05/26/2022
Look at that girl. She was 19 and thought she knew EVERYTHING!!!
I've always had some kind of business or side hustle. I can remember as far back as the days of AOL and Windows 3.0 when "Google it" wasn't even a thing, I wanted to break out of the 9-5 grind.
There was never anyone in my life, at the time, that owned a business, but it never felt weird or scary to me to dive right in... even when I had no fu***ng idea what I was doing.
I had a business deal go south early on and it scared me. I hung up my entrepreneurial hat, moved to Florida, and got a 9-5 in the tech side of new home construction.
And even though I really enjoyed my job and made a good living, I was getting tired of seeing that hat collecting dust. So when the stars aligned (more like collided) and the opportunity came, I started a business as a full-time travel agent. And it was glorious!
Then a strange thing happenedβ¦
Every time I felt really good about the business, Iβd put up an imaginary roadblock in my own path. Like, I had to learn more, do more, or be 1000x better just to experience the joy this simple dream gave me. Looking back, I made it nearly impossible to reach it. I thought it β or I β wasnβt enough.
Since then, Iβve learned that simple is more than βgood enoughβ. Itβs the key to joy and happiness in business and in life. Be thankful for simple pleasures, simple goals, and simple steps.
When things start getting complicated, it usually means somethingβs off. Listen to your instincts, get back to your core, and do whatever you need to do to find your Simple again.
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What was your childhood dream, and what did you learn from it?