Hello hello! I'm Berlyn, a digital marketing strategist and the founder of Planted Marketing! Here I'm sharing lots on authentic marketing strategies, how to be real in this AI shit storm, and the ups and downs of entrepreneurship. Join me!
where do we go from here?
Published 20 days ago • 1 min read
I've been struggling with what to post lately because I've been struggling period.
A dear friend of mine recently expressed gratitude to me for always being open and vulnerable about the hardships of owning your own business/navigating the world/life in general. And it was super powerful and validating to hear.
I'm always struggling internally with the balance of naturally being an open book and wanting to have REAL conversations about entrepreneurship/life, but feeling afraid that I'm complaining too much. Social media is SO FAKE and creates super unrealistic expectations, and while I'll GLADLY celebrate every milestone with you, I don't want to add fuel to the fire of comparison. I don't want to lie about my reality. I want to create a space for real, vulnerable conversations.
It is HARD to do your own thing. It's hard when things start to spiral and don't go in the direction that you anticipated. Being an entrepreneur means business IS personal, it's your entire identity. And when it unravels, you lose who you are.
And that's where I'm at.
I'm in a space where I don't know where to go from here or how to pivot or what comes next. I feel like the universe is telling me to pack it up, to move on, but how can I just let go of something that feels so meaningful to me? Something that provides a real sense of purpose and meaning, a feeling I've never felt before.
So, as I figure all that out, I'm reading between the lines. At the heart of everything, there are two core pieces of who I am - I'm a problem-solver and I want to make shitty situations better.
I'm taking all of these rejections and awful experiences I've had the last couple of years and am working on something. But more on that later...
In the meantime, if you need to vent, if you need a safe space, if you're tired of the disillusionment that social media creates about entrepreneurship, I'm here for you. If you want to celebrate even the tiniest of wins, I know how fucking good those things feel, and I'll happily celebrate those with you too 💙
I have an idea brewing and am doing market research calls with anyone who is SICK of the hiring/job-seeking process. If you would be open to giving me ~20 minutes of your time, I would really appreciate it!
Hello hello! I'm Berlyn, a digital marketing strategist and the founder of Planted Marketing! Here I'm sharing lots on authentic marketing strategies, how to be real in this AI shit storm, and the ups and downs of entrepreneurship. Join me!
