Honest Truth – 7 Month Break

This one’s from the heart

Have you ever felt like a fake when it comes to being an “entrepreneur” ? I know I did, for years. And sometimes I don’t feel worthy of the word.

If I’m being honest, I was and am still an entrepreneur. But in this moment I’m more of a side hustler gone lazy. I let my business go. I let my drive fade, and I let Covid lazy “stay in” vibes take over.

I left corporate, I went remote, I took my month long Europe trip.
So what happened?

Let me introduce you:

It took probably about 8 months to figure it out. It’s this little thing that we all like to call BURNOUT. Have you ever met him?

Have you ever felt it before? Yes, then this note is directly from my heart to you.

I came back from Italy on a traveling high. All I wanted to do was travel more, be adventurous and see all the things. But at the same time, while I missed my family, my bed, and the comforts of being home, I was depressed I wasn’t still overseas.

The story

If you’ve been following me for long enough, you may already know. But, if you’re new to the blog, I was in Venice for Carnevale when Italy shut down the festival and first started quarantining it’s northern cities. There were about 3 days there that I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to fly out of the country or not.

While I made it home easily and without stress, I felt lost, exhausted, and unsure of how to proceed in business and truthfully… in life.

I laid in bed for probably 5 days. (And no I’m not exaggerating). I spontaneously cried the first time I had gotten dressed and went to leave the house.

So, I didn’t know what to say in my live streams. I couldn’t think of anything to post (I’m not one for posting just to post, or even to pretend things are great when they aren’t).

A month and half later, I hopped on an accountability call with a fellow coaching buddy. Every Monday we would talk, share where we were with mindset and set goals and push each other to surpass those benchmarks, or just to call each other on our shit.

For months this went on… and I kept half-assing my goals… my dreams.

The good stuff you’ve been waiting for:

If you’re like me, you’ve doubted your abilities at least once, probably even more. Or maybe you’re feeling like that in this current phase of your business.

So I’m here to tell it’s freaking OK

It’s ok to doubt
It’s ok to have fears
It’s ok to take time for yourself
It’s ok to shift
It’s ok to completely pivot and follow the flow
It’s ok to cry
It’s ok to make mistakes

What’s not ok… letting yourself off the hook.

Do you have dreams you just kind of let go, because while you know you “can,” you just don’t think you can reach them anymore???

That question was posed to me and I realized just how far I had fallen from everything I had been working towards.

Have you sort of just given up?

Lovely, I want you to know that’s being human.
And at some point or another, all those people you follow for inspiration…they have felt that way at some point or another to some degree or greater.

So if you want more in life… START!

Start showing up
Start doing the things that make you happy again
Start trying new things
Start learning
Start _____________

It’s ok to stop and breathe. But it’s not ok to let your dreams go because you temporarily gave up or took a break.

Sit down, write down the things you want in life. Visualize the future you want for yourself and your loved ones. Get back to what inspires you. Get back to what motivates you to take action.

Your dreams don’t have to stay dreams. Your clients are out there waiting for you to get off your bum and help them figure there problems out. I promise they are out there.

If I can crawl out my haze of funk… you can get back on that horse to.

Who’s with me?