We all have those friends we can confide in, whom we can tell our biggest dreams to. Or even our smallest but hopeful ambitions to. I have always appreciated these friends as a sounding board and essentially extra eyes and ears to be out there in the world looking out for the opportunities I’m trying to manifest. This is why I highly advocate for sharing your ideas, goals and ambitions with a few others. Even if they feel foolish to admit or totally out of reach- there is great power in getting these hopes and dreams out in the big wide world.
If you’ve been following me for a while, you may have heard me sprinkle in the desire to get back into the seat of the teacher. (Not yoga or meditation teacher), but a mentorship sort of style that allows me to support others on an otherwise confusing and tumultuous journey of growing a creative career. This blog and my Substack fill that need to some degree- but naturally, I feel drawn to give more.
Bring in that friend that we can tell our biggest dreams to. Luckily I have many of these friends. THANK GOODNESS. And so quite recently, last week in fact, a dear friend called me up to say, “Hey, here’s this awesome opportunity for you that helps you step into a mentorship space, would you like to do it?”. Without checking my schedule, considering childcare, or even if I had other meetings scheduled, I said “YES”. It was as if the “yes” literally jumped out of my heart.
Without getting into specifics, the opportunity I said yes to was so warm, inspiring and a gentle step into the mentorship world. Is this what manifesting without forcing feels like?
How could I have planned such a great entrance into the mentorship world myself? The evening was literally splendid. I shared my voice, I listened to others and heard their deepest needs. I empathized with their journey and offered whatever helpful counsel I could to whoever needed it. I felt confident, sometimes awkward but carefree and prepared. I am so thankful for my friend to give me the gentle nudge and open door to walk through.
So what does this mean from here? Well, first of all, I am still glowing from the joy of a first step taken on a path I have longed for. I plan to celebrate a bit at first and then think about what next steps can I take to make mentorship an official service alongside the services I already provide. There is much to plan as you can imagine! But I am, at the very least, so thankful I have taken the first step and am looking forward to what this can grow into.
