Is it just me or did the public holiday and weekend whiz by with extraordinary speed? I feel like it should at least still be Sunday and definitely not Monday. Or maybe, its because my mind is still fixed on the events of last week Sunday, where myself and over 100 women started #Redefiningfinance together.
Like I told everyone during my opening talk, when you have a vision, you are never quite sure just how it would turn out. But without doubt, the #RedefiningFinance event surpassed even my most ambitious of expectations.
As always, it wasn’t about the amount of women who turned up, it was about the sincerity of both the speakers and the audience. Most of us had made money mistakes, needed to start over and wanted to take the first steps towards building a strong financial future. Truth is, even when i first started putting the event together, I wasn’t quite sure if anyone needed their finance redefined or would even bother turning up. All I had was an idea and a gut feeling, that there were women just like me who needed help.
Sometimes dreams are like feelings. We aren’t quite sure what the end result will be. All we have is this ‘thing’ ebbing away at us, compelling us to take a step. Throughout the preparatory stages for the event, there were many times I thought of just burying my head in the sand and forgetting about the whole thing. From financial to logistics issues, to even self doubt! My mind found new ways to create fear. But even when things seemed much less than perfect I plunged on regardless.
Maybe, you have a feeling. Something you’ve been wanting to do, start, complete or organise. Maybe it’s still a whisper in your mind and your loud thoughts of doubt have drowned it out completely. Maybe you started but had to stop half way because the challenges seemed far too hard to surmount. My advice today is to start small. Take baby, bite sized steps. If one door closes knock on another. If your current financial situation won’t let you start big, then recalibrate to what you can afford. But whatever you do, don’t stop. Keep doing. No matter how many times you feel tired, afraid, unworthy, crazy or like the whole world is doing better, just keep going. Because one day, it will all make sense.
There are still so many things I want to achieve with the Inspire Series, in fact truth be told, i haven’t even scratched the surface. Sometimes i feel over whelmed by it all. Where will the money come from, where will I find the time, the staff and the space to implement these ideas. The answer is i don’t know. The only thing I do know, is, I wont stop until I get there.
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