I’ve made a big decision. After only a few months of launching my website and social media pages to dive into the world of influencers and affiliates, I was completely burned out. To be fair, as usual, I took on too much at once. I had two social media accounts that I was working on to try and accrue as many followers, and hopefully subsequent brand deals, as possible but that meant I was doing double the work. I don’t know if you’ve ever made reels or videos for your social media pages, but they take up a LOT of time. I was also paying a company to manage my scheduled posts on at least 3 platforms. So, with a full-time and a part-time job, making videos was taking up the time I usually spent with my son, Giovani.
Around Christmas, only four months since I started, I had about 20 followers on my Love, Peace & Prana Instagram and I was so exhausted. I decided to put it down, telling myself this may actually be for good and really trying not to be down on myself for the failure to not accrue hundreds of followers in a few months like I was told was possible despite trying my absolute hardest.
As a list-maker by nature, I whipped out my trusty notepad app and started making a list of the things I really want for my future and the things that I see myself happily doing every single day. When I was making this list, it occurred to me that I needed to stop living my life in search of another paycheck and instead, live the life actually want. You know, like dress for success. I needed to live for success and do the things that I did want to do everyday because what was going to happen in the end was that I bust my butt doing too much and maybe become successful, yes, but then I would be locked into this unsustainable routine forever and just trying to keep up. That’s not what I want. I want a life with less stress, not more. Just like Jennifer Lopez says when trying on wedding dresses in Monster-in-Law, one of my favorites, “I want something that fits my body not the other way around.”
This decision comes with not showing Amazon products on my website anymore because what I really want to learn more about and what I want to share with you is my journey in finding sustainable, good for the planet, and non-toxic, good for our overall health, products. This means when you click on a link it won’t be one that makes me any money, it will just be something I love and enjoy and totally recommend.
Writing was #1 on my list and I have a lot of goals for myself but I do plan to share that I’ve finished a book at some point this year and I would also love to recap that journal here too. Not spending a ton of time making videos also opens up time for myself to practice more yoga and remember my own breath. I love returning to my center and remembering all the things that bring me peace because at the end of the day money comes and goes constantly like a rolling wave but our peace shouldn’t be the same.
I will also be posting about my financial journey this year as my 2024 New Years resolution was financial health and I’ve been doing a lot of research and planning toward this goal.
I hope that you will enjoy what Love, Peace & Prana is becoming because I am so excited to learn and grow and reach goals. I hope you are inspired to do the same.
Everyday growth <3
Well said. Looking forward to following this new journey