“Great things take time. (It’s you, you’re the great thing.) 😘 ~Michell C. Clark
Cheers to 12 years of side hustlin'... (#322)
Yesterday I celebrated my 12-year blogiversary! 🎉. Even though I didn’t know what it was then, publishing that “Hello world” post a week before starting my 30th year feels more accomplished.
Because I thought I’d have it all figured out by then. My career, family, and [insert some other milestone society gives us here].
But let me tell you a secret…🤫
It is 12 years later, and I still don’t have it all figured out. I always tell folks I’m still wondering what I will be when I grow up.
In the meantime, though…
I have a business doing something I love
I have a career where I work with amazing people
I have an incredibly supportive squad who has my back
I’m an aunt, sister, daughter, granddaughter, caregiver, friend, coach, mentor
I’m a dancer
I’m a speaker
I’m a newsletter creator
All because I started a blog in 2011 and continued to take steps forward (pausing when needed).
I have built a life that works for me right now. And it’s pretty awesome.
I hope to help you do the same, a baby step at a time.
Thank you for being a part of this adventure with me. 🥰 💖
What is something you are celebrating this week, month, or year? How has it changed your life? Would love to hear about it!
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P.S. I’m looking for more side hustlers to share their advice and stories as part of the Side Hustle Convos series. If you would like to be interviewed, reply and lemme know!
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📺. Watching: M3gan. I took the plunge last week and watched this one. It wasn’t as scary as I thought, but I did find myself looking away at certain points especially watching Peacock’s unrated version. It’s so interesting about a toy that can be your friend and protector, almost to the point of obsession. Like, I loved her - she’s a charming villain. The movie also covers some important themes on grief and coping with change. I recommend it, but if you’re like me, you may want to watch it in the daytime with the lights on. 🫣
🎧. Listening: Side Hustla! Playlist. I made a playlist for us!! Have you listened yet? Sometimes I’ll listen to the radio station based on this playlist. If you click the three little dots next to the heart button, you can “Go to Playlist Radio.”
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15 Ideas You Can Steal to Make the Next 12 Months a Period of Remarkable Growth
Creating content leaves a trail of bread crumbs behind that shows you what you care about and where you want to go in life.
Tim Denning shares several ideas you can start today. My favorites are being a content creator and noticing the story you tell yourself. There are 13 other ideas that you may find helpful.
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“The Journey” by Mary Oliver
One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice -- though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles. "Mend my life!" each voice cried. But you didn't stop. You knew what you had to do, though the wind pried with its stiff fingers at the very foundations, though their melancholy was terrible. It was already late enough, and a wild night, and the road full of fallen branches and stones. But little by little, as you left their voice behind, the stars began to burn through the sheets of clouds, and there was a new voice which you slowly recognized as your own, that kept you company as you strode deeper and deeper into the world, determined to do the only thing you could do -- determined to save the only life that you could save.
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