That’s a pretty strong sentiment.
“I’d rather shave my face with the pavement, than go back to being an employee in a mindless job”
That’s the feeling that I had, when I had to walk out of my crumbling, failed business, and the financial mess that followed
I had lost everything I had spent years of my life trying to build, and I had to go home to my wife, and try to explain what had happened
And, despite how devastating and heartbreaking that experience was, I could not be more grateful that it happened.
I had been pouring my life, my energy, my soul into helping everyone except for myself, and when it all came crumbling down, it was laid bare for me to see: I had nothing to show for my efforts
And so, that day, I vowed that I was going to build something that someone couldn’t take from me. I knew I had it in me, I’m a creative visionary. But, my whole life, I had been scared to actually do the thing I was born to do.
I was scared because I wanted it so badly, and I was scared of the pain and hurt I would feel if I tried and failed. And so, I played it safe for so many years.
But, after losing everything, I realized that my life wasn’t actually over … it was just beginning.
And, I remember the feeling I had, when I timidly put up my first post about wanting to help people with their nutrition. I had no idea it was going to become what it has grown into.
When I stopped treating life’s hard experiences like life was out to victimize me, and I started treating them like powerful lessons to help me grow into who I’m capable of being, my life started changing.
COVID has laid bare many things for many people, and in a very painful way for some. But, there is something within us, a powerful resilience that only times like this can show.
The road back from a devastating experience is not an easy one. The last few years have been filled with many highs and lows. But they were pushing me towards what I was actually capable of doing, when I had been letting fear hold me back.
And instead of asking “Why me?”, I started asking “Why not me?”
Why don’t I build a business that changes lives and allows me to live my passion?
Why don’t I bet on myself for a change, instead of just handing all of my life and energy to someone else?
I don’t want this to be an “If I can do it, so can you” story …
I want it to be “If you can do it, why aren’t you?”
And, if you don’t know, or you feel like you’re stuck in your own head, I’m more than happy to connect with you and help you get unstuck, just hit reply!
