Put Yourself Out There

I am not one to have New Years resolutions, but I am one to have short-term goals and do my best to accomplish them. That is exactly what I want to do this year – I want to handle s***. I have to admit, sometimes it is hard to put yourself out there!…to want to accomplish something so bad, but yet afraid of what other people might say/think about you. I have this fear all the time, and at the same time, I know I need to put myself out there to eventually accomplish my ultimate goals. A famous quote close to me reads “Until you spread your wings, you will have no idea how far you can fly.” Corny, I know, but so true!

So I tell all of you out there – and also as a challenge to myself – put yourself out there! Or else you will NEVER know how much of your dreams you are actually able to accomplish. You want to start your own business, go for it! Do you question if your good enough to make art or if you have exceptional photography skills? Just get out there!! Do something! Start small and grow big. Are you tired of your job? Go look for a new one…apply to 30 jobs if you have to. I must have gone to about 10 different job interviews before I got my current job. No one wanted to hire me because I had no experience in the field. When I thought I wasn’t going to go anywhere, I received the phone call and was hired! I have told myself – I don’t want to be 50 years old and look back, and tell myself why I never went for it. I don’t want to be that person. I would rather start something and fail, rather never have started at all. Things might not catch on right away, but eventually, you will grow. I want my blog to grow more, I want to do more creative jobs, I want to travel more, I want to just do more – not by myself, but with my family right by my side.

Put yourself out there. You have nothing to lose. Connect with people, network and empower each other. There is nothing more beautiful than seeing other people succeed and get to feed off that energy – good energy. Please pass it on, we sure need more of it… Handle s*** because you can!

XO, Jan