The Weeding | Being in business
It’s time to, once again, bravely weed out what no longer serves me. Yes, that’s exactly what I said in my last post. Did I do that? Did I go there?
If you’ve ever had a garden overgrown with weeds, you know the excuses that pop up. So that’s where I went — straight into avoid-avoid-avoid mode. It’s so much more joyful to go to the plant nursery, searching for new beautiful things to grow.
My business felt like a garden overrun with weeds — where was I even supposed to start? The shoulds piled up, creating an overwhelming mess that, in my mind, felt impossible to conquer.
So, I did nothing. In my head, I was tangled in this jungle of weeds, thinking, “Maybe none of my services, skills, or offerings make sense to anyone. Maybe I should just let go of being in business altogether.”
Then, somewhere in the back of my mind, I remembered something I’d written some time ago — an internal manifesto about how I wished my business to feel.
“Being in my business is entering an untamed garden, where the weeds are allowed to bloom, the grass sways in the wind, and the wildlife is welcome among the hammocks.”
So maybe weeding wasn’t so much about what I’m offering, but more about reconnecting with what I love and why, and how I talk about it.
How do you reconnect with what you truly love when things start to feel overgrown?
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This series was initially posted on Instagram when I was literally in the midst of not knowing what to do or where to go with my business.
Advice on being in business is mainly focused on the whats and the whys, and it’s not surprising that we lose sight of the love we have for what we do.
To keep going isn’t always the answer. Pausing, or fully stopping, is scary, but I believe it’s necessary to be able to reassess our priorities and rediscover our passion.
The shoulds piled up, creating an overwhelming mess that, in my mind, felt impossible to conquer.
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