Daring to Realign: The Mindset Shift That Transformed My Business and My Becoming

Dear Not So Secret Diary,

Becoming a new person. Starting a new business. Transforming my life. For me, it all began with pure excitement. I started out full of vision, energy, and good intentions. I had dealt with the old habits, built the business plan, checked off the to-do list, and told myself I was ready for this new chapter of personal growth and entrepreneurship. But the deeper I got into the work, the more I realized that somewhere along the way, I had made a wrong decision. It wasn’t intentional, I simply didn’t know what I didn’t know. And when that truth hit, it felt overwhelming. I had already poured so much time and effort into building something that wasn’t aligned with the foundation I actually needed. So I took a deep breath, closed my eyes, and allowed myself to look at the vision again — this time more closely, more honestly, and more boldly.

The Seeds I Planted Weren’t Growing

When I first began building my brand, I focused on changing my habits, creating products, and working on my marketing. None of that work was wrong, but I could feel something in the foundation was missing. I was planting seed after seed after seed… But I still wasn’t seeing any growth. And when I tried to go back and fix what I had built, I noticed that everything felt dry and fragile. I had planted all these seeds and given them sunlight, but none of them had actually received water. Not a single one had been nurtured. What I learned was simple but life-changing: Growth is only possible when you nurture the seed. The problem was that I had planted too many seeds at once. Growth would become easier when I focused on one seed at a time.

Realignment Required a New Rhythm

Realigning with my foundation meant I had to reevaluate where and how I was working. If I wanted to nurture the seeds I had planted, I needed patience, consistency, and positive affirmations; not pressure, burnout, or overproduction. No more checklists with 30 tasks. No more 10–12 hour days that left me drained and resentful. Instead, I began choosing the tasks that actually moved me forward and released the busywork that only made me feel productive. I slowed down enough to give each seed (each habit, idea, and action) the focused attention it needed. I wasn’t just learning a new work style; I was learning a new rhythm. A rhythm rooted in clarity. A rhythm grounded in aligned energy. A rhythm that supported sustainable success instead of exhaustion.

The Wake-Up Call I Didn’t Want but Needed

Once clarity settled in and I found a steady, sustainable pace, I finally understood why everything had stopped growing: I had started making decisions from fear instead of faith, from money instead of integrity, and from pressure instead of purpose. Somewhere along the journey, I became so afraid of failing that I stopped nurturing my own environment. Fear had finally stopped blocking me from working… but it started pushing me to do things I never needed to be doing in the first place. And that’s when the real lesson arrived: Whenever it felt like fear was winning, whenever the negative thoughts felt louder than my vision — that was my cue to return to God, to realign spiritually, not just strategically. My business needed alignment. But I needed alignment too.

The Power of Daring to Realign

Daring to realign brought structure, peace, acceptance, and joy back into my life. The “big message” I waited on for so long wasn’t a dramatic revelation; it was clarity. Quiet, grounding, undeniable clarity. And now, as December begins (my Daring December) I’m committed to keeping that clarity alive. Becoming and staying. Stretching and grounding. Releasing and rebuilding. I’m daring to believe in myself again. Daring to fail. Daring to try. Daring to be bold. I may not have proof that all my dreams will come true but it’s my life, my story, and my becoming. So I’m choosing to bet on me.

Love Always,

Capree'