Celebrating small victories
In the first 3weeks of my website launch, I’ve had nearly 1,000 views; and I'm too geeked y’all. I’ma get dressed later today, blow up balloons, take pics, eat ice cream, and have a mini celebration right here in my house. I know y’all probably thinking “she doing too much” but let me explain why I am not.
The Art Journey and Entrepreneurship in general, is a very difficult journey. It’s a roller coaster; extreme highs and extreme lows. I never really cared for roller coasters, I like a lil bit more stability and control; but that ain’t my life. My path like many, is full of bumps, and uncertainties. It’s scary, risky, adventurous, and at times very overwhelming, but it makes for beautiful art if endured.
When you’re on a mountain or in an airplane, you have a new appreciation for clouds. In the same way, when we “fall” we should have a new appreciation for the ground. Not that the “fall” is enjoyable, but you’re challenged to see everything differently at the bottom. Dare to see the beautiful flowers, and insects thriving; their world suddenly becomes intriguing.
The only way to counter big disappointments is to celebrate small victories. Most people don’t stop to smell the roses because they don’t see them. Often times we focus only on the destination; the next thrill, the next goal, and/or big thing…and its the quickest way to run out of breath. Imagine if a roller coaster only had highs? It may overwhelm the heart. Now what if it only had lows? It may underwhelm the heart and cause depression. I’m no physiatrist but life has taught me, in order to maintain mental and emotional stability, we need a healthy balance of highs and lows. To offset the disappointments of missed goals, I pause to appreciate how far I’ve come. Celebrating small victories, is not natural for me, its a practice. I’ve had to train my eyes to see small victories, and shout them out.
So today I break to celebrate the fact that though 900+ page views didn’t covert to 900 sells, it converted to some and even more potential customers. At my first website launch (2yrs ago) I barely had 200 views after the first few weeks. I struggle to get my work seen; even now, so to have nearly 1,000 views in a few weeks, shows me that the changes and marketing strategies are worthwhile. I’m celebrating the fact that though I was discouraged and overwhelmed many days, I didn’t quit…I finished the website and y’all gave me some really good feedback. I’m not a web designer, I hate coding and even using templates can be a bit much; but I did it…and its good! Applauding your progress is beneficial to your esteem, sometimes our perspective is skewed by frustrations but it’s important that we see our journey in context. Finishing is always a reason to celebrate.
Life as well as Entrepreneur-ship, has a way of forcing you to regard the small things; don't fight it, just do it. Gratefulness will aid the mental/emotional stability needed to endure your path. Applaud your progress.
[ Going forward I will only be blogging once a week (Mondays) this gives me more time to put out quality blogs. I hate feeling rushed to put out content, hope y’all understand.]
