Sometimes the Biggest Step Is Saying Yes Before You’re Ready
How I'm Learning to Say Yes to Opportunities That Scare Me
There is a strange moment that happens when an opportunity you have worked toward finally shows up: excitement is quickly followed by a hundred reasons why you might not be ready.
I think many women building businesses experience this. We become very good at surviving, working, solving problems, and taking care of everyone around us. But when an opportunity requires us to invest in ourselves, ask for help, or step into a room where we aren't completely comfortable yet, suddenly we hesitate.
I'm learning not to do that.
I have spent more than 20 years working with horses, animals, and people. Now I'm taking that experience and building Stable Wisdom and Double D Guides & Rides. Neither business appeared overnight. They grew from years of experience, mistakes, lessons, long days, and a genuine belief that what I've learned can help other people.
Recently, another door opened when I was offered the opportunity to participate in The Blox, an entrepreneurial experience that will put me alongside other business owners and challenge me to grow in ways I probably can't accomplish by staying comfortable.
The opportunity is exciting. Paying for it is the difficult part.
Rather than allowing that obstacle to automatically become a "no," I've decided to give myself 30 days to find a way forward. Part of that means doing something many independent women struggle with: asking for help.
I'm currently looking for a sponsor or business partner interested in helping me participate in The Blox. But regardless of how those next 30 days turn out, I've already learned something valuable.
Asking for support doesn't erase the work you've done yourself.
Sometimes believing in your business means being willing to tell people where you're going, admit what you need to get there, and give someone else the opportunity to say, "I believe in this too."
So if there's an opportunity sitting in front of you right now that feels just slightly bigger than you are ready for, don't automatically close the door.
Say yes.
Then figure out how you're going to get there.
