Nowadays, people associate the work ethic or their intelligence by their physical appearance. Typically, people assume blondes spend their days on the beach, shopping theirs lives away. For Instagram influencer and businesswoman Laci Kay Somers, she is definitely having fun, but her fun comes from following her dreams and enjoying the fruits of her labor. Starting as an MMA ring girl, she was noticed by affiliates. After networking with them and gaining access to the Playboy Mansion, she continued making connections and landed workout training clients.
Somers attributes her success to being able to educate others on maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Since she was a teenager, Laci has been certified to teach fitness, which is the basis of her platforms. Laci believes being successful online consists of more than posing in bathing suits on the beach; showing people who she is an individual while documenting her cooking and exercising abilities has been the backbone of her social media.
Her dedication to creating quality content to is also a big part of her lifestyle. Every morning, Laci wakes up early, tends to her dogs, and plans out photo shoots or which meals she will prepare for her Patreon videos. Although her life revolves around creating content, Somers has become aware of how superficial people in her industry could be. There are so many fake people who want to be around you because youre social media famous, Laci states. Its difficult to find real people who are genuine and have good intentions. Because it is difficult to trust people as an internet celebrity, Laci only surrounds herself with a small number of people.
I keep a really tight circle these days and dont let many people into my personal life. Outside of her fitness and social media influencing, Laci spends her time working on her music career. Beginning her singer career as a child, she has never looked back. Singing the National Anthem at a North Carolina NASCAR race as a teenager, she auditioned for American Idol. Unfortunately, she was one yes shy of making it to the next round. Laci decided to pursue her career, with or without the help of American Idol. Luckily for her, her persistence paid off. Working with producers from her hometown, Somers has released music videos, covers, and is working on her debut album.
Laci understands that the more success she gets, the more haters she will attract. Luckily, she doesnt give the negative feedback much notice. Honestly, haters make me laugh. I dont give them the attention they ask for and that is how I deal with it. I think its hilarious when someone comes on my social media and calls me names and they know nothing about me. Somers also has a great life mantra: Comparison is the thief of all joy. Being true to who you are is important to gaining success. When giving advice to aspiring influencers, Laci says Be different, and always be creating new content. You have to get people to actually like you to monetize your platform. Somers teaches us that regardless of your passion, fully submerge yourself and show the people who you truly are. And remember, when in doubt, Dont do what everyone else is doing. Just do you.
