This morning when I was scrolling through IG, trying to avoid my to-do list and pretending my yoga pants made me productive... 🤪
It felt like all I could see was post after post of women making it look SO easy.
With their perfect websites, THOUSANDS of followers and businesses that seemed to run themselves.
Growing teams, first-class flights, and a never-ending stream of picture-perfect moments. Another six-figure launch.
Even their “just another day at work” photos had perfect lighting and a latte that probably had its own PR team.
And then there's me.
Asking myself if I actually switched the laundry or just thought about switching the laundry.
Sitting in my little office in my little town, where the biggest event of the year is the local fair and the closest thing to a networking event is running into someone I knew in high school at the grocery store.
No trendy coffee shops. No team meetings in glass-walled offices with a skyline view. Just me, my laptop, my kids, and a dream that sometimes feels too big for my small-town life.
That scroll hit me hard. The little voice crept in. Why can’t I do that? Why do I always feel behind? Why does it look so easy for them and feel so impossible for me?
I almost let it get to me. Almost.
But then I caught myself.
Because here’s the deal. My version of success is not supposed to look like theirs.
And neither is yours.
It reminded me of the kids at drop-in gymnastics on Saturday morning. I was trying to finish Isla's birthday party plans (which, let’s be real, is like organizing a mini music festival with cupcakes).
I kept glancing up at the kids—one flipping upside down, another spinning around in circles, and one little guy tripping over his own feet, giggling like he’d discovered the secret to happiness.
Oh yeah. That kid was Theodore. 😂
None of them were perfect. And none of them needed to be.
They just were.
That is the magic.
Trying to fit someone else’s idea of "perfect" dims your own light.
The second you stop chasing someone else’s version of success and start showing up as yourself, everything shifts.
So today I invite you to think about what makes you different. That one thing you do that no one else does in the same way. The way you connect with people. The way you solve problems.
The way you bring something extra without even trying. That is the thing to lean into.
I am still figuring it all out. Some days I feel unstoppable.
Other days I trip over my own self-doubt. But when I focus on what makes me different instead of what makes me feel behind, everything starts to make sense. And I know the same is true for you.
Keep going. Keep showing up.
The world does not need another copy of someone else.
It needs you. 🩷
Amber x
