Cheering You On .

A quick note for my fellow awesome WAers! The quote above really resonated with me, hence I am here to share with you and be the one to keep cheering you on!

We All Need Grace

A few years back I learned a really valuable lesson. I was in mountains of debt with no obvious way out. A very close friend (and my boss to be at that time) was helping me wade my way through my finances and figure things out.

I was in that deep dark place of survival, exiting an extremely tough marriage, managing single motherhood once more (I was a single mum prior to marriage), and throwing the little I had left in me into creating a loving, stable, safe home.

Despair and shame were my constant companions at that time.

My gracious and beautiful friend sat with me, recognized the deepest emotions I was trying my best to hide and said these words

"Louise, there is no shame in debt. Everyone goes through it at one time or another. It is not a reflection of your character. Remember you are loved beyond measure and you are worthy of that love."

Today I offer that grace to you, and to myself once again, only this time, those words are changed ever so slightly ...

"your name goes here,........... there is no shame in starting over. Everyone goes through periods of inactivity, procrastination, doubt, fear, and has thoughts of giving up. It is not a reflection of your character. Remember you are loved beyond measure and you are worthy of that love. Not only that, you are capable and all the tools, training, and support you require are right here with WA. All you need to do is take the first baby steps to immerse yourself once again."

What Could The First Baby Steps Be?

Perhaps you're thinking "well, that's okay for you, I don't even know what the first baby step is!"

And the truth is that I do not know what your first baby steps are either. I can share with you what mine are ...

HOPE

That is the first one - for me, it all starts with hope. To raise my gaze from my circumstances and feelings and look towards the future with optimism and hope.

TRUST

Renew trust in myself to do what needs to be done to build the future my heart desires:

• A future that makes a difference in the lives of the people I love;
• A future that makes a difference in the lives of others I may not even know ( yet, now or ever)

& TRUST WA

I encourage you, if need be, to also renew your trust in everything that Wealthy Affiliate teaches and offers.

I have never been skeptical of WA, not even when I first started. Having started without the skepticism though, I still had (& have) to

• Trust that I am able to do what is taught here.
• Trust that I am capable of learning the skills
• Trust that I will be able to implement what I will learn
• Trust that I will be driven enough to keep on, day after day, night after night, week, after week, month after month, year after year (if you didn't know this journey is a marathon, I hope you can see it now 😉)
• Trust that I have the courage to "put myself out there" to build an online business.

Some Ideas To Consider

1. Start where you are
2. Remember why you started (I went back and re-read a bit about my why)
3. Go back to the beginning of the training and start again
4. Read blogs within WA of successful members and allow yourself to believe that will be you
5. Reach out to WA members - publicly or privately - for guidance and yes, even for a hand to lift you up when you can't see your way up again ... remember the word ... "there is no shame..."

A Final Word

"They're judging because you're starting over" - these people are not WA members. They may be your family members, even your spouse, or your friends!

But trust me, within WA, we have all had occasion to start over - whether we're brave enough to admit it or not.

I am pretty confident that these words are true "WA members are clapping because you never gave up!".

Blessings as always and remember who is cheering you on!