There are things many of us don’t admit publicly, especially not on social media.

As my friend Jamie said, “I’m bored of business owners not sharing the real sh*t they’re navigating behind the scenes…”

So here’s mine…

I’m at a point where Life threw me a pool floaty, an oxygen mask, and slowly turned to look at me in the backseat of her rollercoaster and whispered with a country drawl, BUH KHUL UP.

Then took a drag of her cigarette and went all gas, no breaks.

Despite my best attempts, my only option has been to hang on for dear life…and choose to enjoy the ride.

• A newly-hired teammate ghosted us after three weeks in her position. Like, just disappeared. No contact, ignoring messages, left without a note. We were left to pick up pieces in her absence, and I felt confused. (We’ve since hired a new person and have chosen to believe everything is happening FOR us.)
• I’m struggling with a mental block with my social content. It feels off, I feel off. Not only is this factually annoying, it’s secretly tied up with my identity as a creative entrepreneur. I feel like a painter who’s staring at a blank canvas with a palette of paint in front of me, but can’t will my brush to move. (But I’m still creating and posting every day because action is the antidote to feeling stuck.)
• I signed a new consulting client. Things are under wrap right now as we build her brand and marketing strategy, but I AM SO EXCITED I LITERALLY FIST-PUMPED THE AIR LIKE I WAS FROM THE JERSEY SHORE when the contract closed. (Gym, Tan, Laundry.)
• It’s hard saying no. I’m in a season where opportunities abound and I wish I could say yesyesyes like Oprah to them all. Instead, I’m choosing to stay focused. I’m reminding myself that less is more. But it really sucks sometimes. (Discipline > Distraction)

Like always, business is a mix of beauty, boldness, and bewilderment (let’s also throw in beguiling, beautific, bombastic because I LOVE ALLITERATION and I’m sitting with an open thesaurus), but I want to remind us (mostly me) that we’re not alone.

We’re the fortunate ones who get to choose this life, this business.

What a gift.

Brash and Brightly Yours (SOMEONE TAKE THE THESAURUS AWAY FROM ME),
j*

P.S. Dropped a podcast I’m particularly proud of, “Action First. Confidence Later. (WHAT to do & HOW to do it)”… I walked through a conversation outlining how, precisely, I approach business building with a specific framework for the WHAT and HOW of success. You can listen to audio >>HERE<<, or watch video >>HERE<<.