It’s ok to suck at something as long as you’re trying.
When I decided to try my hand at photography I started taking courses on cameras and editing software; I quickly realized that along side of helping people and empowering women that it was a passion of mine and wanted to pursue it. What I didn’t realize is how much time I would invest into the business aspect of things. It’s one of those times where you ask yourself “How hard could it be to start a business?” Someone slap me. I’ve watched Shark Tank. I should have realized. Well, to do it legally, it’s exhausting. There are so many things that I didn’t know that I didn’t know about state revenue licenses, contract legalities, CRM systems (still learning, so bear with me), invoicing, and I could go on. I’m not here to complain. I’m a positive person. I’m here to talk about how I quickly realized I suck at organizing a workflow… but I’m trying damn hard and giving it all of my free time to learn.
I feel like so many people stop trying when they realize they suck at something. How are you ever going to know your full potential if you quit before you’ve even given it a fair shot? Somewhere on here I mentioned I was a bridal consultant before and those first two weeks on the job were rough. Talk about a position that is trial by fire! My first ever appointment by myself a customer screamed at me in front of the entire store because I wasn’t fast enough at looking up how long it would take to order specific dresses and didn’t know the name of all the 64 colors we carried at the time. I then went on to be a top sales consultant and never had less than a 5 star review in the 7 years I was there.
What is your passion? What are you willing to suck at and put yourself out there in order to make it happen? You’ve got to be comfortable with being seen. You’ve got to take chances. You’ve got to step outside your comfort zone. Do one thing every day that scares you. Somedays for me that’s as small as killing a spider in the corner. Other days that’s making a career change. But when you become complacent you stop growing, and you should never stop growing. Never stop investing in yourself. Never stop believing in yourself. And if you don’t think anyone else believes in you… I do.