I still struggle with really embracing ME and being myself, particularly in my business. It’s something that’s been on my mind a lot lately, and I keep reading stuff about it and the topic just pops up EVERYWHERE.
Okay, I get the message – this is important for me right now and worthy of my attention!
So I’ve done some brainstorming on what makes me me, what are those things that were squashed when I was young that are longing to be picked back up, and what do I have to offer to the world that no one else can?
This is heavy duty stuff, and part of me is afraid to really dive into it. Part of me thinks, “I’m not unique” or “What if I don’t like what I find? What if I don’t like who I really am?” or “What if who I am is so well hidden that I CAN’T find it?”
But enough of that negative mind chatter. This is important, so I dove in.
Turns out I’m quite the hippie. Not that I didn’t know that, I’ve seen it in myself before. But I’d never really embraced it or owned it. Until recently.
So I dove into what being a hippie means to me, what that looks like on me. It’s not the same for everyone, nothing is!
I love nature and keeping things simple and natural. I love connection with nature – going barefoot, digging in the earth, planting flowers and other plants and watching them grow, smelling the different earthy scents in the air.
I love living simply, eating natural whole foods, minimal makeup and skin products, keeping things the way they were meant to be. I love connecting to my body, feeling the energy that I get when I’m treating it right. I love feeling sensuous and enjoying how I look and feel. I’m becoming more and more comfortable in my own skin.
I love colors mixed with natural tones. I love music that speaks to my soul.
I love the feel of the sun on my skin, and will rarely use sunscreen. I have a firm belief that natural is usually better when it comes to how we relate to the elements and the world around us.
I love freedom, to be myself and do what I want. I have an aversion to corrupt authority, to being taxed for what I earn AND what I spend, to being told how to live my life and what to believe about God. I am a free spirit, fiercely independent and determined to create my life the way I want it.
These are all pieces of who I am. This is what hippie looks like on me.
So why has this not be visible through my business, through my blog, through the services I offer?
Who decided that we should keep business “professional” and hide pieces of ourselves from the people we are meant to serve?
This free spirited hippie thinks otherwise, and I’m on a mission to embrace myself in my business, to let it reflect who I truly am to the people I am meant to serve.
Anyone who doesn’t like it, is welcome to click away and find their own tribe that fits with them.
Welcome to the online world of a passionate, free spirited, natural hippie!
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yay Jess!
Heehee – thanks, Jo!
You have to be you…who else will you be??? And your business is a reflection of you – go for it! Capitalize on greatness:)
“Who else will you be?” – EXCELLENT point! I certainly wouldn’t be very GOOD at trying to be someone else. But I can really rock out being me.
Thanks for dropping by, Lora!
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hey Jess,
I am with ya!
I put what I want on my blog, I don’t care what other people think, it’s MY blog.
My bet is people will love your blog more once you embrace who you are.
Sally
Hi Sally – great to see you here again!
I love how you look at it as being YOUR blog and so you put what YOU want on it. So obvious and true, yet so often people tend to write for someone else…
I know that when I’m really being ME, then I’ll attract the people that really like what I’m all about – and those are the kind of people that I’ll enjoy hanging out with and serving, as well.
Thanks for dropping by and adding to the conversation!
Inspiring post! I need to embrace myself a little more. I get better every day, but it’s still a continual challenge!
Hi Lynn!
Thanks for the comment!
I think so many of us have been trained to act a certain way, the way society tells us is acceptable. It becomes ingrained in us, a part of our routine and habits. So yes, it can be a challenge to move away from that toward really being ourselves! One step at a time is the way to take it.
Hey Jess,
I am so proud of you! This truly looks and fits you so much better. Way to go girl!
xo
Kimberly
Thanks so much, Kimberly!
I definitely identify with the whole ‘gah, what if I look really hard inside myself and then I don’t like what I see? What would that even mean?’ concern. I just try to take it one moment at a time.
Love how you shine through your words here.
Sarah
Sarah – thanks for stopping by!
One moment at a time is a good way to do it. I try to do the same, instead of living in the past or the future.
I think we spend our whole lives getting back to the original ‘me’ it’s one of the main purposes of being here. For myself, I realized that I was a creative type, not simply a corporate workaholic. I also realized at 40 something I was a really good athlete – who knew? Love this post thanks Jess!
So true, Bonnie!
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