I just recently got back from a two day mastermind in San Diego with my business mentor and 50 other heart-centered women entrepreneurs. The live event and two full days of connections with powerful women has me so fired up and ready to finish out 2013 with a bang!
It was so great for me to interrupt my business and take some time out to strategize, get reconnected on the life and business that best serves me and recommit to my goals to get there.
You see to be fully honest, I have been working almost 60 hours a week between running my social media management division in my company and working with my one on one mentoring clients.
I was soon on my way to burn out mode and I didn’t even stop long enough to pay attention.
I realized three major things from this last weekend:
- The first thing is I really understand the importance of breaking my routine and changing my environment.
- Second, I am undervaluing my services.
- Third I’m not giving myself credit for how educated and experienced I am.
It’s time to stop living in self-doubt, let my ego go and not care what people think of me.
I have to let go of thinking I need to know more before I launch this or that. I have to have confidence and belief that I know my shit and not everyone is going to like or want what I teach and have to give.
And that’s OKAY.
Those people aren’t for me. It’s time for me to put my ego aside and just take freaking action. You feel me?
I know my teachings work as I receive amazing testimonials and feedback regularly. If I don’t get out of my own way and get out of my head, I won’t move forward.
It’s time to be in flow and to make a shift to create the business that serves me.
I share this with you to help you see that not everyone has their shit together. That everyone doubts themselves and no one reaches success without failing.
I believe that if we put our ego aside, take action and fail fast, success will be knocking at the door!
Ok so this is probably the most vulnerable I have been on my blog, so go easy on me! Tell me in the comments below, have you experienced your ego trying to keep you small? How have you worked through this?
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
talented and fabulous?” is it Williamson or Mandela?
I read that quote and I mistake that it will be easy to let my light show. Most of us would agree to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous, it takes work… continuously.
I look at my work as creating value. “(My) playing small does not serve the world.”
Great blog post! It sounds like a bit of growing pains.
Love this! Thanks Josh!
Devani –
I’m experiencing all those things myself: burn out, under valuing my services, and not recognizing all the experience I have and how I help my clients.
So glad we will be working together!
Lisa
Yes, me too! You rock Lisa!
Thanks my dear! 🙂
Your transparency is encouraging Devani Freeman
Thank you so much Danette!
It was great meeting you and I look forward to continuing to get to know you, growing personally, and growing our businesses together!
Thank you Gladys!! It was wonderful to meet you too! Yes, cheers to 2014!
I'm right there with you! What hit me the hardest of our weekend together was hearing Shanda Sumpter say that we are standing in the way of other's (clients and potential clients) goals and dreams because we've not practiced or feel inadequate in an area of our business… humbling to be honest… How dare I be a stumbling block… I'm with you girl! Let the flow begin!!!
Devani this is great stuff! It’s refreshing to see how open and honest you are. Thanks for inspiring and sharing : )
Love this Devani Freeman!Yes, if we all just embrace that we know enough to change certain lives – the ones who are waiting on us to show up because they need us! So glad you had this ah-ha moment!
Good Morning Beautiful Business by Judy Wicks is my new favorite read along with The Gifts of Imperfection by Berene Brown. The big theme from the Sustainable Living Conference I was at last weekend was "Where do we go from here?" The simplest answer is "here." Starting change within ourselves and in our communities is a great place to begin change.
So proud of you Carmen Johnson!! Keep smiling