The Beginning (How did I get here?)

This post marks the *official* beginning of my blog here at my new site. What a scary endeavor blogging is!

I’m totally in awe of writers & bloggers – especially those that manage to post every day.

I’ve never been a writer, and find it very intimidating.

I’ve also discovered that the only way I can bring myself to hit publish, is by pretending no one reads, or will ever read, what I write.

How did I get here?

If you happened to read my home page (in my mind, no one will ever read it, haha), you’ve seen that most of my adult life has been a blur.

Somewhere between losing my dad to pancreatic cancer, and quitting my retail sales job,

I woke up.

(What the hell was I doing in retail sales, anyway?)

This awakening brought changes that left those close to me scratching their heads:

Literally overnight, I adopted a raw vegan diet, sick of chronic allergies & feeling like crap. It freaked out everyone around me.

I started running. It hurt like hell.

Then, just running wasn’t good enough. I had to try barefoot running. (Now she’s really gone mad).

I decided to be a full time insurance broker, despite hating sales, and being scared out of my mind. (Being self-employed is unpredictable, and terrifying. I feel uncomfortable every day. And… I don’t make enough money. Yet).

Instead of traditional sales and marketing methods, I created a website that has nothing to do with health insurance.

I started this blog. (I’m not even a writer. I’m also an introvert).

This leaves me wondering, how did I get here? Have I lost my mind?

Why don’t I just go get a job? What if I fail?

I wonder if creating this website is just a way to avoid the pressure of selling.

Or,

could it actually be the one thing that inspires me to grow my business from a place that is truly genuine (rather than doing what everyone else is doing)?

The most amazing thing is, I am happier, and living more in the moment than I ever have.

I’m afraid, but at least I’m awake.

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[Thanks so much for visiting my first (terrifying!) post!]

What are you doing in your life that takes you out of your comfort zone?
-Does is ever get easier?
-Is there anything you’ve ever done that terrified you (that you almost didn’t do, and are so glad you did)?

What is the biggest risk you’ve ever taken in your life – personally or professionally?

Comment below, I’d love to hear about it!

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(I’d like to give inspirational credit to Elizabeth Potts Weinstein (@ElizabethPW on twitter), who inspires entrepreneurs to “Live their Truth” and Scott Stratten, (@unmarketing on twitter) for making it OK to engage, rather than “sell.”)

*earlier blog posts on this site have been transferred from my previous non-blog website