I’ll be honest.

After glancing at the gym floor and seeing this at 6:00 in the morning before my spin class, my first thought was to turn around and walk out the door.

Sometimes I see things like this and I rise to the occasion. I puff my chest up and psych myself up.

Not this morning.

But, in the words of a dear friend of mine, I said to myself “I can do hard things” 

So I got on my bike, started the ride and took the entire 60 minutes of class one Phase at a time.

I was sharing with someone the other day the difference I see in being a business owner versus an employee. As a business owner not only am I working for my clients in helping them accomplish their goals, but I’m also working for my business in helping my business accomplish its goals. Setting strategy, ensuring all of the i’s are dotted and t’s crossed, keeping up with trends in the marketplace and “filling the funnel” with business opportunities. 

“Is it hard?” She asked me. “Well, it’s not easy” was my reply. But being “not easy” isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Just like today’s workout. “Not easy” can be Moderate, and I’m okay with that.

Moving through the phases of life can be Somewhat Hard sometimes. It can also be Hard. And there are days when it’s Very Hard. 

The beauty in these phases is just that. They’re PHASES. They too shall pass (sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly as was evident in today’s ride), but if I stay true to form, stay true to the effort I put in, I know I will come out of these phases stronger than if I had just turned around and walked out of class. And you know what? I did!!

So here’s to all of you who are riding through all of the phases in life, whether they be Moderate, Somewhat Hard, Hard or Very Hard. You’ve got this, and I’m glad to be along for the ride with you…

It’s been a week.

I was speaking with a trusted friend the other day about a situation I am grappling with professionally and how ”it’s making me uncomfortable!” I complained.

 He said “Humans are a lot like horses in that all horses want is to be comfortable, all they want is to be out in the pasture with their buddies and they know that the sooner they get their job done, they’ll be comfortable. Right now, you’re uncomfortable and you don’t like it, you want to be comfortable don’t you?”

 It got me thinking about this quote I heard about entrepreneurs “99% of what you have to do to grow your business is stuff you’ve probably never done before. Stuff that’s out of your comfort zone.”

This rings SO true for me!

 I’ve needed to stop myself multiple times over the last few months and give myself a bit of grace in that this is part of building a business, heck, this is a part of life! Part of life is being uncomfortable, recognizing it for what it is, and moving back to that sense of comfort (which in this case scenario was simply about me learning the lesson and moving on).

 So for those of you entrepreneurs in my life (you know who you are), know that you’re not alone in your uncomfortableness, and you’ve got an ally in me, cheering you on every step of the way!

 In the meantime, I think I’ll enjoy my cup of tea and a night in to celebrate being comfortable again ☕️