I failed 2019 (and here’s what I learned)

Standing on Christmas Eve in the dark in front of a large storage unit after driving a 20-ft truck for 9 hours, I thought this moment symbolizes the entire year.

2019 was a crap year for me. I didn’t meet my goals. So many things went off-track. I risk being vulnerable here in the online space where everyone brags of massive wins and success but I’m doing so intentionally for the sake of helping those who also had a crap year. I want you to enter the new year all the wiser so I’m going to disclose my mistakes. Please perform a self-check to not repeat the same ones I did.

Here’s what I did wrong:

1/ I lacked clarity around my business.

In January I got it in my head to develop a self-help method for women who lacked the self-confidence to overcome their fears and unleash their greatness. I wrote a book about it and build a whole 12-week curriculum. Great, right? Except the whole life coaching business never felt quite right to me. As an agency owner, I’m a natural consultant and love helping people solve their problems hands-on, not just be a cheerleader on the sidelines. Also, too many people seem to be calling themselves by the title of life coach with an industry-wide lack of credibility. I hated aligning myself with a profession where too many aren’t the real deal. Lastly, this was something…