Write about what you know. Avoid clichés. Use short words, sentences, and paragraphs. Don't overdo it. And all that jazz. Right here we go. What the hell am I doing?
Coffee in one hand and confidence in the other, I have officially set out and started my side hustle of making the world a more beautiful and inspiring place. One post at a time - with some promising short courses to come. The problem is, however, that I have no idea how I am going to make a success of this. I'm not a brilliant, super creative, cunning, quirky entrepreneur - I've never even had a proper side hustle before. Not something you'd expect or find encouraging from an inspiration coach, no?
The big image of success in my mind is the magnanimous millionaire; bashful about his (or her!) humble triumph of what started as a small techno company, listed on the right stock exchange, proceeded to invest in cryptocurrency, sold a secret magical code to his/her now millionaire cronies who all join each other on their massive yachts on Sunday mornings for brunch - in celebration of their latest charity drive that had managed to raise $6.2 billion last night for those blind orphans (what was that about short sentences?). All within the span of two years.
The truth is we all want to reach our epitomes of success someday. Whether it is the million buck bank account, the perfect wardrobe, the glamorous career, the beautiful family, or simply just starting your own business even though you don't have the faintest idea of how you are going to pull it off. But dammit you will do it!
Here's the thing. We won't all be millionaires. Sorry. But if that's your vibe then be bold and go for it. But honestly, when one thinks of it, whom do we consider the happiest and most successful people in our lives to be? How would you define a successful person? Is this person charismatic? Clever? Charming? Some other flattering 'c' word that you can think of? Now what about you? What is it that you are dreaming of? How would you describe the person you would like to be? When you sum it up and really (come on you can do it) think about it, I'm sure these traits and characteristics are very much describing you.
So why aren't we all popping that champagne sabrage style from our overwhelming victories that we've all personally achieved if this is so wonderfully true? Well, it's a fact that even the most successful people don't feel successful. We have a hard time seeing this for ourselves. What tends to hold us back is the fear of failure and looking like you just can't do it all. But I can't help to have noticed over time that the happiest, most successful people that I admire just don't seem to give a damn about what anyone else thinks of their lives or, by extension, their success. They even emit an aura that makes you want what they have - something that makes you happy that you can call a success in your life. Maybe they don't see what I see as success? All I know is, I certainly could do with more of what makes me happy and give fewer #$%&$ about the highly imaginary negative opinions of others.
So in conclusion, why am I setting myself up for failure before I even begin? I haven't even started dreaming of all that could be, yet I'm already defining what success and failure will look like. The big thing is to just get started. Decide what you want. Don't compare your journey to others. I'm sure Mr. Millionaire didn't have it nearly as easy as I'm inclined to think. But ultimately, have your vision of where you'd like to be one day and enjoy becoming this fabulous, successful person! All I need right now, is coffee in one hand and confidence in the other, and just maybe I'll end up surprising myself.