When it’s Time to say F*ck it and Just Show UP FTH: 097

I first came up with the hashtag #JustShowUP about ten years ago.Learning what Just ShowUP means at each stage of your journey will look different.I know mine has. My ego tells me it’s taken too long, my higher self tells me it’s taken exactly as long as it’s supposed to take. Talk about freedom. Years ago, when I was in a mastermind, a woman was just about done writing a book when her computer crashed. She didn’t have a backup of her book. Her response? “It was supposed to happen. How do I know it was supposed to happen? Because it did.” HOLY MOLY. That’s a level of zen I hope to achieve (but I can guarantee you my initial reaction would have been as far from zen as you could imagine… and hopefully, I will always have a backup). I’m a little in awe that after all this time doing this. I’ve stepped into something that has me as nervous and excited as I was the day I started. Don’t get me wrong, plenty of projects over the last 14+ years have kept me excited and motivated, but this is more than a project. It’s a calling. A calling to Just ShowUP in a WHOLE new way.

Creating a Movement

When I first came up with FtheHUSTLE, it was out of frustration. Now it’s a passion and an obsession. Hustle and grind were being glorified by every male entrepreneur I was following. At the time, I felt like this was how I was supposed to build a business. Then it hit me… Most of the men preaching this had partners at home taking care of everything else in their life, or they were twenty-somethings with no responsibility to anyone but themselves. Piss off. At the time, I felt super defensive. I was a widowed mother with two young kids at home. I literally could not work harder than I was working. I was constantly feeling like I had to justify what I was or wasn’t doing. It was exhausting. Not to mention, I wanted a quality of life too. I’m all about doing the work. Focusing on mastery, shipping, hitting publish, and showing up. But fuck me if I’m going to do it the way anyone else preaches or expects anymore. In many ways, the toxic mentality of hustle and grind has become a new version of bullshit corporate America expects from you. But guess what? This is worse. Because YOU’VE created it. You set out to create something you love that would give you freedom and quality of life. But instead, you’ve created something that makes you question what you’re doing. At the same time, realizing that you’ve created this is also the moment you gain freedom. Because if you’ve created THIS… you can create something different. Enjoying your life today does NOT mean you don’t want it bad enough. It doesn’t mean you’re not committed or hungry enough. No one gets to decide what matters to you except YOU. As much as #FtheHUSTLE is a clear statement, it’s not really about being ‘against’ the hustle as much as it’s FOR what works for you. What YOU want. How I’m creating my movement At the risk of sounding trite, I’m creating it one step at a time. The first step is showing up fully with this message. I’ve been using #FtheHUSTLE for a while now (the newsletter is almost two years old, woohoo!), but it was more a part of my business than the business model. I’m figuring out the frameworks for using #FtheHUSTLE to create and grow a business you love while enjoying every freaking moment of your life. It’s time to challenge the narrative. I swear I feel like I’ve...