Hey lovebug, 

I’ve been an entrepreneur for a long time. Fitness, graphic design, coaching, energy work, channeling. I’ve done so many things. 

One of the things you realize when you go into business for yourself is that suddenly EVERYONE has something to sell you.

Coaching. Systems. Apps. Courses. 

More efficiency! Productivity! Ease! Profit! 

And all you have to do is get on their list, follow them and most importantly, buy their thing. 

I have never felt more inundated with marketing than when I went into business.

I’ve also never felt more overwhelmed. 

In the beginning, when I really didn’t know what I was doing yet, I fell prey to so many sales pitches.

I had dozens of emails from different business coaches in my inbox EVERY DAY.

Each one had a different philosophy and a different set of beliefs about how business worked best. 

They assured me that their way was THE way to do business. 

I remember that I would try to take action, but then end up arguing with myself about which path I should take. This coach’s? Or this one’s? 

But I would get stuck in indecision and do nothing. 

Ironically, what I teach now was the ultimate solution back then. 

I needed to trust myself first. I needed to use my intuition. I needed to pick ONE coach that I trusted. And most importantly, in order to move forward, I needed to ignore everyone and everything else and keep going. 

I had to unsubscribe and unfollow so many people. I had to stop reading business books with new ideas. I had to stop obsessively listening to business audiobooks. 

I had to trust myself so I could take action and stay consistent.

I cannot tell you how relieving and how challenging it was to decide and commit to a path.

On the one hand, everything in my mind (and inbox) got much quieter and simpler. I wasn’t getting inundated with marketing ploys every day.

On the other hand, I couldn’t hide in the newest idea that came through my inbox. I couldn’t escape into the fantasy of something that I thought might be easier than what I was trying to do. 

I had to stop researching and analyzing and actually do my own work.

Oooof. 

It was great-awful-wonderful-terrible and exactly the right thing to do.

I know now that if I’m getting derailed, it’s because I’ve let too many voices in. I’ve stopped trusting myself and veered off path. 

I’ve gotten uncomfortable with being consistentand tried to find a way (ANY WAY) that I could do less of the hard stuff and get more of the good stuff. 

But the truth is, that’s not how business works and that’s not how life works.

Committing to something and staying consistent is how you change your health, improve your financial picture, grow your relationships, excel in new skills, learn a language, manifest a better apartment… it’s how you do everything. 

Some part of me really doesn’t want that to be true, but it’s so true. 

So! 

If you were on path and making some progress (in any area of your life) and you veered off track, look back and see what derailed you. 

Do you need to go back, re-commit and stick with it? (Because that’s usually the case for me.)

Or if you weren't derailed, but you couldn’t get started, maybe it’s time to commit to a path and silence all the outside noise?

Ultimately you are the supreme decider in your life. 

So decide and then stick with it. 

It’s how everything magical happens. 🙂

Rebecca*

PS: Meditation is one of those things that’s taught me consistency. If you haven’t started your practice yet, I highly recommend Meditation Magic. Here’s an email I got just the other day: