The past five years: my wins, losses... and a bizarre podcast experience ;)

 
Today I want to share about my business journey. Specifically, I want to show you how long things can take. 

Because we massively underestimate this. I know so many people who give up on their dreams because it’s taking longer than they think.

But good things do take time!
 
Relationships; friendships; having a baby; getting a degree... they’re not overnight things.
 
So let’s rewind five years, to the Claire of Yesteryear... :)
 
In 2015 I left my corporate job, set up a basic website, and took on a contract role to earn money. I also:
 

• Had my first guest blog post accepted;
• Ran my first (free) workshop;
• Trained to be a life coach.
  
  

In 2016, I had my first ever paid coaching client – I received $30! Plus I:
 

• Was published on The Huffington Post;
• Attended a conference in Whistler;
• Was a guest on a radio station (arranged at above conference);
• Ran my first paid workshop.
  
  

2017 saw the release of my my world-famous (ahem) accountability program. I ran two test programs, and:
 

• Set up a newsletter (hello!) 
• Presented two workshops at the Whistler conference; 
• Was a guest on a podcast (but the episode was never published, haha!)
  
  

2018 was a big year: I started charging properly for my accountability program (no more test programs!), I worked with a mentor for 6 months, and I...
 

• Had a guest post accepted on Tiny Buddha;
• Was asked to freelance for The Bullish Society;
• Got my first repeat client (hooray!)
  
  

2019 was a funny old year, but I did: 
 

• Attend 3 industry events; one where I met my hero and we exchanged numbers (purely platonic - but his number is IN MY PHONE!!!)
• Start a text accountability program, aka Good Habits Program
• Get invited to interview on my first FB Live chat (where my audio didn’t work!)
  
  

And now, 2020! The snowball is moving: I've been invited to speak at BullCon 2020, I attended The Big Ready conference, and from that, I’ve been invited to speak on a podcast...

I’ll let you know if that one makes it to air! :)

Why am I telling you this?
 
I PROMISE you it's not to show off. It’s to show you how long things take.
 
To show how seemingly small steps – attending an event or conference, for example – can pay off in ways you never imagined.
 
And to share that as well as the points above, I hustled.
 

• I gritted my teeth. I made mistakes
  
  
• I ran workshops that crashed and burned (one had no attendees! Yes... zero people showed up!)
  
  
• I started programs that didn’t make it off the ground (I’m still hoping to resurrect my Life Clarity Sessions one of these days ;)
  
  
• I submitted countless guest posts
  
  
• I freaked out, and stressed, and learned.

 
(I also procrastinated a HEAP, and debated throwing it all in from time to time ;)
 
Because it’s not always easy.

But that doesn’t mean it’s not worth it.
 
If it really means something to you, don’t just give it six months before you throw in the towel.
 
If you’re thinking of attending an event and the only thing stopping you is fear, be brave and give it a try.
 
If there’s something you’re longing to do... why not go for it?
 
A longer post from me today (apologies). But I can’t stress enough that everyone starts somewhere. 
 
But we definitely won’t be where we want to if we don’t take little steps towards it.

What have you done over the past few years - and how far have you come? 
 
Hugs aplenty,
 
Claire
 
PS – There's still a couple more days to register for our next accountability program, woo hoo!

❤