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3-min read: when life may not be life-ing

Hi friends 👋🏾

Happy Wednesday

Welcome to Issue 16 of Classroom-2-Boardroom. This is a 3-min read, no more no less. 🙅🏾‍♀️

So this past week, I had to cram the month of December into one week (for personal reasons) and it was during this somersaulting-don’t-try-this-at-home schedule that it dawned on me. 🧐

See, most times, it’s easy to get confused about who we are and why we’re doing what we’re doing. 🤔

Why are we taking XYZ classes? Why are we doing ABC activities? Why are we working on 123 idea? 🤷🏾‍♀️

Going from classroom to boardroom means a lot of unknown-unknowns.

Should I share my idea with people or not? Should I build in public or in private? 🤔

Should I have a co-founder or not? Should I go for a walk or a run? 🫨

Should I send that email now or wait till next day? 🫣

Should I follow up now or schedule it for later? Should I wave my hands or extend a handshake at a networking party? 😆

Iy’s safe to say we end up being confused about our confusion and worry about our state of worry. 😐

But in the end, it is okay to be confused. 😇

Your confusion is proof of interest, not action. You haven’t done it yet. You’re considering it. 🫨

Confusion is the stepping stone between the known and the unknown, the bridge between where you are and where you want to be. 😃

Your confusion is the pause before the play. 👌🏾

So take a deep breath. Why? Because it’s okay.

You can’t wait until everything is clear before you decide to go ahead. 🙅🏾‍♀️

The muddiest water contains the most nutrients. 💯

The most confused minds have the most questions. 🤷🏾‍♀️

Confusion breeds questions and questions crave answers. 💁🏾‍♀️

So my friends, at the end of the day, it’s okay- to be confused.

But in the midst of confusion, our happiness is put to test. 🫣

It’s okay to be happy- even though life may not be life-ing.

While we’re confused, it’s easy to say “Okay, happiness on hold until this mess is cleared up.”😐

When life isn’t life-ing and there are more holes and highs, it’s easy to say “happiness on pause until the storm is clear”💁🏾‍♀️

But as Nightbirde reminded us, You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy. 🙅🏾‍♀️

Read that again. 👆🏾

Please go back to it. 👆🏾

Okay, read it one more time. 👆🏾

Here it is again: You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy. 💯

To be clear though, being happy doesn't mean ignoring difficulties or pretending they don't exist. 🙅🏾‍♀️

It's about finding joy in small moments and finding the highs in the lows. 🕺🏾

Your happiness should not be a reward for clarity but a reminder that you’ve got this!

At the end of the day, it’s okay to be confused and it’s okay to be happy when you’re confused.😇

It’s okay to be happy- even though life may not be life-ing. 😃

That’s it for this week. I’m curious to hear from you. Complete this in the comment below. 🤔

It’s okay…

This issue was largely inspired by Nightbirde (Jane Kristen Marczewski) and her performance at America’s Got Talent. Feel free to listen to it here.

Until next time,
Don’t Forget to be Awesome,

Dulra ❤️
Founder/CEO, Dot.