How to Approach a Scary, yet so Exciting Life Idea/Change | Quitting 9-5 for Better

Hey! Welcome to my first blog post where I woke up this morning to this burning desire to sit down and write to you. To the girl who is like me and wants it all but definitely runs into struggles but later discovers those struggles are necessary for growth & change.

This blog post is going to be filled with topics that I still preach to myself to this day and am still practicing. Starting or doing something a little atypical is terrifying yet SO FREEING. When I was a dental assistant full time and did my side biz around that I LOVED every minute of my side gig. It brought so much light in my life. Going full time I was not expecting that to change, but it did.

Leaving something average for better is a huge decision and, again, terrifying. Believe it or not, I made that decision in one evening after work. Bad day, supportive humans in my life who know me best and know the struggles I was going through. It seemed like the best option to let that part of my life go. The part I planned to go to college for, get that degree, and only work for 1.5 years. Honestly, my “passion” for that gig ended about the 1 year mark in.

Let’s talk about what you came here for, the adjustment and how to handle ANY adjustment you decide or comes your way. The first month (last Feb) was my full time being at home to pursue my online health & fitness dream. Little did I know the impact this would have. It started off great and I gave myself a little grace period to adjust- I mean how hard could staying at home & working be? HARD.

Do I regret quitting my 9-5? Absolutely not. I have not been happier. HOWEVER, the adjustment was REAL for me, unlike having someone tell you what time you need to be where and what you need to do; home-life is NOT like that. I got into a habit of sleeping in, consistently pushing things to “tomorrow”, beating myself up that I am not “there” yet… whatever that means. Basically ALWAYS second guessing myself and actions. Which soon I found out that shopping became my control. When I found myself stressed and anxious about what I need to do for our family and stressing out about not making that happen YET I would go shopping for things we(I) “needed”.

Babe, if this is you or you are thinking about doing something similar to test you and prove to yourself that you are so capable of so much in this beautiful world just remember these few things.

Like I said, I am still telling this to myself as well I am not even a year into this and it leads me into this point…

·Give yourself time. GOOD TAKES TIME. Been trying it for 1 month, 2,6,9+? Please, babe, give it more time as hard as that can be.

· Focus on YOU and not others. This is hard one for me. I have had to adjust how I run my biz and “social media life” for ME and not how others expect from me or so I think. Also, the only person who is allowed to judge you is the one with the perfect life. Absolutely. no.one.

"no one more successful/happy than you will judge you." - TRUTH.

· Surround yourself with people who WANT the same as you and don’t push you backwards. That is OK.

· Don’t be afraid to try things to find your true passion it is encouraged to get creative and just do but do with purpose, intention, and time. (if you are reading this- this is my first blog post I am writing 12.30.19. BEFORE the New Year.)

· Remember, not everything has to be done TODAY. I would much rather you focus on one thing rather than stressing out about the 12 things you aren’t getting done while watching YouTube because you are too stressed and overwhelmed. BEEN THERE. Many times.

· Life is FOR risks, taking chances, etc. You won't die from deciding something crazy & scary. The option is yours and the possibilities are endless.

· Give YOURSELF permission to just be. Just live. & strive to be better daily.

Recap on this year and decision. I would not change a thing. It allowed me to risk, test my strength, test my weaknesses, test me. It allowed me to learn, grow, be better, & realize I am good enough to do whatever I set my heart to. You are too. Decide & just do.

Welcome 2020!

Much love,

xx,

Megan

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