Sometimes I just have to get my thoughts out of my head and on to paper so to speak. So much is changing fast with me and in a very positive way. The pros say that you shouldn’t share your plans with the people around you, you should just get to work. And for the most part, that is what I do. I put my head down and get to work but things are going very well and I wanted to share for those who may be just getting started or are going thru the “is this going to work?” phase.
I really started to work on myself as a person, a worker, a leader last spring when I had hopes that I would be going into management for Sherwin Williams. I took a long hard look at where I wanted to be, what was standing in my way and what I needed to do/achieve to get there. As it turns out, hoping to go into management pushed me into an entirely different path.
As part of self discovery, I realized while still attempting to advance with Sherwin, that it had run its course and was holding me back from what and where I need to be. There was no position with the company that would make me complete or make my dreams happen. I figured out that I have more to offer and value myself higher than the hourly position I was working. Once I came to terms with it not being my life’s calling everything has shifted.
Over the past 10 months, I have taken on management courses, have started a color consultation business, passed my course and my exams for my real estate license, and have changed my daily work and diet. Each step has opened another door for me and has built my confidence up more and more. There are days that are hectic beyond belief but I still feel a sense of accomplishment knowing that I did the work and no one can influence or demand something from me that I do not want to give.
I wont tell you all my wins but I will quickly say this. For every work out that I fight to get through, I have noticed my body craving the activity or the stretches or the good food. For every consult I go to, I add another example or creative idea to my reviews or library. Last week, a referral lead to a new painter who needs exactly what I do and I have multiple jobs lined up with that company. If I find two more companies like that I will be booked solid. I am also connecting homeowners with painters and getting referral fees. Passing my tests has connected me to four brokerages that I can talk to about working for.
Change and growth isnt something obvious all the time. Metaphorically speaking, the seed has to breakdown, grow its roots, start its stem and break through the soil. As it keeps growing, no fruit is guaranteed for the first or even 5th season around. But when it blooms, watch out for abundance.
I finally feel like the hard work I have been putting in over the last 2 years is beginning to pay off. I have a solid foundation and I can keep building off of my hard work. Its been slow, its been little pay off, its been maddening at times. But I can see the growth now. I can see the next steps in front of me and keep working on what is growing now.
For any of you who are out there and starting a new path, whatever that may be, if its a health journey, a new career, growing your family, I hope that you will continue to push forward because it will get bigger, better, stronger. You have to keep moving and gaining ground even if it is one color consult at a time. I will keep telling you how this journey of mine goes. I want to know how you are doing. If you struggle I am here for you. If you need encouragement I am here for you. Post your journey, I will follow you too!!
The Distracted Damsel 