On Slowing Down to Speed Up

How Does Someone Who Has a Racing Mind Let Their Hands Catch Up

You’re doing great sweetie! Below, unlocking Kylie’s support system and successes.

This week I have a few Substacks cooking, but I need to take a minute to slow down, so I can speed up. It’s a funny position to be in. I have so much I want to say, share, do, put out into the world. But I feel stuck. First, Instagram has me convinced I have ADHD (and perhaps I do). I am either hyper productive or in this frozen place. Maybe it doesn’t seem like that given my outputs, but I also am a high achiever and know I am so much more capable than I feel like I am in this moment. Is it the age and stage of my kids? Is it the second dog that seemed like a good idea at the time (forgetting puppyhood is harder than a baby…a third pair of shoes eaten this week alone)? Is it that I work from home and can’t escape the house things that come up daily? Is it that I’m a type a creative who needs to be reminded often that progress over perfection is the way the content world often works. But is it? It doesn’t seem that way for everyone else. Am I too hard on myself? Too protective of my brand?

I met Kylie Jenner yesterday, and I was in awe. For a lot of reasons. She’s obviously gorgeous and is as sweet as can be. Her outfit hit in a way I didn’t realize possible. She’s showing up for her brand on the ground level, even though she probably has a billion followers globally. From a marketing perspective (which is my background), she is the very reason the drop model exists. She changed consumer behavior. She is the second youngest self made female billionaire I have interacted with (which is not something I take lightly) and she has a team. A team. A TEAM! Watching it play out was helpful. The team was delightful and smart and strategic and cool. The team was an extension of Kylie, from the way they captured on her behalf to the way they dressed.

I think I just answered my own question. I need to slow down to speed up to build out my team in a meaningful way. To strategize instead of shooting from the hip. To determine the best use of my time and talent (which I know is in there somewhere). Do I need a business coach? To be medicated? To go offline for a month?

As I often tell Elle who is a very strong writer with very poor handwriting (beyond her cursive which is gorgeous), your brain is moving faster than your hands can. Focus on what you have to say even if it comes out messily. Should I take my own advice? Am I the next Kris Jenner?

Anyone with insight, feel free to sound off.

Sincerely,

Slowing Down to Speed Up