Am I making New Year’s Resolutions? No. Too easy to fail at.
How about we try Revolutions instead?
Well, a small one, in the state of ME.
When I decided to become a freelance marketing strategist at the end of 2012, opportunities popped up and I found myself feverishly working on a client’s project the week before Christmas.
I was happy. The client was happy.
But then came a low. A perfect storm of tiny, unconnected events, and the result was a hard slog through the last week of December.
I was sad, but full of resolve.
I know there will always be idiots who will hurt me by their words or actions.
But I am stronger than they will ever be.
I know there will be moments where grey clouds pass overhead.
But if I breathe, eat well, exercise, breathe and then breathe some more, they will go.
Self-doubt has to find a new home this year.
Surrounding myself with the right people (and I have been so blessed this year) and saying goodbye to the wrong ones is key to achieving that.
If I can do all of these things, some of the time, I’m going to be fine.
Happy New Year xx
I think it’s exciting that you’ve started your own business and already had your first client. Congratulations!!!
Sorry to hear about the rest of your December though…. Hang in there!
xx
Thanks Deb!
I like the idea of “New Year Aspirations”…things you can aspire to achieve…even if you don’t achieve them, you may have at least moved closer to…that way there’s no sense of failure or incompleteness…just progression…
I like that idea too!
Happy new year! Sorry about the yucky last part of 2012, bit here’s to 2013!
Thanks!
Wise words and a great outlook ahead Caroline. All the best to you for 2013. Your progress is inspiring x
I love the line “self doubt has to find a new home”. We could all do with a little of that resolve. Good for you and good luck.
Thanks lovely!
Hope you are ok. They’ll always be some who are intent on bringing us down – just ignore, ignore, that’s my mantra (ps have found a moment of internet connection before I retreat to the wilderness again!)
I’ll try that one Gemma x
Sorry to hear your last week was hard. Glad you still feel steady in your resolve though. Makes all the difference. I don’t think any of us are able to do a great job at squashing or ignoring self doubt. It’s probably not an effective thing to do anyway. It’s more about learning how to live with it without feeding it or letting it make our decisions for us. Congratulations on realising this for yourself. It’s still going to be challenging, but it’s much easier to keep going and growing with this perspective. x
Thanks Rose x