Embracing Failures: A Reflection

Even if I don’t completely understand certain ‘failures’ (cough cough, driving anxiety)… I love each and every one of them and want to have a little reflection with you 💖

Inspired by @siannaay on this one—thank you 🫶

Reflecting on Current Failures

These current failures are all reminders that not one ounce of this life or business journey has been perfect. And if it was perfect already (three years in)… HOW BORING ANYWAYS? 🤢

I actually like working on my own people-pleasing tendencies. No longer being plagued with sleepless anxiety from hate comments or 50 people unfollowing me in a day is empowering. Yet, I have to take it in strides. Some days, my desire to be liked makes me analyze threads that aren’t even about me, or get in my head about SamSchmidtSocial as a whole.

Realities of Success

Retiring my boyfriend? 😅 YA, the heck right. I may have a successful business, but for the time being, we live in Southern California and do not have young children that need to be cared for. It does not make sense for us at this time, and it is an unusual measurement for female entrepreneurial success in my opinion. If you’re able to do it and it makes sense for you though—awesome!!

Financial Reminders

💸FedLoan knocks on my door (bank account) every month for $321, and each time a little part of me gets sad. But then I remember—without spending four years on that geography degree, then another three years becoming so broke as a teacher, I would have never had so much drive to become a social media manager in the first place. So I am chillen.

Identity and Business

I do not want my entire identity to be my business, but right now, it is. SamSchmidtSocial feels like 90% of who I am right now, and that is okay. I love my business. I love creating. I love helping others do the same. I love making little videos and selling my resources in my stories. I am really proud of it in this moment and I want it to be my identity for a little bit. Will it be my identity forever? OF COURSE NOT. But I love who I am because of who I have pushed myself to be FOR SamSchmidtSocial. 🥣⭐️

Embrace Your Failures

EMBRACE YOUR ‘FAILURES’ IT IS FUN AND MAKES YOU BE NICER TO YOURSELF ⚡️

Have the best day.