It’s 5:30AM. My husband is still asleep on the couch where he fell asleep watching TV last night, and the cat is pawing at my lap, begging for more cuddles.
But I’m staring bleary eyed at my computer. It’s too early to put in my contacts, and I’m too stubborn/lazy to put on my glasses.
My alarm sounded at 5. I pulled myself from my cozy bed and checked my todo list for the day. You may not know this, but Myra and I are launching a business soon. And it dawned on me that we haven’t really talked much about it online.
We all do this thing where we like to act as if everything is easy, no big deal. I’m not that person. In some ways, getting this business set up has been the easiest thing I’ve ever done. I’m working with my best friend. I’ve happily traded in sleep for work that I enjoy while still balancing a full-time job. I’ve allowed my creativity to flourish, taking on a life of its own.
But the truth is, there is so much work that goes into building and launching a business. I’ve had my nose stuck in business books for months. I’ve sat in hours upon hours of online classes. I’ve spent all day on a website page only to delete it the next day because it wasn’t good enough.
But in a few days, Myra and I will casually announce that we’re boss. We’ll tell you how you can hire us. Our passion and giddiness will take the internet by storm, and we’re so excited. But remember this, it takes work. A lot of freaking work.
And guess what? You can do it, too. I think we all get so caught up in everybody’s afters that we get discouraged. We dive into our dreams and quit halfway through because they don’t look as dreamy as someone else’s. I assure you, their dream was once messy, hard, and ugly, too, they just didn’t share it.
Yay so excited for you guys for this to be going up so soon! I love the idea of a messy middle and how you can apply it to so many things in life.
EEKKKKK!!! We're almost there!! Love the post, gush.
YES. There's usually a long, messy middle to everything that rarely makes an appearance online.
I am so excited for you guys!!!! It is nice to know that most things were messy before they were great. Like reassurance that the battle is worth it. Best wishes to you both!
"Because they don't look as dreamy as someone else's"
So true!
I think that is what really can hold us back.
Can't wait to see things launch!
I am so excited to hear about the launch!! Congrats to you both for the hard work.
Love that last little bit- the messy part does have a strange, dreamy-ish feel to it. Something about the anticipation and realization that you're working forward. I always have to remind myself that messy parts aren't always the same, in length of time or depth or so many ways.
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