My Love Letter to '22
The 2022 version of me is not the version 2023 will see!
I seriously cannot believe it's been a year. I remember talking to a friend who was doing 75hard and asking her all the things about it, and at first, I thought she was BAT SHIT crazy… but the next day, I jumped in and have never looked back.
I'm not exaggerating when I say I was in a dark place.
I was slowly self-sabotaging.
My marriage, in my own mind, was tanking.
I wasn't showing up for my kids.
I had ZERO purpose.
It was time to make a change, and guess what? I FUCKING DID IT! Other than being a mom and wife, I struggle with commitment. But, in my mind, this journey was life or death. I was committed to doing it, and I did!
In the last year of my life, I took back control of my health…although it's still a working progress, I started a business and revamped another. I finally hired someone to create a home for me on the world wide web, and what can I say… She surpassed all of the dreams I had for it! I took a dream of owning a longhorn ranch and made it my reality – we start breeding in the fall! I started working outside the house again and putting it simply; I am happy and confident with who I am and continue to become.
Oh, and as of this late, I started school to become a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner. Crazy, right? Who am I?
The last year has been FULL of ups and down, but that’s parred for the course. Here are five things I learned about myself and the power of doing 75hard that I truly feel everyone should implement in their lives.
First off, You have to be willing to do the hard things, NO MATTER WHAT! I am sure you have heard time and time again – you don’t get by in life taking the easy way out. If you were like me, you would roll your eyes and keep on…But, this last year has taught me that doing the hard things is what only ONE percent of the population is willing to do. That makes you a badass and receptive to all the good that comes from doing those hard things.
Second – always, always stay committed to Y-O-U, first! This was my biggest flaw and something I am still working on. I get into this habit where I sit and dreaming about this life I want, and I know it’s the life I can create for myself. However, I don’t stay the course. When shit would get tough, I would turn and find every excuse not to do the work. Most importantly, I would break the promise to myself, and as I look back now, it’s incredibly heartbreaking, but lesson learned, right?
Thirdly, choose to find the magic in the mundane. This is seriously where the magic happens. When we commit to the small, everyday details of our lives, we create the habits we need to be successful. It’s the simple things that become SO difficult for us to accomplish, yet when we consistently take action in those habits, it starts a ripple effect in our lives, and slowly you will see everything in your vision become a reality.
Fourth, and honestly, the most important in my mind because I still struggle with this, is belief! You have to not only envision the life you want to create but also believe it’s already yours. You have to see, smell, taste, and walk the walk as if it’s the current life you are living. If we continue to believe in our past selves, that will be the self that shows up in our future. So, vision who you want to become and be her EVERY SINGLE DAY.
Lastly, you have to stay true to your BOSS voice and say adios to the BITCH VOICE. If you haven’t read Andy Frisella’s book “75 Hard, " go check it out as he created this, but everyone should lean into it. Simply put, the Bitch voice is going to be the voice that feeds your mind with the excuses of why you can’t do something, and the BOSS voice is going to be the voice that not only shuts up the Bitch voice but make sure you do the hard things to get the great things out of your life!
I am so proud of who I have become in the last year, but I am even more thrilled about what's to come because of the hard work and discipline I have dedicated to myself.
Watch out, world, because 2023 is going to be filled with madness and magic (in a good way, of course), but most importantly, gratitude for all of the support I have!
