someone once said, ”every good idea has competition”…
in today’s online craze websites, blogs, online mags, etc are a dime a dozen…. no matter who your audience is. so it’s all a matter of determination, dedication, and delivery. i was sitting at Coffee Bean this week trying to figure out how to obtain a credit report when i received an email that informed me about a new site that launched very similar to ours and the similarities are a bit frightening. however, there were other sites like GGTo before we started as well, in that they targeted the same audience. as soon as i found out this overwhelming sense of anxiety came across me because we’re still trying to work out the kinks of the site & it’s still not up to par with our vision. granted, i was PMSing that day i probably was a bit more emotional than normal but my thoughts were a whirlwind… from a bit of anger, to shedding a few frustrated tears, to going into victim mode, to being frustrated that things haven’t been perfect.
So as i sipped my melted ice blended while anxiously trying to bite my acrylic nails, I couldn’t help but try to convince myself to quit. Just give up on GGTo… this childhood dream that has at times proven to be a headache and the potential pre-cursor to an ulcer. Then I got another email from a girl who said she loved the site and that the advice about college has helped her a lot. So what am I thinking? how can I quit when there are girls who need, want, and like us? How can I let them down when the reasons for starting it were feelings of abandonment, lonliness, confusion, and feeling lost? Life’s not easy so what am I going to do quit when the shit gets tough & my hormones are out of whack? I can’t do that. No way. So what if it’s not all perfect… if it’s not all that we hoped it would be just yet… You can’t just quit on life. You have to move forward… step up your game… and start kicking a*s. that’s when the part of me that’s ultra Type A personality kicks in & isn’t going to let anything bring us down. besides as they say … competition is a form of flattery & i have to agree. ~ Brette
