Pushing Pivots: Allowing and Accepting the Changes I Didn't Ask For

An Aquarian only child means loyalty, commitment, devotion, and so much more, but that's me, when I commit to a thing it's a done deal.

I'm going to see a thing through no matter what, overall I would say that's a good quality to have. It's very noble but lately I've been examining how those qualities may not have always served me.

In business you need to have determination and fortitude, basically the ability to continue against all odds. I've been an entrepreneur my entire adult life and I'm realizing my fortitude might be a little too strong. 😩

Reflection has me realizing that I often missed or refused certain opportunities to pivot because I was so resolved not to quit (cue “Too Legit To Quit”). When the reality is, in business, you are constantly creating, iterating, and making changes. Somehow I internalized that as “make it work no matter what.”

Relationships most definitely require pivots, resets, and new normals…. my Aquarian brain often rejects that under the guise of loyalty. Even if it brought me pain or uncertainty, here I go always forging forward, refusing to even consider a pivot!

Now in retrospect, I can see how many relationships played on my top because I was so confused with being loyal or committed.

The truth I'm now accepting is that life requires pivot points.

You must also always be re-assessing, re-evaluating, and re-aligning, and it doesn't make you any less noble or devoted.

A woman from Chicago once told me “Things change, they rearrange, but they never stay the same.”

I wish somebody told me it's OK to pivot.