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I’ve always said that if I ever went viral, it would be for something stupid. I’d be filmed saying something grammatically incorrect. Or trip and fall face-first into the concrete in front of Ryan Eggold (after saying something grammatically incorrect).

Apparently, manifestation is truly a thing.

 The PUNCHLINE 

I made an Instagram reel.

Within 24 hours, it had 1.2 million views. 10,000+ likes. and 6,944 shares. 

Here's what happened next. 

 THE BACKSTORY

It started like any old Monday. Slowly and with (decaf) coffee that I firmly believe wakes me up.

Late afternoon, my best friend send me a reel she thought I’d find funny because we have an inside joke about the pronunciation of the word “croissant.”

I laughed hysterically and clicked on the account of the stand-up comedian who made it.

He only had 554 followers, which I thought was a crime because he's so funny. I screenshot his account and shared it to my stories, hoping that a member of my community of 8 would also be thrilled to discover him.

He replied to my story via DM and said thank you. His account had been hacked 2 week prior and he was starting all over. 

I thought, "How can I better share him with my community (

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