by carmen torbus

I’ve been finding myself doodling, collaging, blogging and saying variations of the same phrase over and over lately.  For the last few months, every time someone has asked me what I’ve been working on or what I’m going to do now that I’ve escaped the 9-5 world, I’ve seemed to mumble some kind of less-than-confident phrase about inspiring creative women and finding a way to make a living doing so.  It never came out quite as eloquently as I would have liked, but the passion for the “inspire creative women” part was always present.  I guess I wasn’t able to put into words what it is that I really want to do with my life.

Until now.

I mean, I suppose I could have put it into words, but I think I was afraid of the reaction I would get.  Taking risks sort of helps with the whole fear-factor thing.  When you take small risks, like speaking your truth and sharing your wild and crazy dreams with a few of your most trusted friends, bizarro things happen.  Things like, all of a sudden, you have the urge to get your brave on and spill the beans about your big dreams with all of bloglandia. And before you have a chance to freak out and retract the blog post, you realize you’ve got 15 comments of support, encouragement and love.

Wow, maybe your wild and crazy dreams aren’t so “out there” after-all.

And you realize, maybe, just maybe, someone is waiting for you to embrace vulnerability, step out of your comfort zone and bust a move with that mad talent you’re harboring inside. What you’ve got, people need.

And then, next thing you know, you’re back at it.  Getting your brave on again.  It hits you that sometimes just knowing that someone else believes in you is enough to push you to step into your power and make an announcement that reads something like,

“It’s official.  I’m super excited to go ahead and announce that I am open for business.  No, my website isn’t updated yet.  And my (yet to be created) services page doesn’t reflect this change yet, but I’M READY.  And I know there are creative women out there that need a cheerleader/coach/consultant/conspirer on their Support Squad to help them get focused, get fired up, get accountable and get moving towards those big scare-the-pants-off-ya dreams and goals!”

Then, once again, the support rocks your world.

So take a moment to to ask yourself…

What are my scare-the-pants-off-ya dreams?

Who do I trust that I can risk sharing them with?

What steps am I taking to make them possible?

Who is holding me accountable?

Who is on my Support Squad?

I know, without a doubt, that you are insanely talented. People need what you’ve got.

I believe in you.

I hope you’ll take a risk and get your brave on.

xo & belief in all things YOU,

Carmen