Over this past week, as you will have read in “What Friends Are For“, I have been working on my final design for my shop and blog. And I’m happy to say that both are done! I may add or change the advertising on the blog over time, and of course add new pieces to my mixed media jewelry shop. However, as for changing the design… there will be NO changes.
I have to admit the idea of finally having settled on a design scares me. Why? Because it means I have to face my fears of actually succeeding with my business. You might think, why would you be afraid of success? I think this stems from hearing repeatedly from things I’ve learned from my parents over the years that have found their way into my subconscious. Things such as “once poor, always poor”, “no matter how hard you work, you will never get ahead”, or “online business is not a real business”. Now I don’t have the same views as my parents, but having heard their thoughts repeatedly over the years, my subconscious decided they were my points of view also.
Over the last few years I have been working on retraining my subconscious. This has been hard as I continue to hear the same thing from my parents when I’m around them. So, I’m also learning how to block out the thoughts I don’t want entering my mind and only letting in those that empower and encourage me. It’s a slow process, though I’m now starting to see some results.
Finishing this blog and shop design is the first step towards my end goal of becoming self-supporting financially by working from home, and owning my own home & land it is on.
I’ve learned that once you’ve decided to do something, one should not allow outside influences to deter you from whatever it is you want to do. No one knows you better than you.
Your Turn!
Have you reached your goals? If not, what fear is stopping you from moving forward?
