Hit the restart button…

I sat down yesterday to just get some words out - journaling of sorts. Word vomit, if you will. This is what happened. It's raw and real. I'm starting my coaching/learning group back up, so if you know anyone with a small business that could benefit from brand and marketing knowledge and advice, please send them over to my group - Creative Connections + Positive Perspectives

I don’t know what I’m doing, but I feel the need to let some stuff out. I know that professionals are supposed to be… well, professional, but this isn’t about that. Sure, I’m a professional, but I don’t want my work to become some stiff, uptight thing that I do for money or for status or for… anything other than helping my clients achieve the level of success they want to achieve.

I am passionate about brand design. There is no question about that. I believe in the uniqueness and individuality that a brand means for a business. But that’s not it for me. It doesn’t end there. I believe in doing something that makes your heart happy. I believe in following your dreams. I believe in people helping other people. I believe in making beautiful things. I believe in enjoying the beautiful things in life no matter how big or small.

I never want to pretend to be something I am not. I pride myself on being real and honest. Not just with clients or family, but with everyone all the time. That means that I will sometimes not appear to be the professional I am because I struggle. The good part of that is that I know the struggles that entrepreneurs face at a first-hand experience level.

I am all too familiar with the roller coaster of emotions that go with the roller coaster or sales or reviews. I know what it means to believe you’re making a difference and doing great one day followed by a feeling of inadequacy and discouraged the next. Owning your own business sometimes means you’re so grateful for what you’ve built and sometimes wanting to quit and do the “easy” thing of working for someone else, dreams be damned.

I want to share my journey with you. Six years ago, I started from nothing. I built something. Three years ago, I had to stop because sometimes life throws you curveball after curveball. Now I have to start over. I’m not sad. I am excited.

I have always had a love of learning and let me tell you I have learned SO much over the past six years. This is all something that I can share with others. I can do this AND use it to help someone. I can do this AND teach someone. I can use this struggle to make my dreams come true. And yours, too.