The Founder Wellbeing Project Mental Health Business Owners

“I have learnt not to let other people’s opinions become my reality.”

A friend was posting on social media about her business. She was working with a coach who was giving an upcoming seminar. I wondered if I should attend? I wrestled with this for a couple of weeks before deciding to go. I listened to this coach talk about branding and it really resonated with me, I signed up on the spot. But then I started to freak out about this impulse decision and thought what am I doing?! It took me 2 days after arriving back home to tell someone about it, I was so worried about what they would say. The first person I shared the news with told me that this was a terrible idea and I shouldn’t start my own business.
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I have a lot of people in my life who doubt me which can make things challenging. I am a mum of 2 and run a private practice alongside my online business. People are often asking why do you do that? Why are you writing a book, what do you have to write about? Why are you sharing that on social media? But I have realized that some people are unable to share my excitement when I reach business milestones because they can’t see my dreams in the same way that I can.

 I have consciously had to let go of some people who continued to doubt me but I have come to realise that this is ok. Some people don’t like it when you start to change, it scares them. There are many different perspectives on success but not everyone can see that. It can be unintentional but when people keep telling me that my priorities are messed up and I am not spending enough time with my children, self-doubt creeps in. I wish I didn’t let these comments get to me but sometimes it is hard. Through my own battles, I have learned to not let other people’s opinions become my reality.
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I have come to realise I need to have a strong sense of self and I keep reminding myself that I am doing this to help others and provide financial freedom for me and my kids, I don’t just want to survive. My why is what keeps me going. I am growing more confident every day and it actually scares me more to move backwards than continue forward on this path. I have definitely learnt 10,000 things not to do but I wouldn’t change a thing, it has all got me to where I am today. I will soon be attending another event with the same coach where it all began, but I will be a speaker this time.

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