How many times have you stayed in a situation even though it was no longer serving you?
How many times have you stayed in a situation even though it was no longer serving you?
Trust me, we’ve all been there! Hell, I know I’ve been there several times. Stayed in relationships, stayed at my job, stayed in friendships, but why? I think we subconsciously care too much about what others think.
I stayed in a relationship I knew was not working trying to make it work, even went so far as to get married chile. All because I was embarrassed, I had moved out of town to be with this person, and they were treating me like I was replaceable. That relationship ending was the pivotal point in my life, this was the I had enough moment. I remember packing my house and my child up and moving us from Louisiana to Cincinnati. I was so scared but I knew this was what I needed to do for me and my child.
Let’s rewind a bit, 2017, While I was in Louisiana, I had a boutique which I liked, but honestly, I really sucked at taking the pictures, they were a mess...
which ultimately forced me to take a step back. I decided to take a break to master some skills that would help me run my business better and rebrand. I began learning how to record myself, how to master my angles etc. I Also started make-up, pretty much mastered that in about 6 months people were sending me stuff to promote, I liked it I’m like maybe I should try this Influencer thing. I was posting on Youtube and consistently on IG, even started a make-up page. It was cool for a while but honestly the return on investment (My time) was just not mathing for me. I then decided I wanted to start taking clients for make-up. I Went out bought a bunch of materials to get started and began doing that. Again, I loved doing it but as I began thinking about it, I was doing the same thing as with a job, trading my time for money. I would again be strapped to a chair for hours on end to make money, I hated the thought, I didn’t want that.
Once again, I was starting over. Shortly after I stopped doing makeup and focused my attention on my goals planner, something to help all of us procrastinators and planners who lacked follow through.
Simultaneously, I began working with a local boutique October 2021 to help her create content for her business. I was now getting paid to do what I already did for free. So, I was working still, working with her on weekends, and dropping a planner all at once. November 2021 I dropped the planer, it sold out immediately, I was mind blown. However, when I thought about it, I had nurtured my audience for months, building this product up so when it finally dropped, they were quick to secure their copy. December 2021 I set a goal to be done at my job by April 2022 shortly after my job let me know I would need to start working weekends, which would interfere with my business, so I put in my 2 weeks and took that as God saying, not in April RIGHT NOW is your time. Honestly, if my sister wasn’t advocating so hard for me to quit, I would probably still be there because I was holding on to the time I had put in there. Girl, I was holding on for dear life letting them treat me like shit too. Just like with relationships holding on to time, holding on to the “good times” instead of seeing my worth and letting it go once it stopped serving me.
I say all this to say, never be afraid to switch gears, sometimes it's preparing us for the final step. For me that was taking everything I was learning through those ventures and applying them to my current business as a Creative Content Consultant and Coach. I help entrepreneurs reach their audience through engaging visuals and I absolutely love it here.