The Road Less Traveled

Dear Aspen reader,

A few months ago, I took a step back to evaluate my definition of success, in terms of the work that I do with Aspen Wellness. Because it’s so easy for me to fall into a cycle of task completion, my gauge of success had easily become the number of items I was able to check off the list each day. Leading up to this moment, I found myself discouraged and unhappy by what I had (or in my case had NOT) accomplished. As I pondered the crazy feelings that were surfacing I realized that I had allowed the tasks of writing articles and cultivating a business model to overshadow the joy that is to be found in educating women on total wellness.

I had, ever so quickly, reached a fork in the road and I had to choose how I would proceed.

I made a decision in that moment to choose a path less traveled; one quite narrow in the field of business. I decided that my definition of success would no longer be attached to checking items off a list, the number of “followers” or the “likes” that my social media accounts have accrued but more focused on the attitude that I maintained throughout the twists and turns found in growing a new business. As I continually learn to stay peaceful, joyful and grounded through the day to day tasks, I find myself feeling successful and filled with greater energy to trek on. So I encourage you, step back and look at that paths in front of you. Maybe your path is not related to your profession, but maybe it’s a healthy living situation or one in which you know your self-care is being compromised by the busyness of life. Which route will you choose? Will you strive for the path of least resistance or be true to yourself and choose the road that you know is best for you?

Choose wisely and walk confidently on the road less traveled. I did and you can too!

In health,
Alecia