Mental Block

Starting your own business is like writing a blog for the very first time! At first, you are excited; you envision the best case scenario having thousands of readers accepting your ideas. You put in a lot of work to be met with the harsh reality that it's not as easy as you thought it would be. Persistence, determination and flexibility are keys to succeeding in both arenas.

By now I'm sure you know that I started my own business earlier this year. I ventured off on my own providing my field of expertise. It was the next logical step in my career especially if it was me who nursed broken companies into producing machines! It's what I've always done and I'm good at it. I found my courage pulling from the circle of friends/colleagues around me that are successful entrepreneurs.

Initially in building my company, there was a lot of excitement and movement in the air. It's all I thought about all day and night. I worked my butt off! But like a blog, just because you build it, doesn't mean they'll come. Let me tell you, I hit my wall and by the 5th month, I was exhausted! I didn't even want to think about my company! I've never climbed a mountain as big as this and I'm overwhelmed and my feet are getting tired.

My inner warrior would never let me give up but my mind was beating me up for the lack of progress. For the first time in my life I started to doubt my abilities; were all my successes an illusion. Maybe I'm not as talented as I thought I was. It was heart breaking.

I knew that I needed to step back. I needed to get clear, get rid of my negative emotions/thoughts and give myself permission to be kind to myself. Sometimes, things may not go as planned, but just like your blog, you can't give up either. You'll have to listen to what your audience is telling you, flexible with the changing times and determined to get to your end result. Along the way, you'll learn many things about yourself, and when you get there it will be the greatest reward! The money will be icing on the cake! =)

Much love,
Millie

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