As always, gonna be writing this straight from the dome. I chose the title of this blog post because that’s what I feel like I have to do right now, almost like a crossroads but not really. But more-so a place where i have a chance to pivot and redirect but that really puts the pressure on, to make the right decision.
It’s both exciting and unnerving, as a lot of big decisions are. I feel like I never do well in these circumstances. Sometimes I think way too far ahead and get overwhelmed with all the outcomes. I do love a good challenge, but man i’ve been pretty burnt out, confused, scared of what’s next, I really just want to be on easy mode for at least a couple of minutes. Also want to recognize how blessed I am to be in a position where I can even make the decisions i’m making. It’s easy to forget.
I knew this move back into the parents’ place was gonna be a little tough, but didn’t realize how much it made me think about the future and also like the future-future for myself. Here we are back again with thinking about all the possible outcomes and how I can go down this rabbit hole. There’s so much I want to do, with whatever time I have on this earth. There’s also so much I want to do with this brand, I just can’t decide where I want to take it, especially as things changed over the years. What kind of brand do I want to build? Will it be fulfilling? Will it fill a void for others looking for something that can speak for them? Will it bring any value? To anyone? Will it all be worth it?
I don’t want to make it seem like it’s super deep, but tbh that’s what’s been going through my head for a while now. And this move out of the studio just put a huge emphasis on all those questions I ask myself. Like it put me in the spotlight and now this is my chance to figure everything out, at this moment.
I don’t even know what i’m talking about anymore. I’ll probably be wrapping up this post soon.
Maybe it’s all the stress of everything business / personal that is making me feel pressured to make the right decision right now. Especially in this SoCal heat, smh. And the AC in my car went out last week lol. I hope this blog provides a least a bit of value to whoever is reading this. I know it might just seem like a blog of me complaining about everything but idk, it always feels natural to me to share how things are going with you guys. And this is how things are going, not great, but they’re going. I guess that counts as something.
This blog post is pretty much done now, but I do have a huge favor to ask and I hate asking for help (i know). I’ve never done this before but I think it can be a huge help for this brand to grow. I made a survey thing on google that would just help me understand what kind of community we're building here. I feel like I miss the mark sometimes when it comes to providing you guys with what you want. I’ve included a 75% off discount code at the end of the survey, you’ll be able to use starting right now. I’ll be sharing that code to the public later this week, so think of this as early access to the sale. Anyways i’ll have the link to the survey down below. Thanks so much to everyone who has supported this creative project, that started some years ago. It would be amazing to see this thing flourish and carry out the things I have set for this community in the future.
Here is the survey: https://forms.gle/abDFmuFYAFWqoobLA
Thanks again for reading everybody.
See ya in the next one,
Elden