Dear 2017,
It's one month in and already so much has happened.
- Launched my online course, Eat To Lose Weight. I worked hard on the videos and content, and grateful for the people who signed up and are loving it. I look forward to the spring launch March 6th to help another round of health seekers on their journey.
- Finally reached 10k Instagram followers. I feel like a failure for not hitting this milestone sooner. But truthfully I didn't put much effort into Instagram until 3 months ago. It's hard not to look at my peer bloggers in the 20-30k range and question if I'm not as good as them. Not feeling good enough is a constant struggle as a blogger!
- Said good-bye to my PT who figured out my series of injuries were from my hip. A friend, who brought me back to life after each injury, surgery and mental challenge. A friend, who will very much be missed.
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- Finished my research capstone paper for the last class in my nutrition degree. Writing it was easy, researching it was the most painful thing ever. I never want to do that again. I can't believe I got an A.
- January brought the blog huge growth. Yet, I wish it were still an intimate place. I feel less connected and don't feel comfortable sharing myself as much. Too many people interpret my life as a prescription for their own which I've learned through my own medical battles to be far from the truth. Everyone is individual. I feel like I've failed in communicating this to them.
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2017, you're going to be a challenging year. June graduation scares me. Taking the board exam (or any exam) brings more fear than I know what to do with. On top of that, there's the fear of building my coaching practice. Where will my clients come from? How will I have time to create content, coach, market, run a business, and do everything else I do? I'm tired just thinking about it.
2017, I don't want to be a failure. But I know a big part of not feeling like a failure is being optimistic and setting realistic expectations. Something that's not easy for me to do. I also know pushing myself outside my comfort zone is good. It's paid back big whenever I've done it.
2017, I hope you're bigger and better than 2016. I hope you bring me things I've wanted for a very long time. I don't want this to be just another repeat of another year. Otherwise it's 40 years of the same year over and over. I'm tired of the same groundhog year. I want different, I want more, I want life, I want love. I want to feel like I can breathe.
2017, I'll continue to work hard, be kind, and share my passion with as many people as possible. It would help if you could give me a nudge in the right direction and remind me every now and then, of the things I do well.
How has 2017 been so far to you? What scares you?
Hi Megan! No need to compare your journey with other's, because it's your own. You're doing a lot, and you're sharing a lot, so keep at it! Nice work, lady!
Sounds like your'e having an amazing 2017 so far! 10K Instagram followers is fantastic! (I mean, I just hit 3K... ;)) Hope you keep up the momentum in February...I think you're headed for an awesome year!
Thank you Beth!
You are so strong and you will do it! I enjoy following you on insta too! Congrats on a big year ahead! And - how did you grow your IG so fast? I'm struggling. 🙁
Lots of different hashtags!
2017 has been great to me so far! Got my dream job in a CrossFit gym, I'm starting back to school next week, and I'm officially OFFICIALLY scheduled for meniscus surgery in 12 days. I'm a little scared of the rest of it, though. I have SO many things I want to get done - I hope I haven't overloaded myself! I'm with you - I don't want another year of the same old stuff and I think I'm on the right track. But it's scary. Very scary.
Wow! You have so much to be excited for. Look at the surgery as a good thing. I had a hip replacement last year at 38 and the result was me feeling so much better than before the surgery. You will get through it!
Sooo... I need to pick your brain on how you grew your Insta... I can't seem to figure it out!
Congrats on a great month-- take it one day at a time!
I can't say I have anything figured out other than using lots of different hashtags.
Congrats on the 10K on Instagram!!!! You have been incredibly productive. But even if you hadn't, you would not be a failure. We all have ebbs and flows.
Very true! Thanks for that reminder. 🙂
I get scared when you use the word failure. That is a big, big word. Like hate, in the true sense of the word, is so strong. You shouldn't feel like a failure, on any level. Each milestone that you have hit has lead you to the next, right? Would you have been able to concentrate on everything all at once? No. So no failure to be seen, here!
I'm going to agree with suzy here. Failure is a big word. But I get it. Being your own business is big and scary. Losing connection is discouraging but not failing. You both are some of the most engagement focused entrepreneurs, and I don't think you could disconnect from that focus even if you tried! Keep being you and loving on others. Including yourself xxoo.
It is scary running your own business! And isolating because you don't have that immediate help sitting next to you in a cubicle. Thankfully, I have blogging friend but still it's not the same as working in an office and working with a team. I feel like I'm in the ocean on my own sometimes swimming in whatever direction the tide takes me. Thanks for the positive reinforcement friend. I needed to hear that! xoxo
I don't think I'm a failure. I think the real question is what defines success? At what point, will I feel like I've accomplished what I set out to do and feel like I'm enough? On the one hand, it's good that I'm this way because I'm tenacious but on the other hand I never feel like I'm where I want to be. Does that make sense?