Let’s get real. It’s not always rainbows and butterflies. 

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It’s easy to talk about the good, but not everyone will talk about the days that are hard to handle....

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Some days are a struggle — a really, really big struggle. I started in an industry I knew nothing about three years ago and want to be somewhere I haven’t reached yet. 

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But instead of feeling sorry for myself, or telling myself I’m not going to make it, I take a different perspective— even if it takes me a day or two to do so. And that’s why I think it’s SO important to reflect on where you began. 

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I know I’ve said it before, but if you don’t look at where you came from, you’ll never realize how far you’ve made it. I also think God knew I needed time to discover why I was on the path that I am. 

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I naively thought I could just start a business and that old saying would just magically happen:: “If you build it, they will come”. And any of you that own a business/side gig/etc are literally laughing right now because you know how ridiculous that actually is. I needed time and to be humbled enough to be shown it first hand. 

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So on the days that I struggle, I look back on improvements that I can easily see, like my photos then and my photos now (I’ll let you scroll back on those puppies yourself😬🤦🏻‍♀️) but more importantly I remind myself how I have grown and changed as a person, because I needed that more than I ever realized. 

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Just remember, whether you are struggling with your career, your spouse or kiddos, or just life in general, to stop and take a minute to look back. Give yourself credit for how far you’ve come, and how much further you are able to go. 

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Your opportunities and dreams are limitless, you’ve just got to keep working for them — and choose to smile because God gave you another day to chase them. 💕

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You got this girl. 

XOXO 💋 Tara

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