Hello from my junglesque packing table. Humble as it may look, it actually symbolizes so much growth for me and my little business. To think of it, that pothos plant is the perfect metaphor, it started as a wee clipping and has expanded faster and further than I could have imagine when I first started it.

This year will be three years since I began my entrepreneurial journey and one year of doing it full time (I still cannot believe how quickly time passes!). Although I am massively proud of what I have built and truly love what I do, I have noticed a lot of negative self-talk when it comes to my business. Particularly my own performance as the wearer of many hats within it. For the astrology fans, this is not anything new for this Virgo. I have always had exacting standards for myself (recovering perfectionist over here) but it wasn’t until more recently that I realized how my standards are stealing my joy in the process.

Perfection is unattainable, undefinable, and even undesirable. Making perfection the end goal stunts creativity and catalyzes procrastination. The fun for me comes from the doing, not necessarily the end product. So I have been trying to focus more on my day to day, the present, the process. Congratulate myself each day, and find appreciate all the creative ways I get to use my brain. Maybe that will result in more check-ins like these. They’d be nice to look back on in the future.

If you are reading this and are an entrepreneur I’d love to know if this resonates? Are there things you are struggling with or better yet, recently overcame? I’d love to know!