The Old Me Would Have Been Embarrassed To Admit This KDS: 138 The Kim Doyal Show

There is something so absolutely freeing about getting older.
I was texting with a friend in Costa Rica the other day to set up a time to chat. I had been hoping to go down in April to bring some stuff down before my move in July, but with my Dad selling his house, I decided not to.
In our text conversation, we both said that we would put it on our calendars and put sticky notes everywhere so we didn’t forget. Last time we set a time to chat, we both spaced.
I don’t think much about how much time and energy I’ve spent worrying about things that don’t matter. That’s a complete waste.
I do, however, make conscious decisions every day to choose my thoughts. To make today different than yesterday.
I was listening to a video with Dr. Joe Dispenza (who is amazing, by the way, if you’re remotely interested in neuroscience and being able to change your life with your thoughts), and he was saying that the hardest thing to do is to make sure you don’t think the same thoughts you had yesterday. 🤯
The absolute best way to do this is to tune out the things that no longer serve you.
I have always been fairly transparent about what I’m doing in my business, including sharing the challenges and struggles.
In fact, I’ve probably been more transparent about those than the wins.
God forbid I toot my own horn.
As I’ve gotten older and hit, ahem, mid-life (no one tells you that no matter how old you are, you still feel like a younger version of yourself), I’ve come to the realization that I better start tooting my own horn.
Especially as a woman.
In addition to learning to be fiercely protective of my goals and dreams, I’ve also become fiercely indifferent to others’ opinions.
My old self included
If I can share my lessons, challenges, and hell, yes, my wins… and it inspires even one person on their journey, it’s worth it.
It’s probably also because I feel that so much of what we’ve been taught and is accepted in society has been structured around what works for men.
It’s b******t.
But I don’t want to go sideways here with any of that. All it will do is piss me off and get me worked up, which doesn’t help anyone.
What I want to focus on in this episode is the massive progress, clarity, and focus I have in my business in hopes that it will inspire you to do the same.
What Old Me Would Have Been Embarrassed to Admit
Trying to summarize this in one clear statement isn’t as easy as I thought, but I want to give you something so you know where this episode is going.
It feels like I FINALLY “Get it.”
As in, I’m finally fitting all the pieces of the puzzle together in order to create a business I love on my terms and get it working like a well-oiled machine.
And yes.
It’s taken 16 years to get here.
This is probably also why I’ve adopted the phrase “It takes what it takes” (seriously, good quotes hit my soul deeply).
This isn’t to say that I’ve been waffling for sixteen years or didn’t know what I was doing. I truly believe that everything I’ve done had a purpose and brought me to exactly where I am today, which, quite frankly, is FIYAH.
I did a visual of my journey in 2022 and since I have more to add to it, for now, here’s a quick synopsis of my timeline 👇:
March 2008
Started my business and launched ‘The WordPress Chick’ – blogging and building websites.
Spring 2013
Launched “The WPChick Podcast,” created an outsourcing company, and started coaching.
Summer 2016
Created the Facebook Group, Content Creators and start pivoting more into Content Marketing (less WordPress)
Summer 2018
Pivoted to my personal brand, redirect WPChick to KimDoyal.com
Fall 2018
Partner with a friend to launch an e-commerce brand and physical content...