"Keep looking where the light pours in." ☀️~Morgan Harper Nichols
HAPPY FEBRUARY! I, for one, am glad January is over. I feel like it legit lasted three years. 🤦🏾♀️
This week especially has been tough as Kobe Bryant’s death hit us all in a way. I feel like it united the world in grief and sadness. And also shook us.
For me personally, I have not really been a Kobe fangirl. But I’m not really a sports fangirl anyway. Most of my friends know sports metaphors are totally lost on me. But his death affected me, just the same. I think it’s because it was so unexpected, his daughter was with him. And he is such a larger than life presence in the world. And a friend of mine mentioned, it’s hitting some of us especially hard because in a way we all grew up together. So he has been a constant in our lives for years.
And now he is gone. His daughter is gone. 7 others are gone. So unexpectedly. And we are reminded of our own mortality. And that we may not have the time on this earth that we think we do.
I re-shared an image on Facebook this week that says "At the end of our life, we will ask ourselves three questions, "Did I live? Did I love? Did I matter?" My cousin suggested that we ask those questions now of ourselves now:
Do I live? Do I love? Do I matter?
And if the answer is no, that's okay. What can you start doing today to change that? What baby step can you take so that if the unexpected does happen, you can die knowing you did everything you could. You can choose to die empty.
While my overall topsy turvyness from the last few weeks is not completely gone, I will say that I feel a bit lighter. I’ve made time for things that make me smile, like legos and reading, dancing and being with friends/family. I’ve made time to dream and scheme about moving my business forward this year. And I have hope that the heaviness will continue to get lighter as I continue to make time for healing.
One of the things that I’ve been brainstorming on is a coaching/mentoring offer for my clients who could use a little help moving forward with their side hustle plans. How would you like to have me as a side hustle mentor of sorts for a day, 1 on 1, to get you unstuck and moving with your side hustle?
If that interests you or if you want the deets of the offer I'm experimenting with, hit reply and let me know. I have 3 spots available.
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#loves 😍
📝 Notes from the Universe - I love this daily newsletter that gives you little messages from the universe like this one: "When you don't know what you want Jessica, it's probably time to begin enjoying what you have."
✅Grammarly - this free tool has been my spelling and grammar sidekick since 2014. I use it as a Chrome extension and activated in Google Docs to catch the errors as I type. #winning
#reads
You Can Be More Than One Thing — www.career-stories.com
This ---> "We can all do and enjoy several different roles. We can test and experiment with possible selves. We can choose the one or some that work for our life." 🧪
TPC: Memorize this Acronym if You Want to Grow Your Email List in 2020 — fizzle.co
Traffic, Placement, and Conversions. As I'm starting to think through goals for 2020, I would really love to grow my email list. This is a great framework to follow. Based on this, my first step is to get to 1000 views a month on my site. 💻
Why 'Do the Next Right Thing' Is My New Mantra — advice.shinetext.com
As someone who's been feeling the overwhelm monster a ton lately, I really like this simple way of asking myself, "what's the next right thing to do for me" 🤔
#icymi
😍 Last issue’s most clicked pick was: How to Quit Your Job
#lifevibes
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