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" \n I recently attended the first annual LUPE Latina Summit at Rutgers University. It was overwhelming to be around so many inspirational Latinas! These three lessons will change the way I move forward in my life.  You, your opinions, your thoughts, and your tastes represent a brand. No matter where you post, people are watching! It is important to remember how you are representing yourself, to friends, family, future employers, but most importantly to yourself. Be true to your brand in all ways and it will lead you to success! A few sites I&amp;#039;ll be checking out as I develop my own brand: rewardstyle.com, shopstyle.com and puglypixel.com. Thanks cheapchicas.com and Sylvia Martinez for the great advice!  Latinas are stronger than anyone else thought! Sitting in the banquet hall waiting for Soledad O&amp;#039;Brien to begin her keynote speaker address made me feel extremely strong and empowered. Not only are we strong and loving within our families, but we have the potential to cause change, to fight for what we believe in, and to make way for our hermanitas, who will hopefully (thanks to amazing women like the ones I met this weekend) never have to worry if they weren&amp;#039;t enough simply because they were Latina. The only way to let people know we are ready to be taken seriously is to demand the attention and respect we deserve. I also loved her quote about haters: &amp;quot;people are idiots, and you have to move them out of your way.&amp;quot;  Keep yourself happy, on the outside and inside because if not you are really of no help to anyone. I truly believe if you are happy good things will come, but it is important to stay true to yourself and stay healthy and focused to keep everything in perspective and attain your goals!  I hope these tips help you a little but if you remember nothing else you are Latina, be proud and passionate about everything you do, don&amp;#039;t half-ass it! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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