If you seek approval or attention for anything you do, your intentions are in the wrong place. What do you seek? From where do you seek it? Is approval from the guys industry that important? Do you even approve of yourself?
I dont think the problem is that there isnt equality for women in bmx, I think the problem is that not enough girls are willing to do it for themselves. Do you want to ride for a company and become pro? Start your own company. Do you want to be in the magazines and have your photo hanging up on the wall of some little girl out there searching for a role model? Start your own magazine. Do you want to be in a video magazine or video? Make your own video.
Women sell themselves short. We have every opportunity in the world to create our own industry. There are enough women with enough education out there to create opportunities for themselves and others. If you are going to college study business, photo journalism, take writing classes; if this is your passion you have every opportunity to make it your future. Dont sit there and complain because you arent treated as an equal and arent given opportunities like the guys are. Women in bmx is growing and if we are willing to work with each other and if enough women start their own thing, the foundation will be built. This isnt a competition to see who does the most or has done the most or will do the most. Just do something and have fun with it. If it is your passion then let your heart create it. And reach out to the world. Seek within yourself to find and create opportunities and answers, but most of all learn to approve of yourself first. You will rise and fall in your life, but if you choose to, you will never walk away empty handed. Other people dont make that decision for you. (Intro Issue 2)
