Ten years ago, I had a vision. To build a business dedicated to helping women create healthier bodies and more fulfilling lives.
Today, that business is thriving. The pieces have come together. My clients are brave + badass women I truly adore. The work is challenging (in the best way possible) and deeply fulfilling.
But it’s been a JOURNEY.
There were hundreds of times I thought about quitting – and two times when I came SUPER close.
Job offers were on the table.
Self-doubt. Fear. Uncertainty. I’m not good enough. Who am I to do this work?
Here’s what I want you to know…
Setbacks + obstacles + wanting to quit are all necessary components of change, progress and success.
We often imagine change or “progress” as a linear graph. In reality, change and progress look more like this:
Progress stalls + dips + goes backward along the way.
There are a number of perfectly good reasons for this:
- Maybe we need downtime — to think, reflect, regroup, reboot, or incubate something new.
- Maybe we need to regress briefly — to dip into our old selves or old habits and remember why we are building new ones, like visiting an ex to remember why you left them.
- Maybe we need to repeat something— to practice, drill, and/or test our skills under different conditions.
Or maybe it’s that we simply don’t have the skills yet to reach the next level of our progression and, like everything else in life, we need to accept that doing things badly is a necessary precursor to doing them well.
The only way to fail is to give up.
Quitting is something too many of us are good at. And there’s a reason for it.
When we’re struggling to achieve a goal and quit, we get immediate relief. The pressure is off. But eventually, we feel terrible about quitting.
My clients often hear me say, I’ll never give up on you.
When I speak those words, I mean them with my entire being. Because achieving a BIG goal requires overcoming BIG obstacles – and time. As much time as it takes. Your dream has no expiration date.
The journey of my business from initial vision to thriving coaching practice has been a wild ride rife with challenges. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Overcoming challenges builds up our resilience and self-respect.
When it comes to losing weight (or building a business or any goal you want to achieve), ask yourself this question…
Am I willing to commit to achieving this goal no matter what?
If the answer is yes, do yourself a favor and keep going. For as long as it takes.
XO ~Robyn
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