I was talking to a close friend recently, who is starting her own business venture in June… She has a clear concise vision, the need for her craft is apparent in the city her business will be in, and she is passionate about it all!
She said to me “but what if I fail?”
The next phrase flew off my tongue as if I had repeated over and over in my head for years… I replied “People Fail because They Lose Belief in Themselves”. She then asked me to repeat this phrase as it had been the exact phrase she needed to hear at the time.
That was the answer …. yes there is much more that complexifies this statement but to get down to the nitty gritty of it; this was it!
When my husband and I first got married, I loved to bake. I had these delicious cookies that I would make for friends and family. They became a hit among parties, office get togethers, school functions, etc… I decided I had a niche that was on the cusp of greatness.
I made these organic treats and my company was called “Fortunately Fabulous”. I had a great product, I had good marketing insight, and I had the passion for it.
I was going to be the healthy Mrs. Fields. I rented kitchen space and began to do deliveries. Very soon into the process, I began to realize that I was going to need help if I really wanted to grow and expand into the company I knew this could be!
I did a few huge proposals and big events and nothing really came of them. The companies I was going to work with backed out at the last minute and I did not receive one order from the events that I did.
I thought to myself “How could this be, everyone could not get enough of my cookies before and now I can’t seem to get anyone to buy into the concept!”.
I started to believe in the failures and the negatives than the positives. I began to make every excuse possible on why I did not want to continue with this company (too many hours, not enough money for the time put in, they don’t stay fresh long enough etc..)
But what the REAL problem was is that I lost faith in myself. I let a few no’s depict who I was and where I was going. I let my failures succeed instead of my passion for my business!
Now there are many gluten-free or organic cookie companies that have made it, all because they believed they could; Failure was not an option.
Two years later I went on to start a CrossFit gym with my husband and the belief in our mission and purpose overwhelmed any doubts that we had. We had a clear concise vision of what we were doing, where we were going, and who we were in our business and what we wanted it to stand for.
We let the vision and the belief out way any doubt that we had and that is why we were successful!
So Fit Ones out believe your doubt and your success will show!
Fit Chic