Steps In a New Direction

Even small steps are progress.  I have every intention of building a coaching, speaking and writing business on the side so that I can someday leave the corporate environment, an environment that just is not a fit for me, never was.  I am not cut out for the back stabbing and stepping on people to get what I want, not my thing.  When I tell people about this goal of mine to leave the “normal” work world and blaze my own trail, I have received a lot of eye rolls and snarky comments.

Rather than focus on what sucks, I’m going to focus on the good that I can create.  Haters are gonna hate, and those that are jealous or otherwise not supportive don’t have a vote anyway, so they can say whatever, doesn’t matter.  I know I can make a difference for some people.  I know I can show them ways around, over and through obstacles…and I can show them that some of the obstacles were never really holding them back at all.  I am good with goal setting, time management and encouragement.  I can do this new thing!

My first step in a new direction was to buy a domain name.  I agonized for days over names, asked for a million opinions.  I mean, yeah, you can always change your domain name someday and rebrand yourself, but I wanted to pick a good one that made me smile from the start.  And I have one.  I bought it yesterday.  I’m not saying what it is yet…because next I have to pick a website host and build the first bones of a website.  As soon as I have a little something up, I’ll share.  Picking a name was a baby step in the right direction, a tiny step on a new path, but small as it is, I’m still excited.