This is going to be really vulnerable for me to share, and I’m really scared and have been sitting on this story for well over a month now, but I feel like it’s important for you to know that I’m not always having amazing days in my business on my sunny porch (although January has been AWESOME for that!)
About 6 weeks ago, I had one of the worst few days in my business that I’ve ever had.
My mental state was horrible; I was feeling stressed, not sleeping well, I was having to make a lot of decisions at once, and I was starting to feel really crazy. As I’m typing this right now my eyes are welling up, which is doubly embarrassing because I’m sitting in one of my favorite cafes right now and it’s packed….
(Taking a breath here for a second…please stay with me…)
I don’t even want to tell you what I did, because there are only a few people who know what happened.
I hit a really low moment when I felt like I was going to explode. I wanted to throw my business in the garbage and run away. In my head, I was mentally calculating the amount of money I have in the bank, and how many years I could live in Thailand on that money if I ran away. I’m not kidding you here. I know that might sound funny, but honestly in that moment it felt like a good option….
I don’t remember what I was doing that day, but I do remember going into my kitchen and losing my sh*t. I had a full on temper tantrum. I took a metal pot lid from one of my pots and banged it on top of my metal garbage can screaming to myself, “I’m f-ing done! I’m done with this! F THIS!” and on and on. Over and over until I couldn’t breathe and my throat was killing me.
I felt a huge wash of shame come over me. I didn’t want to tell ANYONE what I’d done because I assumed they would all think I needed mental help.
What I REALLY needed was support. So after I’d calmed myself down, I reached out to a few of my best friends and told them what happened.
I was SHOCKED at what they said to me!!! They said things like, “Good!!! You needed to express that!” And also that they could understand (they are all entrepreneurs, too).
Then I outted myself in the Facebook group of the mastermind I’m in. I went on a run and I shot a video from the beach and posted it our group– shared the whole thing about wanting to run away to Thailand, and banging the pots and pans….
And rather than running away from me, which was my fear, my community rose up to support me– my coach, my mastermind buddies, (who are now my best friends), helped me get back on track and get my head back in the game. If it wasn’t for them, I probably WOULD be in Thailand right now (I calculated at least 5 years by the way). But if I had done that I know I’d be sick with regret for not seeing my dream to the finish line.
Most people in the internet marketing world want you to think it’s umbrella drinks and laptops in Bali and raining dolla billz all the time, but it isn’t. This shit is hard. It’s emotional. It takes a huge stretch to do what we do– I honor you for that.
It’s also the most incredible personal growth experience, and the greatest opportunity for self expression.
Most days I want to shout from the rooftops (or in my case, my ocean view porch!) how MUCH I FUGGING LOVE THIS LIFE! THIS FREEDOM!!!! It’s such a high! But there are hard days too, and that’s why community and support is so essential. Otherwise it’s a really lonely road.
So, the only reason I’m sharing this horribly embarrassing story with you is because I want you to know you’re not alone.
And because I want you to know that your most guaranteed route of success is to get yourself into a community like mine, and work with a coach like me. I’ve built a multi-six-figure company in 2.5 years. I did $160,000 in sales in December. I haven’t used any complicated strategies to do that- I’ve just mastered a few of the essentials- the same ones I teach in my mastermind.
If you truly want to grow your business this year, then the time to act is now. Doing this alone is a losing game, and it’s hard on the soul- trust me on that.
Before I close the doors to my 2016 Adventurous Entrepreneur Mastermind, I want to give you the opportunity to get on the phone with me to see if it’s a fit.
My clients in this program are ALREADY making money and we’re just a couple of calls in! (I’ll post some of their success stories below!) One woman already made $9,000 THIS MONTH! Several of my clients have gotten 2-3 clients in the past week alone!
This sh*t works, but I can’t help you if you don’t step in.
If you can see me sharing your story in my newsletter, then by all means, let’s talk. You can schedule yourself onto my personal calendar here.
Let these stories inspire you, and dream up what YOUR success will be in 2016. It’s at your fingertips. There’s no reason it can’t be you!
