Appearances are deceiving

I’ve been noticing recently from friends or acquaintances that they’ve been saying to me “I love what you’re doing on social media, you seem so busy, how’s it going, you’ve done so well, it’s amazing what you’re doing”. And I am so grateful for the support and acknowledgement but this is where I have to clarify a few things and put myself out there.

I feel I really am at the beginning of my journey. Despite feeling like I’ve already been on an epic adventure which has involved months worth of courses, hundreds of hours of reading and listening to podcasts, deep inner work, connecting to some amazing and supportive new friends and a lot of complaining to my husband, I feel like I am JUST just getting there.

You see when I am embarked on my first leg of the journey towards being a health coach, I thought “great I’ll get my qualification and find loads of clients and have a new career. Yay me!”. I’ve been pretty inpatient and hugely self-critical along the way and have challenged myself on most things. I was intent on finding my niche right at the beginning and refused to listen to my intuition, my inner voice, my gut despite having niggles I was rushing and not being authentic.

I knew I had an interest in these niches but was this what I wanted to practice everyday? In all honesty no. I got annoyed at myself for taking so long and why wasn’t I putting myself out there sooner. So off I went for more soul searching, reading, being coached, online courses and then...slowly little flashes of inspiration began to break the surface. True authentic feelings that made me want to lean into the discomfort and do it anyway.

So what I wanted to say today was that despite me looking like I have my sh*t together and my business locked down things are still changing! I’m still evolving, growing and learning. But I’m closer than I was a while ago and I now know what excites me and how I can help people. Why I expected it to be an overnight job, I’ll never know 🤷‍♀️Learning for a new career and then launching your own business takes a lot more than a brand name, logo and website - although they do help you look good from the outside!

So over the next few days you will see me changing my branding, launching my website and talking more about my new workshop series: Finding your inner voice. The reason I’ve gone with this as my launch series is that is what I’ve just gone through and know how hard it can be. Ive learnt to reconnect back to myself again and I want to help you do the same. Looking back how I was two years ago, the shift has been enormous but while we go through the process the changes seem so incremental and tedious. Yet consistency creates the routine to encourage those good habits. Have you been in my shoes and come out the other side? Are you feeling this right now and need help? I’d love to hear from you either way.