A few months ago you may have heard about my public declaration that I was leaving my business to go and work in a “real J.O.B”. I went on in my blog post about how I felt a job was better suited for me and how I had such a great opportunity that I couldn’t pass up, blah blah blah.

They say everything happens for a reason and there are no mistakes, but WOW do I ever wish I could rewind back to that time and talk myself out of one of the biggest mistakes I’ve ever made. I’m here to tell you I was wrong. No, I wasn’t just wrong, I was REALLY wrong!

It didn’t take long for the novelty to wear off of this “amazing new opportunity” and I quickly realized the grass is most definitely not always greener. I began to deeply regret my decision. I did lot of soul searching and realized that I had acted too quickly leaving my business because it wasn’t my business that was the problem. It was me. I had become cynical and jaded. I began to grow weary of the way I was doing things day to day but felt I didn’t have a choice.

I realized that I had been doing things in such a way that I drove myself in the opposite direction of success. Sure I had built a successful practice fairly quickly and worked with some of the top names in the industry but I wasn’t loving everything I was doing. I was offering services I didn’t enjoy because I thought I had to in order to stay competitive. I was working late into the night and on weekends to make my clients happy because I thought if I didn’t they would go somewhere else. Basically I was an administrative 7-11.

During this provocative look within I began to feel like I was mourning a loss. I really missed my business. Not because I was treated badly at my job. My boss and everyone I worked with was very nice and the work was certainly doable, but because I truly missed what I was doing before. I missed working with my clients. I missed helping people follow their dreams. I missed everything about it. After having a long heart to heart with my husband I knew what I had to do.

I sat down one evening and wrote my letter of resignation fully aware that it would NOT go over well with my employer. I was right. But I had never felt so free than at that moment, even though I now had no job. Somehow I wasn’t worried.

I knew if I was going to give this another go I was going to have to do things differently. I spent a lot of time getting clear on who I really was, what I wanted and what I could offer. The whole process was enlightening and cathartic. I wish I had taken the time to go through this process the first time instead of just jumping in head first.

A funny thing happened when I began tossing around the idea to come back. I started telling a few people on the down low what my plans were. I feared rejection and people laughing at the idea but the opposite happened. Every single one of them welcomed me back with open arms, telling me they missed me and were so glad to hear about my decision. In fact, even some former clients stepped forward and told me whatever I decided in the end, they would like to still work with me on the side in whatever capacity I could offer them. It was that kind of feedback that solidified for me that I made the right decision.

This time around I decided not to hide behind a fancy name or “corporate” looking website. What you see is what you get. The website reflects my new outlook, fresh, clean, renewed and inspired. My services have changed a bit but promise the same “integrity” and as always, affordably priced.  Along with my services I plan to offer plenty of resources on the site to help you in your business and much more down the road so come back often to see what’s new and I hope you’ll take the time to browse around to learn more about me and what I do.

I’m so glad to be back here with you and I look forward to a long and successful journey. Thanks for coming along for the ride!!