44 thoughts on “Getting over myself.”

  1. My friend, I applaud your bravery. I strive to go my own route some day. For now, I’ll learn from you and cheer along the way.

  2. Following your heart’s the best thing you can do. The ol’ head can be stubborn – trying to be practical and the voice of reason, but the heart always knows what’s best. Good on you. Onwards, upwards, start to soar. x

  3. Chantelle I too leapt from the security of full time income to pursue my dream of freelancing. It’s been four weeks and I have been pitching my heart out, confident I can crack this but but trying to be realistic and patient. I totally understand these stages you write about, it is exactly the same process I’m going through. A wise friend told me that when we listen to our authentic self we will make it happen. You’ll make sure it does!

    Enjoy the ride. And thank you for sharing your fears, I don’t feel so alone now.

  4. Am feeling this exact same feeling, but if we did what always felt comfortable we would never grow and forever sit in our little comfort zones saying what if 😉 xxx

  5. Thank you for sharing this Chantelle. I am in the process of looking for employment, but I fear that I do not want to I still have this huge dream of making it online. I still long to make my blogs more successful and my online boutique to boom once all up and ready. I still feel it within me that I can do it and it will happen. I have a dream of taking my daughters to New York next year or the latest the year after. I feel so dormant at the moment and constantly trying to find my little voice in a big world. I am scared that I will fail and not achieve my dream.
    Vicki
    http://www.shoppegirls.blogspot.com

  6. I can so relate to this. We just up and moved cities and I quit my job without another one to go to. I was thrilled. It was our dream come true to move… I was excited, nervous, and now all of a sudden I just hit the “What have I done?” My son misses his friends, after spending the last 2-3 years in daycare 4 days a week…. I feel so insecure with no job even though we budgeted for me not to work until next year, I feel this weird feeling like I *should* be working. Even part of me thought what have we done, we should go back! But no… our life here is amazing, bigger house, more time together, nicer area and people. More opportunities for us and our son…. it just takes some getting used to.. I love your friends quote and the number 7 rule from the school!

  7. Husband and I were today talking about people who do brave things with their life..like selling up and taking the family travelling for a year or more. Moving to a different country,different town,leaving long term employment to retire early or follow a dream. We admire these people, ( although hubby made the big move of changing countries years ago and I think that’s huge ) we admire someone who has a dream and is brave enough to go for it ! So Chantelle we admire you for your bravery, moving house, following your dream. If you want to do something enough, you will succeed somehow :0)

  8. As someone who wants to be a teacher someday, I really really really love that school’s philosophy. Taking risks is something I often find myself struggling with, so it was so encouraging to read this post. I think it’s one of the best things about blogging + blog-reading, really. I feel like there are real people out there, all over the world, going through similar (or very different) situations. And yet we all can come together to be encouraged and encourage others.

    Thank you for sharing this. I always feel that hitting Publish makes me stronger in the blog world. Maybe that’s just me?

  9. I agree with Joseph, if you don’t try you don’t know! I have done it twice in my life and once was from a job 6 digit income (ouch!)! I know now that I can do it, outside my comfort zone doing what I love! I believe that the universe guides your decisions and that it has something big waiting for you to make that decision worthwhile! All the best…

  10. I emailed your post about quitting your job to my best friend. She had just done the same thing and the words resonated with us both. She has since felt all the same paralysing emotions (shared them ad nauseum with me lol) and then out of the blue gained a lucrative short term contract doing exactly what she wanted to do. I am so proud of her.

    You haven’t made a mistake. A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor!

    Much love and cannot wait to hear every detail of the adventure to come. xxx Libby

  11. You have chosen the right time in your life to take a risk…could you imagine quitting your job, say 3 years ago? I guess there is never a right time, you just have to do it and I really admire you for it!

  12. I always love the sincerity of your writing. It’s both inspiring and encouraging to be part of your journey. I think being scared and having that blocked panicky feeling is really quite normal and writing a post about it helps as a reminder for the rest of us going through our own fear induced paralysis that it’s okay and to just suck it up and play on. Thanks Sandra x

  13. Oh I love that message that Joseph left! Words to live by. I hope we can all be so brave! Go get ’em girl! xo

  14. I can understand the fear, but I find what you’ve done so inspiring! And I love that you share this fear too – I’m feeling the same way about my little vintage furniture business. Just remember we’re all hear with you – like virtual hand holding!

  15. I’ve been working online for 3 years now. No full time job, no boss, no commitments, no financial stability. I’m not going to say it is an easy road, it isn’t, but welcome to freedom. Emailed you yesterday 🙂

  16. Yet again I have the hairs on the back of my neck tingling when I read your blog. How do you do that? Thanks for sharing….I will be doing this soon too (I hope.) I’ll remember to email you for some advice.

  17. It’s about faith now and self-certainty. Stay true to what you believe. You inspire me and so many others for following your dreams – that counts. Inspiration is a gift that you have been willing to share.

  18. I guess getting out of our comfort zone is really a big thing! And I guess it will all work out in the long run…at least that is what I have to keep telling myself – hope that you can over come your fear too. Feeling like its the right thing is good, right? So keep that feeling – and know that all will be goo! sending lots of good thoughts your way.

  19. They are wise words. Very wise. It is terrifying. For me it was partly because working is what I had always done but I was following my desire to be a 100% stay at home mum. It was also partly terrifying because I was putting my trust completely in another person to provide for me and my family. You can and will be amazing at following those dreams because you are passionate and give yourself wholeheartedly and you aren’t afraid to take a risk. Tatum xx

  20. Joseph is definitely right! Completely understand your feelings but know you will be fine. It’s lovely to have you full time to ourselves!!! 😉
    xoxo

  21. I admire your leap of faith. Not many people follow their dreams because of fear. Remember, courage is not the absence of fear, but being afraid and doing it anyway, as bravely as you can muster up, because you know its the right thing to do. Money? You’ll do great. Your attitude is in the right place.

  22. i completely understand, i am in this process of freeing myself from my job to follow my dream, but every so often I get a wave of fear and uncertainty. it is simply our ego having been so conditioned all the years to believe that we must approach working in such a way that it kills our spirit. ego is still trying to win, but spirit needs to be the victor here. work can be what we love…not what we have to do.

  23. thank you SO much for sharing this! I know how much courage it takes to do something new and take a risk, but you definitely recieved some WISE words of wisdom. I HAVE to share this on my blog today.
    xos
    kristipolitely.tumblr.com

  24. I quit my job three weeks ago too! All those things you are feeling is what i am going through as well. I’m trying to find contentment in my decision. I have yet to find a routine for all the writing sessions I dreamed of doing. Maybe next week. Maybe this week procrastination will be my friend. x

  25. That was great thing to read Chantelle! Right now in my life my job, I still have it, but it’s going to be different and I’m going to have to make some changes, and that is pretty scary to think about. So knowing you followed your heart and did what you needed to do, is really inspiring. And I love that quote your friend said! Wise words.

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