Choose Your Choice And You Can Never Go Wrong
I’m coming up on my one-year anniversary of launching my business.
It has been one hell of a ride, lol.
I thought it would be interesting to read one of my blog posts from a year ago to see where I was, when I started.
Um, oh my god.
My first instinct was “WTF was I thinking? What was I even talking about here? I wonder why nobody pointed out that there were typos all throughout this. Oh god. I can’t even imagine what people were thinking.”
Default mode.
This happened unintentionally.
It's nothing new, this is what our brains do.
This time I chose to have my own back.
I redirected my little pain in the ass brain, lol.
Yes, there were a ton of typos and writing those blogs each week terrified me.
Sure, most of it didn’t make much sense lol, but I put myself out there and it felt scary AF.
Yep, words were missing, duplicated, and very much gibberish at times.
But I wrote them knowing that people could and likely were judging me.
And I sent that shit anyway.
It doesn’t seem like that big of a deal, but I felt vulnerable everytime I sent those emails.
Those that know me well, know that vulnerability is not something that comes easily for me.
Prior to launching my business I had very little experience feeling vulnerable, let alone intentionally doing things that made me feel vulnerable.
I would send an email out to ten people in the beginning, but it felt like it was being displayed in Times Square for the world to see and judge.
I kept going.
I experienced all the mind drama over those emails week after week after week.
Until one day, I was like “oh yeah, I used to really spin out over writing those emails”.
Huh? How fun is that?
Did people judge them? Probably.
Are they now? Possibly.
Are my blogs weird and scattered? Absolutely.
Truth is, it doesn’t matter much to me anymore.
The biggest difference between then and now is that I CHOOSE to have my own back now.
Always.
Even with the typos.
Even though I sound like a complete weirdo.
As I read my blog from a year ago, I am proud of myself for pushing through all of those “grindey” emotions and putting myself out there. The typos make it even better in a way.
I’m sure 2021 Machele will read this blog post and have a similar what-the-hell-was-I-even-talking-about experience.
I’m sure I’ll chuckle about it then, too.
We always get to choose our choice, and you can never go wrong when you choose to have your own back.
Particularly when it doesn’t come easily.
Try to have your own back on something you’re struggling with, even if it’s messy, and even if you’ve been messy.
…especially if you’ve been messy.
And when you’re ready, I can help you create having-your-own-back as your new default mode.
P.S. If you’re curious about the blog that made me cringe so much, you can read it here: https://www.lifeleapcoaching.com/my-weekly-blog/fomo-and-jomo. I didn’t cave in and fix all of the typos and grammatical errors because I don’t want to jack with history. Lol
Best regards,
Machele
Machele Galloway is a Certified Life Coach through The Life Coach School. She's based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and specializes in helping her clients manage their time and their minds. She firmly believes that you can't manage one without managing the other. She virtually coaches women nationwide. If she isn't coaching clients, she is studying concepts and techniques. And if she isn't doing that, she's probably playing with a dog or watching the Real Housewives of some city. - “Life is short. Play a little.”
