Hello…is this thing still on? I can’t believe we are well into 2023 and I haven’t done a 2023 Goals and Life Updates post with you all! I am so sorry and I promise I am going to do better posting on MY blog. With so many changes on all of these different platforms trying to keep up and etc., it has been a lot! I’m not going to lie, it has been so overwhelming trying to keep up and stay on top of these never-ending changes and new features, that I have somewhat lost sight of my purpose on these platforms. Also, with me having another baby last year and trying to navigate motherhood as a mom of 3 now, it has been challenging as well.
So as you can see, it has been a challenging season for me. But I am learning to give myself grace daily and just show up for myself, my family and my online community daily! So with that being said, let’s catch up on some goals, life updates and all things things that we can expect and are hoping for in 2023!
Life Updates:
Wedding Planning For Our 10 Year Vow Renewal Celebration!
If you are following me online, then you know that we are planning our 10 Year Vow Renewal Celebration! The Big Guy and I will be celebrating 10 years of marriage this year y’all. Look. At. GOD. It is only by His grace that we made thus far and I pray that we continue to see many more years to come! Since we had a courthouse wedding and didn’t have a reception, we knew that eventually we would and here we are planning for it! We originally wanted to do it at 5 years but we ended up moving. And now 10 years later, we are actually doing this. We did a video on our process and planning journey HERE so click to watch! I will be doing blog posts breaking down everything as time goes on as well as how we are going to bring our vision to life, within our means and all of that good stuff! So stay tuned for those posts! If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to let me know!
Certified Childbirth Doula & Childbirth Educator
Did you know I am officially a Childbirth Doula and Educator? Yes girl, I sure am! I started the training to become a Doula back in March of 2022 while I was 8 months pregnant. I felt like I was in school all over again OMG! I shared my process and more details in my video HERE so check to watch! Y’all know I am super passionate about Motherhood and have shared my pregnancies and motherhood journey over the years. I knew I always had a passion for helping expecting mamas and mamas in general. With the statistics still on the rise when it comes to Black Maternal Healthcare, I knew I was called to make a change and a difference to make childbirth beautiful again! I wanted a way to deepen that passion and serve my community so I went through both trainings and I am ready to serve and educate mamas locally and worldwide to make childbirth beautiful again! So y’all pray for me as I embark on this new journey eeek!
2023 Goals:
Usually, I will set goals and have my vision board done before the new year hits. But the past two years, I created it a little later than expected. This time around, I finally completed it at the end of January. I REALLY needed to get clear on my vision, my goals and my purpose for this year and beyond. With so much noise and people sharing literally everything online and etc., I needed to get quiet before God to hear and see what I need to in order to put that on my vision board. I am tired of feeling like I have to conform and do what everyone else is doing. I know my steps are ordered by the Lord and if I start trying to conform to every aesthetic, every trend and etc., I will lose sight of the plan that God has for me and will be lead to nowhere.
So that is one of my main goals for 2023: to stay focused on where God is leading me and taking me. I have no desire to follow trends, live above my means trying to keep up with every aesthetic, every trend, all these things that people are trying to keep up with. Yes, it works for others and of course I love nice things too. But I want to do what works for me. And I know God will guide me to do just that so I can stand out and be different in a world that is starting to look and sound the same everyday.
Prioritizing my peace, my mental and well-being and showing up for myself daily.
This is a big one for me because girl, the way I show up for everybody and everything except myself? Something has got to change, honey! I am a recovering people pleaser and I always want the best for everyone. But overtime, I started to overextend myself to the point I couldn’t pour into myself because I was just empty. Tired. Exhausted. And as a mama of 3 when I’m too tired to hear about the latest Roblox game or Hot Wheels toys, I knew it was a problem and had to do something about it.
So I am working on myself daily to make sure I am pouring more into myself, taking better care of myself, my mental health, my spiritual being, prioritizing my peace, and not just saying it, but ACTUALLY LIVING IT! Once I get a solid routine in place and really see the changes come to fruition, I will share more in a video and blog post. One thing about me is that it’s hard to share something that I am not doing or using. The lack of integrity I’ve seen over the years online is truly disturbing and something I take very seriously.
Integrity is everything to me and God has truly been working on my heart to make sure that I am staying true to myself and being honest online and offline. So before I share or promote anything, I have to make sure that I am actually implementing those things and/or using certain things before sharing. Then when HE gives me the green light to share, I will! So I can’t wait to share more about this journey in the upcoming weeks! I’ll keep y’all posted!
Business Goals:
Sometimes, I pinch myself knowing that I am an Entrepreneur. I never thought that I would be one or even work for myself. It has been the hardest journey I have ever been on but I am no quitter and I refuse to give up on it! I didn’t wake up one day and say I wanted to be an entrepreneur. Heck, I wanted a 9-5 and lowkey still do! But God said, I have something better and here we are! So here are a few things that I am working on and praying comes to pass for my businesses this year:
Become a Multi Six-Figure Content Creator, Run my businesses as an S-Corp, continue with working with huge brands like Disney, Nickelodeon, Olay, NARS, Ulta Beauty and so much more, more travels, magazine features & shoot another commercial ad with my family, travel for work, sign with management, grow my followings and exceed 100K on every platform by end of 2023, Teach childbirth classes monthly, serve as a Doula for at least 3 mamas a month, and so much more! There’s more in store but I gotta keep some things to myself haha!
So I think that’s all I have to update you guys on. I will be posting weekly on here and have a few more posts coming up this week! Make sure you are subscribed to my The Chris C. Wise C-Weekly Newsletter by clicking HERE to be in the know of things before I share with others! 2023 is going to be a prosperous year! I can just feel it! Can you feel it too? Let me know some things you are excited about and looking forward to in 2023! Love y’all! š