It seems that I am in a pattern of deconstruct and rebuilt.
My bathroom.
My faith.
My identity.
And now… my business.
I’ve stripped down to black and white basic.
I was in a comment thread about bras and the poster discussed visitors to her public workplace complained to her boss if she didn’t wear a bra and somewhere in my comment I said something about being braless in the Bible Belt and thought to myself “hey, that would make a good blog name…” and here we are.
And at one point I said the words, “I quit.”
So, I know I am not the only one - but this last week has been brutal. It’s been one of the worst weeks I’ve had in a long time. I hit my limit… on everything I think. I had people in my life pretty worried about me. And I am so grateful for the people in my life that worry about me. Between my teen daughter and other pressures and disappointments this week, I just had to push away from the table and regroup. And at one point I said the words, “I quit.”
Now, I don’t really quit. I just have to get to that point where I have to go through the motions of walking away and sift through the rubble and look at what’s left. The economy combined with my impatience has pretty much tanked my coaching practice for now. I needed to pivot anyway.
When I asked myself what do I really want to do - coach (see - not walking away), tribute video work - especially memorials, and write. I decided to focus on writing in November & December. While looking at what I needed to do to build my business with the others.
I stripped my branding - and I’m just going to write about what interests me - and that can be pretty eclectic. I’m also going to do some book reviews and day in the life interviews with people I find interesting. Topics I write about may interest introverts, people with adhd, adoptees, grieving, creatives, writers, coaches, people wrestling with the faith deconstruction process, identity, midlife, life changing diagnosis, etc. I am also passionate about savoring life, slowing down, creating and enjoying good food, capturing and archiving life’s stories and memories, etc.
These are things that have stayed pretty consistent throughout my life. I decided that writing is what is going to take the lead in the next two months. Your role is extremely important - especially if any of these topics resonate with you. Please participate in the polls. Take the deeper dives. Comment. Share. Engage. And if you dare, take that next step to become a paid subscriber to get the bonus content. How you respond - how my writing lands with you - is important to me as it shapes my road ahead as well as our journey together.
For further thought…
How do you push back from the table and walk away? Or do you?
Have you ever just burned it all to the ground and started over? If so… How did that work out for you?
I’m looking forward to continuing our journey together. If topics I listed above really resonated with you - then I strongly encourage you to keep reading. You may be exactly who I am looking for!
Meanwhile, have a great week and keep reading below if you’d like to know more about the places this week’s brutal journey have brought me through and the places we can go!
Unapologetically,
MelAnn
Your favorite braless rebel in the Bible Belt!
I’ve removed all of the coaching offers except for on-demand coaching. The intensives and cohort for 2024 is on hold for now. I am forming two focus groups. The first one I announced Saturday to my followers on Facebook. And now here in this post / newsletter.
The second one is for the Life Souvenirs focus on leaving a legacy, archiving family memories, your own legacy story and honoring the lives and achievements of loved ones. I don’t have it set up yet - if this interests you, be sure to follow me on Facebook - my profile - click to find the direct post below and you can follow me that way - and I will be announcing that here pretty quick. I grew this segment of my business when my kids were little by word of mouth referrals! The technology is so advanced and so much more simple today than it ever has been, I’m ready to teach others what I love to do so they can do it for their families.
What I want to build with my coaching is something that is going to take some time and it’s going to take some people who want to venture with me shoulder to shoulder to go through the content and coaching experiences and give me feedback, input, etc.
A coach suggested to me that I try one more thing - to gather a small group of people to be my focus group. To co-create with me - to walk through coaching experiences with me (1:1 Zoom, On-Demand, Group, Intensives, VIP Day, etc) to gain feedback on what my people truly benefit the most from, what content and marketing resonates the most from them, and learn from them about them so I can serve them best. Offer it for the entire year of 2024 and start it in upcoming weeks through a process of onboarding (need feedback on that, too), surveys, etc. as I prepare for the focus group journey in 2024. For one tiny investment of 47 usd for all of it - just enough to ensure the people who enroll are invested enough to show up for the process.
So that is up now. If you are any of these things: introvert (this is the only one that all members have to be - the rest of these things are optional - you don’t have to have/be all of these things), creative, coach, adhd, dealing with grief / loss, writer, adoptee, midlife / identity crisis, faith crisis / deconstruction (or have suffered deep wounds at the hand of the religious), searching for belonging, etc.
AND you are interested in some coaching experiences in 2024 that help you design your life through 1:1 Zoom sessions, on-demand coaching via text/audio through a free messaging app, 3 day intensives (self-guided / live group / 1:1) while getting to co-create your own coaching experience with me, then you need to click below NOW - don’t wait - do it now because there were 10 slots -there are only 9 now and there are others who told they are waiting for deposits to hit -but this is first come first serve basis - once the 10 slots are gone - they are gone.
Yes, this price is low - but you will be taking extra steps in giving me feedback and helping me create an even more amazing experience for future clients. So, that’s the transaction we are talking about here. If you are curious about coaching - a lot of my clients tend to be new to coaching and they tell me they come to me because they know I’m the real deal - they’ve watched me for awhile and they feel safe with me. Of if the investment has been a barrier before - you really need to quickly consider this opportunity. I have made this as safe & barrier free for you to answer “Yes! That’s me! Let’s do this!”
I am looking for 10 9 unique individuals for this journey. If you believe you are that individual -then click that button now! You can learn more details - I don’t want to quote the entire landing page here. So learn more. I am going to leave two links - one to the direct enrollment page and one to the public Facebook post you can read - so you can see in comments - I’m fielding questions and answering them in comments there & may not have them up on the landing page by the time you read this. The enrollment link is also in the comment section of that post.