Starting Confessions
Here you are, at my new blog!
And whether you have followed me through my several incarnations of the past, or have arrived here for the very first time, I am excited to welcome you to a giant slice of my soul.
I’m setting up camp here on this new blog to help you bring more romance and adventure to the the whole pie of life– personally and professionally, big picture and little picture, at home and online.
My goal is for this blog to be base-camp for a tribe of like-minded mommas, and personal brands who– through breakdowns and all– boldly declare life is best lived when it is lived with passion and purpose, romance and adventure.
To create this space, I’m going to make myself entirely vulnerable and share honestly with you the challenges as well as highlights. (Never under estimate the power of sharing a breakdown, right?). In the words of author and pastor Pete Wilson,
It’s just a basic fact of life: we can’t really experience or appreciate real community until we dare to be authentic. We can’t benefit form the power of community until we dare to face who we really are.
So in the spirit of a humble and honest friendship, just so we start this new relationship under no false pretenses, I thought I should begin by confessing.
(We have all got our fears and insecurities and hopefully by me sharing mine, you feel less shy about your own).
So here we go:
~Projects I’ve championed in the past didn’t go as far as I dreamed they would.
~ I dropped out of photography school because I got pregnant (I wasn’t married either).
~ I created a niche social network that had great promise at it’s start but didn’t become all that I had hoped it could.
~ A magazine we created went bust after only one publication.
~ I got into a business partnership that was incredibly bad news and emotionally draining, and let decisions be made out of fear.
~ I launched a blog that was, in effect, “a dud”, and got prematurely exited about several other projects that never saw the light of day.
~ I own 37 domain names that are doing nothing but reminding me of how cheaply “great ideas” come and how challenging it is to turn them into something more.
And now for a few more personal things (kind of heavy, watch-out):
~ When I was 22 I was an over-eater and spent one month at an eating disorder clinic to help me get straight on the fact that food will never fill the holes in my heart.
~ I didn’t try my best in grad school.
~ I spent 5 days in the mental ward of a hospital when I was pregnant because I was completely overcome with the fear, anxiety, and uncertainty of becoming a single mother.
~ I almost pushed away the love of my life because I didn’t think I could handle the vulnerability required to be truly loved.
~ I’ve knowingly bought into lies from negative inner voices because I didn’t know who my identity was without them.
Whew, what a list.
Did I really just share all that? Yep I did. And here is the thing: I’ve made it to the other side of each one of these “failures.” None of them are keeping me from advancing forward and creating my own irresistible life. And your fears, insecurities, and past failures shouldn’t either.
We are here, as Thoreau suggested, to live the life we’ve imagined.
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams!
Don’t let where you have been prevent you from heading toward where you are meant to be. The world will always try to mark you by what you have or haven’t done yet, but do everything in your power to resist.
There is something incredible about confessing. Once all your secrets are out, they no longer have the same hold on you. It’s liberating.
Try it. I dare you to confess at least one thing that’s been eating you up. It’s a lie to believe that these things define what you are capable of…
Also, when you are done leaving a comment, check out these posts by some folks that have inspired me along the way in this adventure:
From Dave Navarro, Insecurity Doesn’t Pay the Bills
From Marie Forleo & Johnny B Truant, How to Be Real Online and Get Paid For It
Oh yes, and if you are the type that likes “Homework Assignments,” download this free workbook on 7 Steps to Playing a Much Bigger Game . I’ve done it myserlf, so I can attest that it’s worth doing. See me playing a bigger game already, don’t you? 
P.S. This blog is different than all of my other projects for two big reasons: 1). It’s geared entirely toward helping you and 2). It’s my business. I offer one-on-one coaching and consulting, and I’m also creating special home-study courses and workshops to meet the needs of people who are ready and wanting more in depth tools and accountability to advance their personal and social media life. Make sure you are subscribed to the newsletter to be among the first to know about program launches.
