How You Move from Being a Family Outcast to Standing Up for Yourself
How is being tagged as a “family outcast” sound to you? If it triggers a lot of negative thoughts and emotions, that’s because it does have its negative tone with it.
If you’re the first person in the family who starts out a business, it is so easy to literally feel like an outcast. But even if you’re not, it would still feel like people would look differently at you when you’re going to go “all in” on investing in yourself. If you’re currently on this boat, trust that it’s part of the process.
Benefits of an Outcast
Surprise, surprise! Feeling like an outcast when it comes to starting out a business or launching a product could actually do you great. As my podcast guest, Hana, shared with me, if nobody invests in you, you owe it to yourself to do it.
Here are some benefits you could actually take advantage of when these moments of seclusion come:
Time to Organize
When your immediate circle stays out of your way because they can’t seem to grasp the choices and decisions you made to start on your own, this carves out more time for you to arrange the things you needed for your business. You can plan your direction. You can apply for business legalization. You can do what is necessary so that your launch is organized.
Sharpened Focus on Ideal Clients
Because you’re doing it yourself, you get to pay more attention to the clients that are coming to you. You will eventually notice a pattern of the kind of people who can actually become ideal clients rather than those who are not really aligned to your calling.
Opportunity to Stand for Yourself
As you decide to go all-in for yourself, it helps you to fully understand your purpose and build on your core values. You go back to your WHY and identify in which area of need you are truly addressing. When you are able to continue to affirm your purpose, you gain the strength to stand for yourself even stronger and tougher.
Staying Committed to Your Dreams
When you get the feeling that nobody believes in you, build on the urge to commit to yourself and what it is that you want. You resist the scary label that puts tags on you because you know in your heart that you can make it through commitment. Instead of being pulled down, you’re pulling yourself up.
When you’ve finally reached the stage when you have stopped looking at yourself as an outcast and start seeing a new, different path instead— the people around you will also learn to love these aspects of you. You cannot wait on the people around to give you the sense of security and safety that you’re looking for. You can start it right here and right now.
There are so many life lessons you can glean from this episode with Hana Miller, The Balanced Woman, so be sure to listen in! If you would also like to send in your love and feedback on the program, feel free to slide me a DM! You know where to find me.