Me neither.
But you know what?
It grew. With confidence and without judgement or distraction.
Sometimes it is super exciting to want to tell everyone your big plans and grand ideas, but the reality is, that's probably the WORST thing you could do when starting a business, building your brand, or putting your dreams into motion. Hard truth? Not everyone is going to be happy for you. Sometimes it's the people closest to you. I don't know if its jealousy, shame, guilt... but whatever it is, it sucks. I found that out the hard way and it devastated me. It hurt bad. It hurt me so bad, that still to this day, it's hard for me to look past and has put a huge strain on the relationship we once had. Lesson learned.
I turned that into fuel for the fire.
Now I move in silence. I don't share ideas with just anyone (I share them with one). I don't beg to sit at tables I'm not invited to. I don't chase people. I don't set myself on fire to keep other people warm and I only surround myself with those who love, respect, and show care for me.
Why?
Because I know my worth.
I know that I can do it, whatever it is.
It doesn't help when you have people in your ear that don't support you or believe in what you're doing. It makes you begin to doubt yourself and that's not going to do you any good. I'm not telling you this to discourage you. In fact, quite the opposite. Learn from my mistakes. And if you don't have a "person" (everyone needs a person...) Let me be that for you. Let me be the voice of love and support that you need to grow. I may not know you (or... I might know exactly who you are) but that doesn't mean I don't want to get to know you. I know what if feels like to not have that and I'll be damned if I knowingly allow you to go on without it. You matter. What you're doing matters. You add value to the world. Never forget that you deserve to be loved and respected.
That's what this blog is for. To learn. To grow. To find a community that encourages you and doesn't judge or criticize.
To show you that I too am a human being. Most of my social media posts reflect the wins and victories, big and small. I want to normalize the real raw hard truths about life and the pursuit of dreams. No one is perfect. I'm not immune to the struggles and the hard times, but I AM willing to normalize hard conversations. It has to start somewhere. Let it be me.
Check out this reel from Coach Kate Rawlings- The Becoming Co.
It really hit home today.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DP2Zm_0EVDa/?utm_source=ig_web_button_native_share&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D
