“There is no passion to be found playing small—in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” —Nelson Mandela
Over the past 6 months or so I have been battling with idea that I want to be doing more with my career, the trouble is I have two careers that need my full attention. When you have a drive to be your best in everything you do it can be a challenge to make equal commitments to both passions. This tug of war between football career and non-football career had one casualty; my creative outlet.
Career clash
Coming into season 2.0 of ALFW I was much more prepared for the workload and sheer exhaustion of managing preseason/work. I let go of a few of my passions to focus more of my energy, reducing my volunteering and increased my self-care. Despite wanting to have less on my plate for my football I enevitly took on even more to maximise my career in dietetics. I started private practice work and began collaborating with a few brands in particular James Daisy (a personal assistant for those busy women kicking goals, check it out!). These opportunities were incredibly rewarding for my personal growth but also my growth as a health professional.
Zapped creativity
In the football realm I was giving time to extra skill work, recovery and ensuring I saw my family and friends despite my commitments. Still with so much on my plate I didn’t feel complete. In the back of my mind was the constant push I should be giving more particularly to my passions of writing and creativity. With little time to prep pretty meals or write thought provoking articles, my activity in this area reduced but still loomed in the background waiting to be addressed. I felt I wanted to share this real life existence but was constantly battling with the idea the content I would share wouldn’t be interesting to my target audience. My nuisance self-doubt monster still had a hold on me despite some serious progress in the past.
Good enough is good enough.
With some deep diving into what I really want to achieve and the best strategy to get there I finally made the time to feed my creative side and of course follow my main purpose, which is to empower others to live their best life. Instead of playing small and making excuses why I couldn’t give more time to this area I bit the bullet and jumped right in to this new look Eclipse Fuel, logo and all. One of my favourite habit gurus, Gretchen Rubin, has an incredible quote for all the A type perfectionists out there that will continue to delay starting, progressing or finishing projects due to the fear of imperfection.
“Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good”
What this means to me is sometimes good enough is simply good enough. The content I produce can help to reach my purpose so why not send it out to the world? Sometimes those real life pictures and simple health related blogs are all people need to spark a change. I have happily accepted that although I will likely not have 100s of 1000s of followers/engagement, that those I do engage with like and actually benefit from the information I share. It’s a great reminder to just do you and that moving forward, even in a seemingly dishevelled fashion is still in the direction of your goals.
To all those people out there who had followed this blog from it’s amateur infancy I hope you continue to tune in for my delicious recipes, travel adventures and my practical life advice so you can reach your best self. I always felt I was here to change the world, and I am happy if that is just one singular person’s world. Thank you for your continued to support and hopefully I continue to inspire you to live your best life.