5 year blog anniversary: 5 lessons learned
This blog has brought me so much joy and added much needed balance to my life. I often forget how far I’ve come because I get so lost in all the things I am still working to accomplish. Today is such a humbling day and I am deeply grateful.
I am proud of myself for remaining consistent with something I love no matter what anyone else had to say. I allowed myself to refine my authenticity. I gave myself permission to be vulnerable and speak my truth at every turn. Most importantly I’ve stayed committed to my personal mission to “impact at least one person a day” either through sharing my experiences and being of service to others.
I have been dedicated to making every single year a “My Very Good Year”. There have been many obstacles along the way and quite a few major setbacks, but I my life kept getting better and better. Even in those moments of uncertainty and doubt, I was able to look back in hindsight with pure appreciation. This journey has taught me when to take brakes, when to step it up, how to fight needing external validation, and how to love all of me.
Today is an extremely emotional day for me as I reflect on how my life has shifted the past five years.
Here are five major lessons I learned during this time.
DO WHAT YOU LOVE
When you do things that make your heart happy and take a risk on yourself you will never lose. Your journey isn’t for others to understand or support. It’s to enrich your quality of life and overall well being. So taking up space when you don’t have the support or praise you are taught to desire is important. Its speaks to how you steadily choose to show up for you.
BE AUTHENTICALLY YOU
Show up as your true self and the people who fuck with you will find you. You’ll begin to form an organic community of supporters who enjoy who you are and what you do. You also are the light for others to step out and take the mask off to reveal their true selves. You never need to do what everyone else is doing you only need to do what feels good and joyous to you.
STAY FOCUSED ON YOUR DREAMS
There will be challenges. You will fall all the way off track. You will struggle to get back on track. Somebody will purposely derail you. You will also derail your damn self. Give yourself grace during these times and remind yourself of your “Why”. If you need to pause, pivot, and revamp then do so and get back to doing what you love as soon as you can. Your goals and dreams were not placed on your heart for no reason. You owe it to yourself and those rooting for you to pull through.
REMAIN CONFIDENT IN YOURSELF
I’ve hear it all “Oh hows your little blog doing?”, “I read your blog thingy you got going on”, “I saw your lil store..what’s it called Elated?”, I listened to your little podcast”. Please will say things that sound discouraging an they will question why you do the things you do. If you lack confidence in yourself, your skill, and are unsure of your purpose and mission it will be challenging to hear. You might begin to doubt yourself. That imposter syndrome will hit your ass so hard you’ll be spinning. But you have to be so sure of you that nothing and no one can stop you.
HAVE FUN
Have fun with your passions and pursuits. You literally can do anything you desire. Open yourself to new ideas, mindsets, and skills. You just might stumble across a new found love along the way that lights up your soul. This journey shouldn’t be full of heaviness there has to be a balance of lightness. The yin and yang of all things. Enjoy your journey and celebrate as much as possible during the year. You deserve a life full of fulfilment and happiness.
Thank you for supporting MY Very Good Year. You are loved and appreciated.