Start Small and You May Surprise Yourself

Y’all, I started this blog a little over a year ago after a deeply painful breakup and a looming 40th birthday prompted me to re-evaluate what the fuck I was really doing with my life. 

I set a goal of writing 6 posts in 6 weeks to see what would happen. That felt like a challenging but reasonable goal. It would push me without running me ragged. It was big enough to be a stretch while staying small enough to seem like it would truly be achievable.

Now, it’s been a year. And I’m chiming in with a short post to acknowledge the anniversary and how much progress I’ve made by starting small, giving myself grace, and continuing to plug away even when I sometimes got discouraged or burnt the fuck out.

I started with a goal of 6 posts. This is post number 38! 

Since last November, I’ve written well over 50k words – which is basically the length of a short-ish book!

That’s fucking rad in and of itself.

I also eventually got a logo.

I imported this blog from WordPress to Substack so that more readers could access it.

I enrolled in (and am a few weeks away from completing) two different coach training programs.

And this post is also my way of announcing that I’ve officially launched my coaching business!

All in just over a year.

FUCK YEAH! 

Just Do Something

Now, that list isn’t a catalog of my determination or special capacity as a get-shit-done badass. It’s not meant to signal that I’m somehow uniquely driven or talented or special. 

It’s a reminder that change is possible for all of us. Big, cool dreams are possible for all of us. We just have to start small.

This refrain will be one of the throughlines of this blog forever: something is better than nothing. 

One, short post is better than none. One squat is better than none. One vegetable, or set of stairs, or small, healthy choice is better than none. One stroke of the paintbrush, one single note on that instrument, one word on the page, one item of clutter put away, one weed pulled, one tiny step toward the change that you want for yourself is better than none.

As we approach the end of another year, let’s consider what we want for ourselves moving forward. What dream or goal is out there waiting for us?

It may seem super far off. It may seem virtually impossible. But, I promise, change is possible. 

What do you really want for yourself? What little glimmer of excitement is buried in your heart, begging to be kindled into something more?

I believe in you. You can do the thing. You can make it happen. All you gotta do is take one small step in that direction.

And if you need or want direct support and encouragement around that juicy, beautiful change you want to make in your life – let’s chat. I’m here for it.

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Note: that last bit was an unabashed plug for my coaching services. I offer pay-what-you-will, one-hour sample sessions if you want to get a sense of what life coaching (and coaching with me specifically) is all about. 

I promise, this blog won’t turn into an endless marketing pitch. My goal here will always be to freely share ideas and advice that I genuinely believe will be helpful or comforting. I’m committed to accessibility and doing what I can to help all of y’all live the lives you want for yourselves. 

I’m also super fucking excited to coach more people. I’ve been working with clients for a few months now, and this is absolutely what I’m here on this earth to be doing. So, I wanted to share that with y’all. Thanks for being on this journey with me.