What's up beautiful people? It is your homegirl, Shameless, all up in your building.
It's my 2 year anniversary! 2 years of shamelessness here on YouTube!
I've changed, right?!
You know what, I said that statement to my girl Andrea Lewis. She was the reason--
she was the seed for me to come on to YouTube--because to be quite honest it was never a thought of mine.
That was her idea. The ''shameless'' idea was mine. But to come on YouTube was her idea.
And I was telling her, ' it's like I've changed so much but I'm still the same.'
And her response was, 'Maya, you haven't changed. This is who you always were, but you were just afraid or ashamed to show that.
And that really struck a chord with me.
Andrea, there are a few people in my life that are really like... uh! Andrea is one of them.
But she's right. I just was never... comfortable to share that with other people. And I think, for me,
the 2 years that I've been here and what I've really learned about this whole idea of creating this alter ego--Shameless Maya;
is almost in a sense WAS an alter ego, and is now just a part of me--was it gave me permission to be myself.
I said, 'F the rules of that world. These are the rules in my world, and those rules are:
Don't be afraid, don't be ashamed, be courageous, be strong, be all of these things.
Do you, be you, stay true. This, today actually, marks one year since I shaved all my hair off.
All that georgeous, voluptuous hair is gone, ladies!
It was donated. If you want to find out more you can click here, I have the links to the videos for that.
But I shaved my hair a year ago today.
And for me--and I know that my fellow creatives/entrepreneurs and control freaks can identify with--needing to know.
I need to know what is going to happen, I need to know what is going to unfold.
And for me, this year has been all about letting go and not knowing.
Because I used to think I was going to have a kid by this age, I was going to be married, I was going to own a home,
I was going to be at my A game by this age--and you kow what God did?
Once that happened, I learned that, you know what? There are things that I want--there are goals and
ideas that I want to attain. I will keep that super clear in my mind--how I'm going to get there is not up to my control.
Since doing that, this life of mine has been so much more fun, and so much more unexpected.
Like that's what my attitude has been now. Like, okay.
You want to give me a speeding ticket? Okay. You want to give me a job on this network? Okay.
Like now I'm just not so much shocked by the things that happen because I don't have like, an expectation.
And for me that's something that is new. And I'm like, 'oh, cool!'
So everything is like, really new. It's unexpected, and it's fun. And so now the journey is about riding waves.
Like, I don't know what's going to happen. Like, one day I'm filming on Hollyscoop, which is going to air on FOX. I'm going to put the link in the description box.
Maybe not today because I don't have it.
But I have a link there. But I'm doing all these random, cool things: meeting with networks, pitching show ideas,
hosting, developing a webseries with my girl Andrea that's going to come full circle. We're going to do that here on this channel in August. We're going to film.
But all these things are happening and it's because I just learned to let go.
I have never let go of my dreams. My dreams are always going to be my dreams, I'll never let go of that.
But now it's just, I'm letting go of... this. The steering wheel.
I'm going to do what I need to do--I'm going to make the choices I need to make and put the work in--
but in terms of, 'this needs to happen like now,' that I've kind of left up.
And I've learned to just trust faithfully. Trust God, trust the people I work with--I need to learn a little more of that--but just trusting.
Letting go, being happy, all of that stuff I've learned in this year.
I want to thank you guys for helping me do that. Because when you think of YouTube, you think of haters and trolls.
But on this channel I have so much love that it encourages me to be stronger and let go even more.
The growth that is happening in my life is, in part, thanks to you guys, because I do have so much love and support.
I mean, I have haters here and there, and that sucks. Especially in the beginning.
But even the haters, man. Like, dude, you are just feeding the bears, because that helps me.
That helps me care less about that and just more about work and creation, inspiration, dreaming big and never giving up.
You can love me or hate me. I appreciate it all because it helps me become a better human being.
I had dreams and hopes of making this video epic. But alas, my time is so divided and I need help.
If I'm going to stay here on YouTube I just need more help. So I'm looking for an editor.
If you are a dope editor, hit me up--info@shamelessmaya.com.
If you're a producer, hit me up at info@shamelessmaya.com.
I want to take this to the next level and I need your help. So I'm looking for talented editors and producers.
If you are from that world and you want to be inspired and you want to create magic, and you want to
hop onboard the Shameless Magic School Bus, let me know! Info@shamelessmaya.com. Fun things happening.
Te amo mucho! Thank you guys so much for everything. I love you.
Make sure you guys remember to do you, be you, and stay true.
Be shameless. Be fearless, be fierce, be fabulous.
That's it. I'm still in LA. See you in New York! Beautycon, May 24th!
Beautycon, save 20% off. Information below. That is my only confirmed meet and greet at Beautycon.
For now.
Meet me. Hit me up. Miss you and love you. More videos in the works.
Happy 2 years, and happy birthday to HeyFranHey. My spirit animal. I love you.