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I like that and i think what i need to get comfortable with is that its ok to start where i am now and grow into what i want to do.
I think i spent a lot of time trying to figuring out in the shadows and not enough of doing it and seeing what happens.
Crystal SullivanParticipantOMFG LOVE the Leather days!!! Kicking shit down.
Also sorry to hear about your brother and a tough year.
I have never been diagnosed with ADHD but damn i have soo many ADHD things that i struggled with on the daily.
And Fuck THEM people. I struggle with confidence myself, but also at the same time not giving a fuck what anyone thinks. You got this!! You just gotta rock it girl! The more I learn about myself and confidence i truly think confidence has almost nothing to do with our looks and everything to do with the confidence we have in ourselves.
Crystal SullivanParticipantMan Dre, have I thought about this topic a fucking lot. And over the years I have tried so many businesses. I have learned what I like and don’t like in them.
For a long while I pushed away branding and design because my last job was so toxic I didn’t want anything to do with it.
For years I have always thought about helping female entrepreneurs step into their power and run their businesses on their own terms. Kind of like you are doing with us Dre. But i struggle with all the mindset shit bc I can barely get my business started and i go back and forth. But my story is extremely close to yours where i am an excellent listener and look at things in a way no one else usually does. I can tend to pul things or have people think of things they may not have thought of. All my friends say i’m so easy to talk to. While all at the same time thinking do i have what it takes.
BUT i also really do enjoy sitting down and designing all at the same time. Especially when I don’t have much else to do and i can just zone out and design.
BUT, the biggest BUT of them all. With all the shit going on in my personal life I don’t have the mental capacity to help others and I don’t want to be around people or cram all of that into my schedule. so I am kind of stuck in this shitty middle area.
Everyone always talks about having the ONE thing, but I keep feeling like that’s not my style. So I created the ultimate branding kit that has many logo templates for people to create a brand look. But I also wanted to come up with a brand template and then create the other templates like social, email, slide dec, ebooks funnels, etc, everything but the web bc that is not really my thing all in that same brand style. This one be like they can download all the different pieces they need and don’t and get the whole brand without paying a designer. Not super unique bc they aren’t paying for that but it gets them started with a professional design.
Then have my course as my other thing, maybe in a bit.
- This reply was modified 9 months, 3 weeks ago by Crystal Sullivan.
Crystal SullivanParticipantThank you everyone it’s been rough. I truly appreciate the support, it’s definitely much needed.
Crystal SullivanParticipantWelll… My why has always been to do what I want, when I want, with who I want!!!
But, it all started working in a toxic AF job for 12 years. I still am working a 9-5 but I had to get out of the toxic job to give me the time and energy to work on launching my business.
My husband works 3 jobs to support us so my first goal has been to make enough so he only needed to have one job and the one he enjoys that pays the least. Sad being a police officer is where he makes the least, but absolutely loves helping others.
But… my daughter has shifted my WHY these last few months. I am now in the gotta make this f*cking work now mentality. She has been struggling with anxiety and depression for years and recently tried to take her life, and therapy is expensive AF. So, my WHY has never been so strong and so pulling in my life. I want to be able to get her all the help she needs regardless of what it costs and the time I need. I ran over my time off allotment for this year because I took too many days off to help her. I don’t want this to be a stress in my mind.
BUT, I am also being conscious about trying to run my business so that I don’t feel desperate. I want everything to come from a state of peace and calm.
Crystal SullivanParticipantI’m catching up today from yesterday. But I love looking at confidence first. This is something I have struggled with my whole life. I have done a ton of work over the years and I’m still working and trying to run my business in a way that feels good to me. I am right in the middle of the extrovert/introvert end of things. But, being shy and not really loving plastering myself all over socials has stalled me in creating the business I dream about.
I decided a few months ago, that I was cutting thru all the BS, and I was going to focus on design, because its what I’m really good at. Then I can grow from there, and I would love to lean into things like Pinterest and Podcasting because those are more my speed. Attempting to run things the way others done has only paralyzed me from helping people. Time for me to FINALLY be me.
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