How to activate your Hot Girl Summer 🥵 ☀️
we can't come to the phone right now, we're doing hot girl shit (whatever that means) 👅
The 2000s had the Hot Boys, but are the 2020s are for the Hot Girls??
And if they are: what even is a “Hot Girl”? And what is “Hot Girl Shit”?? and…is it too late to have a “Hot Girl Summer”???
Let’s start at the beginning–what is a “hot girl”?
Hot Girl Summer is a mindset. It’s giving taking care of yourself, it’s giving mental health wellness, it’s giving being your authentic self, it’s giving having fun, it’s giving slay the day away. While Megan Thee Stallion may feel most empowered in a neon bikini next to Nicki Minaj (ha) most hot girl summer activities are…..well, not that “hot”. In fact, Hot Girl Shit took on a new meaning in 2021 and 2022, as Shamani Joshi points out in her brilliant Vice article, “being hot is a mentality, a mindset that involves extra dollops of extreme self-confidence, and something to be found inherently within us rather than something you’re blessed at birth with or what your cosmetic surgeon helped you achieve.”
Hot Girl Summer is not about actually being the hottest in the room, but about being the most hot version of you so you feel like the hottest in the room. Cleaning out your fridge? Call it “hot girl shit”. Doing some home improvement work? Call it “hot girl shit”.
So then, if everything is “Hot Girl Shit” what is “Hot Girl Shit”? Hot Girl Shit is motivation to be the best version of you.
🚀 Hot Girl Shit Activation
Go deep within yourself and ask your most delulu, imaginary-billion-in-the-bank, private-jet owning self what would they would do—not with their money but with their time. The answer to what those activities would be (i.e. writing, creating, cleaning, etc): that’s your Hot Girl Shit.
Maybe it’s wearing your favorite outfits, maybe it’s something that will contribute to the “hottest” version of you (an expensive serum or designer shoes). Maybe your hottest version of yourself has all their laundry put away. Who wouldn’t consider that Hot Girl Shit???
Whatever that is to you, put your hottest self up on a pedestal and get your glow up on.
💅 More Than Just a Hottie-with-a-Body
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Hot Girls are complicated. They get sad, they get their feelings hurt, they have moments of insecurity and intense passion and sometimes they’re sleepy. They still break nails and eat too much cheese (as if that’s a thing) and make mistakes but while we can joke all day about the aesthetics of a Hot Girl Summer:
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The true message of Hot Girl Shit and Hot Girl Summer is self-empowerment, acceptance and love. The basis of this, and the challenge of unattainable beauty standards, has pushed Hot Girl Shit into every day vocab and Hot Girl Summer into every summer since 2019. From empowering people to be their best selves, to encouraging healthy habits like Hot Girl Walks, goal setting and gratitude for life Hot Girl Summer prepares you to be your best self all year round.
NOTES, SOURCES, REFERENCES and ADDITIONAL READS:
What is Hot Girl Summer? from social media management platform Later
"Hot girl summer Checklist” by plastic surgeon Beverly Fischer, M.D.
In 2021 being hot is a state of mind by Eve Upton-Clark
Hot Girl Walks are all over TikTok. Here’s what you need to do one right by Marissa Miller
“So instead of feeling the pressure to post perfect bikini pics on the beach (though go right ahead if that’s your thing), here are 18 other ways you might have a Hot Girl Summer. Bring the heat.” — 18 Ways to Have Your Own Hot Girl Summer by Lyndi Cohen
The Viral ‘Hot Girl Shit’ Meme Challenges The Male Gaze by Shamani Joshi
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How to expand your hotness and extend it to your product, your goals, and your clients. PLUS songs to Hot Girl to this summer.
3 ways to reach and use your hottest self to achieve your social media goals
👀 Imagine your hottest self has 3 million followers (yay!)–what are you talking about, how much energy are you using and where are you filming?? Get as close to that vision in real life as you can and watch your content start looking more elevated before you invest money in supplies.
🚶♂️ Start your brainstorms with a hot girl walk (if that’s 10 minutes around the block or 1hr around the neighborhood that’s up to you!). Think about how you can improve your business, what your goals are and what it would mean to achieve them. Then (metaphorically) you’re off to the races with your list.
💭 Imagine you have a loyal following for your product. What do you want people to say? What kind of quality do you want to provide? How can you help them achieve the best result with your product?
Now that you’re aware of your hottest self, here are 3 ways to inspire your clients or team members to be their best, hottest selves:
✨ Be a point of encouragement! If their goals are social media oriented, make it a point to compliment them on something on their social media they did really well.
🤫 Never mention something they said or did was awkward–even if it was. They’ll remember being called awkward or wrong forever, even if you do it nicely, and it will probably discourage them. Instead ask what kind of response they got and if it was what they wanted. If it wasn’t what they wanted ask what they might do differently next time and throw in some suggestions!
👯♂️ Consider starting with a few minutes of “Hot Client Walk” (best in person but do-able virtually!). Help them think about their highest goals for the time you have together, and reflect on what you’ve already achieved. This will help you feel like your hottest self and help the client see your goal is to make them their hottest self.
🎼 the Hot Girl playlist on Apple Music 🎶
Thanks for joining us for this edition of theBlogStack–we’ll see you again on Friday for TikTok trends. 🤩💌