“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” – Benjamin Franklin
These past two weeks have been quite busy in my life, to say the least.
I have been investing a lot of time and energy working on a new project (that I can’t wait for you to see. I’ll be announcing it within the next few weeks!) and balancing an active lifestyle with a baby. Some days I am truly grateful for the amount of energy that I have been given. I am humbled by the opportunity that I have to get things done and better than I ever have before.
But it wasn’t always like this. I didn’t always know what to do next or how to garner the courage to try something out of my comfort zone.
I didn’t always have a plan
I was distracted. By life. By the people I surrounded myself with. By the thoughts I let pervade my mind.
I wasn’t willing to take a chance and invest in myself. I let fear guide me right back to where I felt comfortable, where I felt safe.
I met a couple like-minded ladies for Brunch on Saturday and a constant theme showed up in our conversations.
We had all let fear guide our actions at some point in our life. We all do!
That fear shows up when we’re unsure and haven’t planned. It shows up when we haven’t prepared.
However the birth of my daughter helped me to pause and reflect on the things I had accomplished and the things I had yet to achieve because I told myself “I had more time”.
I had to see that the time was right now. I had to trust that even though I didn’t have everything figured out, my instincts would allow me to continue to grow and learn as long as I was willing to act!
My daughter pushed me to take action, to hold myself accountable for the things I hadn’t achieve because of fear.
But I didn’t get to that point alone. I asked for help. I had an amazing partner who believed in my potential and a wealth of resources at my finger tips.
I got clear and focused. I took action. And you can too!
What feeling have you allowed to guide your decisions? What have you allowed to blur your focus?
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