“I just don’t know how you do it Rashida! Business Owner, Intrapreneur, TV Producer, a Mother and a Spouse – I just couldn’t do it, that’s too much! How do you fit it all in?!”
As I sat there listening, I couldn’t help but feel empowered. Why you might ask? She didn’t mean it as a compliment. The look on her face was one of disbelief and empathy. To her, I was stretching myself too thin and one project away from burnout.
I can’t blame her for thinking this way. I really am doing the MOST! But the difference between her and I is that I’m willing to go ALL IN to achieve my goals. I’m willing to do what most people wont to live like most people can’t without having to sacrifice my health and self-care to do it.
2015 has been an amazingly humbling year filled with so many life changing milestones and a renewed focus on how I want to grow my brand and business in 2016 and beyond. In 2015, I purchased my first home, I produced and filmed my first TV show entitled Business Talks with Rashida Geddes, I upleveled my brand, my business and my family! To say 2015 was busy is an understatement.
I also experienced many challenges in 2015. Upleveling my business and life required taking a leap of faith when you I couldn’t see a safety net. It required me to make uncomfortable investments of my time, financial resources and social capital to achieve my big goals. It required that I look at myself squarely in the mirror and ask if the life I wanted was truly worth working towards. And my answer was and still is HELL YES!
I thank God for allowing me to have the love, patience and strength this past year. This year would not have been possible without the accountability and support of my coach, my focused group and the encouragement of my close friend and family.
Throughout my journey this year, what allowed me to push forward was my unwavering strength to trust myself and the vision that my life felt called to live. I believed so much in myself and my dreams that I refused to allow people’s opinions and thoughts dictate how I showed up in 2015. It wasn’t easy, but nothing worth having is. I believed in me before anyone else did. My passion, purpose and work ethic have provided the model for how I choose to live my life today.
So I ask you: how much do you really want it? How much do you really want to live the life you envision?
And, are you willing to do what it takes to live the way many can only dream about?
Leave me a comment below. Let me know how you’re creating the life you WANT in 2016?