Success Doesn’t Always Involve Money
It’s a tough situation when the outside world sees you as successful and thinks you have lots of money because of it. I still have a very intense financial struggle, but I’ve let my mind not go to dark places about it. Right now, as I continue to try and fly less to have time for my own business, I’ve accepted the fact that I’ve had to take a serious pay cut to do so, but with that being said, that’s how I’ve managed to make my accomplishments happen. These accomplishments don’t always bring big paychecks, but they’re crucial for me to keep growing.
Right now, I’m just happy that I can keep paying my bills, even if I don’t have a lot left over. That at least shows some success. It shows that I am starting to be able to support my life with the sole income of my business and content, which is what I wanted. I am also holding out because I know for a fact that come October, my business will pick up a lot after being on the news and my episode on Food Network airing. My long-term goals never involved wealth. Right now, my mind can’t be focused on that either. It’s easy to go down the mental rabbit hole of “I’ve been doing this for so long, when will it pay off”. The term “pay off” doesn’t always mean money. It means goals and accomplishments that you achieve along the way to bring you more business. It’s a tough, tough life doing what I do in these smaller stages because it requires so much work and often doesn’t result in a big financial benefit.
I’ve decided to fly a lot in September to give myself some extra money with the hopes that it can go to savings once I hopefully make more in October with content and desserts. I don’t forget the fact that it is a luxury to still have a job I can choose to work more of to get more money if I desperately need it, but I’ve been training myself to start trying to rely on my own income to determine what more I need to do to make it my full time career. The bottom line of all this is that I still have that fire and passion to keep doing what I do, and that is always what has carried me through. Things are getting better, and they’ll continue to do so. It’s all not only a matter of time, but also a matter of keeping my head held high, believing in myself, and working harder and harder if I am to get what I want.
