There can be miracles when you believe! I have learnt to believe, work hard and enjoy my miracles. Fashion and Style Police and my freelance career has been all about believing, working very hard, and reaping the fruits of my labour. It has not been easy, but nothing good comes easy. As I look back and reflect on how the year 2016 has been, all I can do is smile. This year has amazing. It started off with a bang with me releasing my first book – How to Cash In as a Blogger, which is selling quite well on Amazon. The blog is growing at an alarmingly rate, and my clients keep increasing. So I am busy and happy. However this was not the case a year ago….
It was far from the case. I was running the blog at a loss, when comparing the hours I put in with the income I was receiving. I was struggling with all sorts in my real life, and my freelance career was almost non-existent, but all that changed this year. I have never been as busy as I am now, and I am blown away by the many miracles I keep receiving. I don’t want to sound like a preacher, but there is no other way to say this, My God has been good to me, but I worked my behind off for every opportunity that was given to me, and I am working twice as hard now, to achieve a lot more tomorrow than I achieved yesterday. I have come to realise dedication and hard work pays off.
This post is not about blowing my own trumpet or talking about income figures, but I am hoping it encourages someone out there who is struggling to set off a business, blog, or career. This post is for those working twice as hard, nights, days and weekends but seeing no results. This post is for those who are stay at home parents struggling to work from home and care for their kids at the same time. This post is for those who are about to give up on their passion because they are not reaping the fruits of their labour. It is for those struggling to believe in themselves. There can be miracles when you believe. Keep dreaming, keep living, and keep working as hard as you can. It will happen in the end, if it hasn’t happened, it is not the end yet.
Thanks for reading and have a lovely week.
Thank you for sharing with us Stella. I presume as you talk about your God you have a faith. That’s good to hear. In a secular country not too many will openly admit on media they do. I have my own concept of God too and a practicing belief system.
I am not sure many would say my God’s been good to me if you heard my extreme life story however my God has. It’s how you look at things.
Of course you have to put the work in as I have as millions do to get what we have today.
By putting the work in your have turned the corner. Here’s to a grest year end for you and an even better year for 2017
Yes I do have faith. Thanks for your lovely comment. Have a fab end to 2016…
Good on you Stella, it is hard work that pays off like they say.
Yea it is. Thanks.
Morning! What a great Motivation Monday post to start the week off with 🙂 Thanks for the inspiration and congrats on this year being a successful year for your blog and freelancing career!
Thanks a lot..
Congrats on your book! Hard work really can pay off
Yes it does. Thank Kitty.
Very inspiring and I love your work ethic. To be honest, I think very much the same way. My blogging and freelance work has increased exponentially during 2016 but it hasn’t come from nowhere: I’ve worked very hard for it. Up at 5am every single day to make this happen.
Thank you. Hard work does pay off..Well done.
It is so great you are doing so well! Good to see hard work really paying off.
Thanks Sarah.
Such an encouraging post! I just started pushing again, I want to grow my blog and I want to get the same success as you, and this is encouraging me! Working hard pays off, that’s what I needed to hear 🙂
Yea it does. Keep at it Paula x
God is definitely good! I love your positivity, faith, and encouragement! You will keep soaring, my friend! x
Thanks Yaya xx
Such a lovely post to read, so glad all your hard work is paying off x
Yea. Thanks x
Thankyou for sharing! Blogging can be a hard slog at times when you really want to make something of it, but this is proof of the work paying off!
Thanks for reading Milly.
I completely agree with you, dedication and hard work does pay off and if you put a lot in, you’ll get a lot out x
Exactly x
I am a firm believer that if you want something bad enough and your willing to work hard enough then anything is possible as you have proven.
True that Emma.
YES! Monday Motivation at its finest! Never let go of your dreams xo
Yea Dena xo
Hard work really does pay off! Also, I have that song stuck in my head now from the blog title.
Ah nice xx
It is very encouraging! The truth is you can make a fab living from blogging, I do and I work damn hard – it pays off!
Yea it does but it is a lot of work..
It’s great to hear that it’s going well well and that you have had a massive turn around since last year. Goes to show if you do a good job it pays off. Ps. love the top 😉
Thanks Melanie.
Good on you. Hard work does pay off eventually 🙂
Yea it does..
What a fabulous post, you should be really proud of yourself, well done xx
Thanks xx
Well done Stella.
I pray more good success for you.
It is only God
God bless
Amen. Thanks Moji x
It’s all about working hard and the benefits and rewards will come in time x
Exactly..
Hard work pays off, it’s not so easy as start a business and reap the rewards. There is loads of hard work involved.
Yea there is.
You work so hard Stella, you deserve your success. Well done this year.
Wow you should be so proud – you’ve been working so hard x
Yea I have. Thanks Hannah.
A really inspiring post. The more you put in the more you get out! Well done hunny xx
Thank you xx
I truly believe we can achieve everything we put our mind too, as long as we work hard! Well done! 🙂
Thank you..
Congratulations on your book and well done for all of your hard work. You look fabulous in this post xxx
You are so inspiring! I was so encouraged by reading this post!
xoxo, Candice
http://www.candicenikeia.com
Glad you were. Thanks Candice.
Firstly I am totally loving your hair and secondly, this is a really inspiring post, I am mentally high fiving you x
Thanks Rachel x
Well done and thanks for sharing your success with us all giving us a gleam of hope! Amazing that you have a book btw!
Thanks for reading..
This post is just what I need to read today – great to see how positive you are and that things can turn around. After 8 years of blogging I suppose I just need a change and something different to happen (or me to make it happen!)
Thanks Helen. 8 years is a long time x
This has been inspirational, I’m so happy to hear that your blog is really taking off! I’m hoping I’ll be able to dedicate more time to my blog after I graduate and see some progress too 🙂
I hope you can too. Love your blog.