As we're getting closer to 2026, I've been feeling really emotional today thinking about how much has happened this year.
My business took off. I moved abroad. I'm traveling the world right now.
Amazing, right?
But what nobody sees is that I failed at this for 3 years straight before anything worked for me. ๐
And how the heck I did that? just keep reading the rest of this diary...
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This year was a breakthrough year for me.
160+ beautiful people invested in my new playbooks since May.
My community grew to 30,000 people in just a few months.
And I finally built a business that felt sustainable and aligned with who I actually am.
From the outside, it probably looked like things just took off. Like I figured something out and suddenly it all worked. ๐
But the truth is...I spent three years before this one trying everything and failing at most of it.
Three years of creating content I didn't enjoy, trying to fit into what I thought I was supposed to be.
Three years testing different approaches, different niches, different strategies.
Three years of launches that went nowhere and posts that barely got any engagement.
I followed what other successful people were doing because I hadn't found my own voice yet. I kept thinking if I just worked harder or posted more consistently, something would click.
But mostly, it just didn't work. ๐
That being said, I came close to quitting more times than I can count.
There were SO many moments where I genuinely questioned if this was even meant for me.
But something kept me going.
I just couldn't let go of the vision I had for my life aka the freedom to work from anywhere, to build something that felt like mine, to make an income from my words and ideas.
So I kept trying. Not with total confidence, just with stubborn persistence. ๐ฎโ๐จ
And then in 2025, things started to change.
โ๏ธ I moved to written based social media platform because it felt more natural for me.
โ๏ธ I stopped trying to be like everyone else and focused on what I actually wanted to teach: blogging and building a business around writing.
โ๏ธ I started these diaries and finally found my voice.
People started finding me. Slowly at first, then more consistently.
And by the end of the year, over 160 people had trusted me enough to invest in what I was creating.
My community grew to 30,000 beautiful people around the world.
This business of mine became real and sustainable.
But this only happened because of those three years of struggle.
โ Every failed attempt taught me what didn't work.
โ Every strategy that flopped helped me understand what actually mattered.
โ Every version of myself I tried on showed me who I wasn't, which eventually helped me figure out who I am.
Those three years weren't wasted time. They were preparation.
So if you're struggling right now, if you've been trying for months or years and nothing's working yet, you're not doing it wrong. ๐ซถ๐ป
You're in the part that comes before the breakthrough. The part nobody posts about.
Maybe 2026 is your breakthrough year. Maybe this is when you finally start that blog, launch that business, or take the leap you've been thinking about.
That being said, I just want you to keep going because your version of this story is coming.
I promise. ๐ฉต
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"My breakthrough is closer than I think. I won't quit before I see it."
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Let me help you skip the 3 years I wasted on strategies that didn't work. You don't have to figure it all out alone. ๐
I went from hotel receptionist to writing weekly email diary entries from Bali cafes and European streets that actually pay my bills. I teach women how to turn their writing into income through their own dream blogs + email storytelling instead of performing for algorithms. Join 2,000+ women reading my Saturday diaries where I share the real behind-the-scenes of building this life.
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