
It's a fantastic way to
• Lose your voice
• Bury your dreams
• Forget who you are
• Please everyone but yourself