The not so glamorous side of starting your own business
Sep 12, 2018
I'm not going to lie: this is terrifying. Before this one, I've started four other article drafts that I never hit sent on. But this time is different, I promised myself I will go through with it. Because it's time. It's time to stop hiding and it's time to show up, and speak up.
A few days ago, I realized that I completely forgot to celebrate one year since I decided to start writing resumes for people and charge for it. I have helped friends in the past to spruce up their LinkedIn profile and resumes and got a rush of adrenaline seeing their facial expression when they proudly read their new resume for the first time. It was addicting and so rewarding. It was crazy for me to see how women I admired for certain traits and qualities didn't see in themselves the same spark that I was seeing in them.
Years passed by and although I was feeling the calling to step up and create something of my own every single time I would take a step forward, I would find a perfectly credible excuse not to go through with it. I would go from job to job only to quit sooner or later. Thoughts like "who am I to teach others", "what do I have to say that is different", "who is going to pay me to write their resume", were constantly stopping me in my tracks. I felt like I huge impostor.
What I was forgetting was the fact that I had been a perpetual job seeker for at least 12 years at this point and that fact alone makes me a pretty damn expert. Changing countries several times since graduating college, having to build a professional network from scratch each and every time has helped me build a job search stamina, a muscle that I've trained without even making a goal out of.
If I would have listened to that voice, I would have never birthed Your Worth on Paper. My dear clients who put their trust in me and who now found better paying and more flexible and fulfilling jobs would not have had the support they needed. You see, I think there is huge power in both taking action as well as taking none.
So my question to you is: what idea have you been sitting on that you're still procrastinating from bringing to life? What needs to happen for you to chase that dream job of your? Which aspect of your life do you feel like you're living on autopilot?
I would love to hear your answers. Feel free to comment below, or email me at [email protected].
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