The difference between a challenge & an unhealthy situation
The red flags I personally noticed, and how to reinvent your situation.
Let's talk about red flags π©π©π©
I've just finished reading Glasgow Kiss (which is fricking hilarious, btw), and that was full of red flag situations that got me thinking about rebranding.
I know, my brain never shuts off does it?
I think we can really struggle knowing the difference between staying consistent with something challenging because we know it'll soon improve and pay off VS pushing through with something we ultimately know isn't healthy for us anymore, but not knowing how to change whilst everything else is happening around us i.e we're making money from the shit that's draining us.
Here's how I personally found the difference when it happened to me in 2021:
π© You're asking yourself what you can post to keep momentum going with your social media stats, or offer the people on social media who constantly say 'I'd love to work with you!' but never do π―ββοΈ
π© You're feeling drained from the services you're offering, content you're creating, but tell yourself this is 'normal' and need to just stay 'consistent' with it because it's bringing you the cash every month πΈ
π© You're so fricking proud of yourself for the cash you've brought in for yourself through your business (seriously, it's amazing!), but it's just not hitting that sweet spot of fulfillment in the same way you thought it would. I made Β£55k and still felt like βthis canβt be it?'
These were the top 3 things I started to notice myself in my first year of business.
I was 'lucky' in the sense that I went viral for my content marketing advice reaching 2 million + each month, I quickly became a name that brands such as ManyChat and Later wanted to work with to promote their services, and I had 4-5 clients booked in every single day, 5 days per week.
I was 'successful' as far as society tells me I could be with my own self employed business.
So why didn't I FEEL successful?
Why did I feel crippling anxiety about the content I posted, wanting to make sure everything came across just right and feeling like I was lost in my own brand?
I hated the fact I felt like I couldn't share things that were important to me because all my audience wanted was to grow through content marketing.
I felt like one of many, instead of the one-of-one bold, rebellious woman I KNEW I was.Β
The one who's an Aries sun and Scorpio rising which makes SO much sense when you realise my facial expressions rarely change (even though I think I look happy haha). The one who loves human design, being a bit 'woo' in life and loves hearing 'how do you know that about me?', spending every minute she gets with her family, posting hauls on YouTube and dreams of moving to Australia.
THAT is the Maria Tate Official I always wanted to be.Β
THAT is who I am TODAY.
But it's so easy to get caught up in the stats and money and the followers - and what THEY want from you.
So if you take anything from this blog, let it be that life will always throw challenges at you if you're feeling this need for change, yet not taking the action towards it.
It'll start off kinda incognito at first, before building up to a crushing crescendo at the end if you're not paying attention.
Let this sign be somewhere in the middle and make changes TODAY.
Maria x