I am really late with this update and post but I have been so busy trying to plan out other things in my life, my blog took a back seat.
Back in 2016 when I began revamping my blog, I just knew that I was going to take off, monetize, and be the best in the game. I wanted to take over in my niche—education and lifestyle— and set the internet on fire. Guess what!! I fail at that. It’s not because I feel that the blogging market is saturated, I just truly have yet to establish my fool proof systems. There are a lot of things I’d like to do with my blog—I just need to take some time to refocus my energy on my leads and stick to them. To be honest I just felt like a lot of the stuff was too gimmicky and I had completed so much “research” I was stressing myself out. So I have decided to return to just simply being me and telling my stories my way. Sharing my trials and triumphs and perhaps along the way help someone.
I have to take a second and laugh at myself because back during Christmas break I completed an online Goals Success Coach certification, and I have content I just need to put that content into action. Back in 2017, I wrote a cute little goal setting book, Brown Sugar Magic as a personal challenge and really truly had no strategic plan on how to market it. Anyway, since completing that book I have dove into other endeavors and book writing is still calling my name.
See when I published my first book, I began to realize the power of telling my story and being unafraid to face the criticisms of others. I took a few hits, but my stories from my first book are truly a testament of how far I have come. Not only did I want to take the world by storm and create a gravitating blog, I also wanted to be set apart as an author. In an effort to be completely transparent I have had people try to use my words against me as if my story is not mine to tell, personally and professionally. I am at a point now in my career where I have to level up all the way around in all of my work, because people are taking notice and I have to show up.
Yes, I thought my first two books would fly off of the shelves and be a continuous stream of downloads but I have realized that my inconsistencies in my writing have been my down fall. So now I have to do everything in my power to extend my buzz and capitalize off of my name and who I am setting myself up to be.
As I am completing my third book, 12 Ways to Survive Your First Year of Teaching, there are some logistics to be laid out as Dr. Williams prepares to shock this time around. After turning 37, I have wanted to venture out into other things and I’ll be speaking that Teacher’s Self-Care Conference in June and I can’t wait. I’m in my 11th year of teaching and this by far has been my most difficult year to date. I’m not motivated and I am sure that that energy is transferring into my delivery, but at this point, it is what it is. The plan is set in motion, between my books and defining my systems, I have three short years to transition out of teaching and becoming a full-time entrepreneur.
No matter what, at this point, I just have to keep telling my story and demand that people take notice. I have been saying this over the years and it’s beginning to sink in, “Being me is my super power!” I try my hand at a lot of different things. I’m willing to take the risk and try something new because I am not afraid of challenges. After all I did seek to get a Doctorate in Education for the thrill of seeing if I could actually complete the degree. It may have taken me five years, but I know that my credentials can not ever be stripped from me.
I have sacrificed so much of my time into fruitless things that I have decided to change the trajectory of my existence. I will be that woman….every woman…I’ve realized that many people will question your choices in life while they are too afraid to DECIDE which direction their life is going. Success is not determined by the opinions of others, but the self gratifying feeling you get when you DECIDE to LIVE. I will continue to build my resume and level up in all areas in my life.
~LaTilya Rashon
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