Small Promises, Kept

Last week I told you about my failed online baby gift boutique - and how that failure made me question whether I could ever trust myself again as a business owner.

This week, I want to tell you about the moment that changed.

It was about two years into my VA business, RocketGirl Solutions.

I had a steady stream of clients. Not a flood, but enough. Enough to pay my bills. Enough that my cellphone stopped being turned off every month.

And one day, I realized something had shifted.

I wasn't waiting for the other shoe to drop anymore. I wasn't bracing for failure. I was... building. Quietly. Steadily. Consistently.

I stopped waiting for motivation, inspiration, or some big breakthrough moment.

And I just showed up. Day after day. Even when I didn't feel like it. Even when I wasn't sure it was working.

I learned to keep my word to myself.

Small promises, kept.

Send the email. Spread the word about your business. Finish the client project. Show up for the networking call. Small things that are easy to do and easy not to do.

Over time, those kept promises rebuilt something that failure had broken: my trust in myself. That's what made the difference.

If you're reading this and you haven't "made it" yet - if you're still in the messy middle, wondering if this is ever going to work - I want you to hear something.

The tactics matter. But they're not the thing.

The thing is who you're becoming.

Every time you show up when you don't feel like it, you're becoming someone who shows up.

Every time you keep a promise to yourself, you're becoming someone you can count on.

Every time you choose consistency over perfection, you're becoming the person who builds something that lasts.

You don't have to have it all figured out. You just have to keep becoming her one step at a time.

That's what I did. And 15 years later, I'm living a life I couldn't have imagined back when I was questioning everything.

You're closer than you think.