Um hello, how the hell are we ending yet another year so soon? You know how everyone always says "this will be my year" or "this is MY year”? Well babes, I can confidently say this was MY year and I am reflecting on so much right now. Let's rewind it back a bit to 363 days ago!
At the beginning of the year I started my fitness journey {like most do LOL} and committed to 20 classes in 30 days every month. That is actually how my Instagram account @FashionablyFitFran first started. It was formerly known as @FitWithFran. Upon making this account, it was solely to hold myself accountable in my fitness journey instead of saying things that I probably wouldn't get around too. I started taking pictures of all the classes that I was going to and using the hashtag #20in30 to keep track of my progress! Every so often I would post some food pictures, healthy options, just what was working for me. It was fun, I enjoyed having an outlet where I could just post whatever I wanted to. Then, I started gaining more followers than what I thought and people were enjoying seeing what I was putting out into the Instagram world. I stuck with that for about halfway thru the year but, then I got a promotion at work and summer was coming around so I didn't really focus much on the account. I was focusing more on my personal life.
With that promotion, came so much more responsibility, that it started to effect what I liked doing outside of work: working out, my IG account, being with friends and family. So I became more and more frustrated and as you know, from my previous posts, I tried to stick it out for as long as possible. Well six months, I stuck it out, that retail life really gets to ya! I started to reflect on whether this opportunity was really an opportunity or just another reason to stick it out because it was a paycheck. Those are hard choices to make. Do you leave your job or career because it just isn't fulfilling you anymore or do you stick it out because you're afraid of the unknown and uncertainty of not having a steady income? I am not saying by any means that these things are easy and that overnight I just decided to do something different. It took me until about three weeks ago to make the jump. THREE WEEKS AGO! Three weeks before a new year begins is when I finally decided I needed a lifestyle change.
It is never too late to do anything that betters you in some way. It will be too late when you're not in a position to change your lifestyle and you're left with the unknown of "what if." That is harder to live with than the actual jump it takes to better yourself. Start writing down pros and cons of the lifestyle you're aiming for. If you can't fully commit to quitting your job just yet, then start setting time aside to focus on that side hustle. Each day can be geared towards something different, so you don't feel overwhelmed with accomplishing 10 things in three hours. No one said it was going to be easy, you'll feel a lot of different emotions but, I will tell you one thing, it is so worth it when you can feel relieved and doing something that makes you truly happy. That is what makes it all worth it babe!
Once I was able to make the jump, I started revamping myself into Fashionably Fit Fran {a boss babe believer} and holy crap, pinch me! Now don't get me wrong, I'm still into fitness and fashion but, my main focus is geared towards empowering women to feel and look their best self. Giving them the motivation to change something that no longer serves purpose. This has all been so crazy, amazing, exciting, nervous, and everything in between. How could ideas finally fall into place?
Letting go of what no longer serves YOU purpose. Keyword is you. You can not do things based off of other people's opinions because that will get you nowhere and fulfilling someone else's dream, not yours. For me, this year I am reflecting on letting go of relationships. Relationships with friends, co workers, family, anyone that was having a negative impact on my everyday life. Of course, that's not something that comes easy but, once you can fully let go of other people's negative outlook on what you are doing or how you are doing things, you will feel so much better. You need to tell yourself everyday that you will only be surrounding your self with people who have a positive outlook and support you in {almost} every way. I say almost because not everyone is always going to fully agree with what you are you doing, people are allowed to have their opinion but, if they are someone who truly wants to see you be successful, it will be corrective criticism versus negative responses. You know who these people are and I am telling you from experience, do not bring them into the new year! You will thank me a year from now, I can promise you that.
In 363 days, I have created a fitness IG account, dropped relationships that no longer serve me, traveled to new places, drank a whole lot of Matcha Lemonades, quit my retail job for good, started an opportunity of a lifetime, maintained a skincare routine I love, rekindled old firendships, became friends with strangers, revamped my IG account to reflect me, created the Boss Babe Believer movement, stepped out of my comfort zone, spent Christmas with no distractions or demands of retail, created this blog & a website, developed a love for the song "Landslide", stopped caring about what anyone else thinks of me & started planning my future for 2019!
I want you to stop and write down all the things you have accomplished this year. Remember that nothing is too small of an accomplishment because like I always say you wouldn't be where you are in this very moment if it weren't for the steps you took. Everything happens for a reason, something I truly believe in. Here's to embracing 2 0 1 9 ☆ this year is yours babe!
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