Embracing the Uncomfortable in the Pursuit of a Great Life – A Little Boss Lady #RealTalk

January 28, 2017

But great lives are very rarely built out of great comfort.” – Jon Acuff, Do Over

A little boss lady #realtalk about pursuing a great life forged out of great courage | b is for bonnie design

What uncomfortable thing is holding you back from your great life, or your great business, friend? Whatever it is, whether it’s fear or circumstance or resources, can you imagine how freeing life could be if we were brave enough to face the uncomfortable?

How high could we soar if we would just start? Take the leap, believing that you are capable and that “great life” isn’t as impossible, distant or frivolous as it seems. I can’t promise the leap will be easy. The brief fall down before the wind catches your wings and you begin to rise will be fraught with fear.

Fear will tell you the leap is too risky. Fear will whisper in your ear that trajectory is uncomfortable, so why even try? But hope will wrap its arm around your shoulder, gently sharing, “What could your life look like if you choose to be brave?”

And hope is a voice that’s filled with promise. Hope is the filled with the freedom of possibility, and of potential. Because deep down, no matter how fear tugs at our hearts, we believe that great lives are worth great risk.

Isn’t your life already a testament to this truth? Forging your own business, defying the odds of “making it” in our creative industry, did not come easily. You fought to be where you are today. You wrestled with fear and you walked away victorious. That doesn’t mean that fear doesn’t still attempt to claim ownership of your journey, but it means you are brave. And I hope you remember that, sweet friend.

You are brave in the midst of hard things. You are brave even when the leap is terrifying, the possibility of failure feels all-too-real, and the way ahead is unknown. They never told us this journey would be easy. But it is so worth it.

Because you deserve to live a great life forged out of great courage.

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My name is Bonnie – I’m a brand designer, strategist, and writer which all adds up to one eclectic conglomeration of qualities that enables me to serve you well! Past clients have dubbed me "the Joanna Gaines of brand design," and I've had more than a few call me a dream maker, a game changer, and a design wizard (my Harry Potter-loving heart didn't hate that one, let me tell you!). At the end of the day, I'm a big-hearted creative who will get teary-eyed as you share the heart behind your business; who will lose sleep over the perfect font pairings and color selections to bring your brand to life visually; and who will work tirelessly to empower, encourage, and equip you to share your work with the world intentionally. 

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