Contemplating My Next Chapter: Lashes and Brows vs. Personal Growth

As I sit down to contemplate the direction of my blog, I find myself at a crossroads. Should I continue writing about beauty topics like lashes and brows and trying to promote my online courses, or should I pivot more towards personal and spiritual content? The decision is not just about what will benefit me or my readers but also about what aligns with my true passions and purpose in life. I know this life is short and what we spend our time doing is important. What is important? Making money and being a successful blogger writing about lashes and brows or instead, enjoying what I already have in this life and writing more from my heart and of things that I feel are most important?

The Journey So Far

When I started my blog, I'm not going to lie, I was drawn to the idea of making lots of money just working from my computer and not having to actually see clients any more. I'm a true introvert so the idea of being able to stay in my jammies all day and work from home was very appealing! I got pretty busy working on my online business the last 2 years and I did cut back quite a bit on seeing actual clients. I've realized some things though during this process. I need to see people. That's where the real connection comes from. That's where I can make the biggest impact and where I can grow and be impacted the most by others.. I do enjoy the online business as well but it feels kind of shallow just writing post after post about lash extensions and brows while throwing plugs in to try and sell my online courses and products to make money. The real money for me comes from seeing my clients anyway. I do enjoy my online business but for it to really crush it and make it, it'd require a whole lot more time from me and I don't know if I want to focus that much time on something that in the log run, won't mean anything. I don't want to stop blogging and just throw away all the work that has already been invested but I do think I'm going to make a bit of a shift. Not sure yet how I am going to combine lash and brow training with personal growth but I'm going to start writing more from the heart and not with the intention of trying to sell and make money. God has blessed me immensely with everything that I need. I would like to enjoy these blessings and be grateful for what's already right in front of me.

What Matters Most ♥

What truly matters to me? I thought for a while that it was to be successful in business and to make a ton of money so that I could buy a house on the beach. Sheeesh, I am a bit shallow🥴 But that's not what matters to me and what I want to spend my time trying to achieve. My family matters to me. My husband Brady matters to me. My beautiful kids and my dog Smokey matter to me. My clients that have also become my close friends matter to me. My faith in God and Jesus Christ and doing their will matters to me. Making a positive impact in the world matters to me.

Embracing Change, what's next?

Well, I'm still figuring this out. You know what's cool and what is inspiring this change? It's my daughter Lily. I was trying to convince her to start her own blog because she is an incredible writer and I think she could do well with a blog and that it would be a great outlet for her. She was telling me things she wanted to write about which were all things to try and help other people. She truly is a light and just naturally a really special, good person. As she's telling me these amazing things she wants to post about, I look down at what I'm currently posting on my own site.....Some AI generated post on eyebrow tinting. I realized then, that wasn't what I wanted to post about anymore. I have plenty of posts on lashes and eyebrows, I can move on to things that are from the heart. So I guess that answers the question. From now on I will be mostly posting about things that are from the heart.

No More AI Generated non-sense:))

Trusting the Journey

Lets's see where this takes us! Who knows, maybe I would have made millions with my lash and brow courses.....unlikely millions but hey, I dream big! But maybe that would have taken me down a road that would have distracted me from what is truly important. God has already given me everything I need so lets give this new journey a try and just do what I love ♥

Thanks for tagging along!

Theresa Mae