"I found that following every single coach or creator and signing up for every single freebie to learn was actually hindering my progress. Though initially, it was great to use a jumping-off point to learn, it essentially took away from my confidence and originality and made me constantly second-guess myself. I was always looking to someone else for an example, such as, “I wonder what so-and-so’s sales page looks like?” Or, “Maybe I should do what they’re doing because they’re successful at it.”

What many creators fail to share is their origins before they had a huge following, amazing content, and tons of clients or students. As a new creator, I only saw a small sliver of what their businesses looked like, so I was only getting part of the picture. It made me question why I didn’t have the massive success that they did when they made it look effortless. Turns out, starting a business of any kind takes patience, grace, and passion.

In fact, I gave up several times before relaunching because I realized that I needed to share my unique offers and experiences with clarity and confidence. I only sought advice from extremely trusted sources and stopped listening to those who were giving out advice based on where they were, not where they came from. I am constantly auditing my own social media feeds and seeking out those who acknowledge the business building and creative process, instead of just sharing a Before & After, or speaking solely from having built influence.

Putting my proverbial blinders on has allowed me to become more expressive and authentic while creating and following through on the offerings I would have otherwise dismissed because that wasn’t the way others have done it."