Showing Up, Modeling, and Taking a Leap of Faith
Denise Wakeman
I help solo business owners harness the power of AI and content marketing for better visibility and increased revenue.
Life doesn’t always go as planned or expected. I’ve been running (actually “wogging”) since 2007. I’ve had my share of trips and aches and sprains, but never any serious injuries. The worst physical injury I’ve ever experienced was a torn ACL in my right knee in 2013 that happened as I was attempting to get out of a boat on Lago de Sandoval in the Peruvian Amazon. That was excruciating and set me back for months.
Two weeks ago I was near Bass Lake, just south of Yosemite National Park, three miles into a half marathon when I tripped and fell flat on my face. I knew I was going down and was cursing all the way. Thankfully several runners stopped, helped me, and called the sweeper truck to come get me.
Yosemite Falls; start of the race, the scene of the fall, and the aftermath.
A few hours later I was in the ER at a small hospital getting X-rays. The entire right side of my body was banged up good, but the brunt of my fall was taken by the fifth metacarpal of my right hand. A “boxer’s fracture” was revealed in the X-rays. I’m right-handed.
Now what?
I was told to take some time off work. I laughed.
I’m self-employed. I’m a digital marketing consultant. I work on a computer all day. I’m right-handed. I don’t get paid sick days or vacation time.
And I wouldn’t have it any other way. I carry on. Because that’s what we entrepreneurs do, right?
When I got home I recorded this video (8 min). The transcript (edited for clarity) is posted here if you prefer to read.
Sometimes no matter what, no matter how you feel, no matter what you think people may think, you’ve got to take a leap of faith and show up.
Denise Wakeman is a Digitial Marketing Strategist. She focuses on helping small businesses and online entrepreneurs optimize, leverage, and strategically use social marketing tools to gain visibility, build credibility and make more money selling their products and services. You can get started with the free 7-Day Visibility Challenge. Denise is passionate about Adventure travel and how it can inspire you to think bigger and go for what’s possible in your business and life.
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