I know, I know, I’m late. These past two or three weeks have been as stressful as important for me. I hope you can forgive me, as I have a lot of news to share with you. Today’s topics are changing the way you see yourself, planning for the future, and genuine interest in your opinion on a bunch of things.

Therapist’s wisdom

You already know this section is never going away, right? Ahahahahah

My last therapy session started with me furiously explaining all the reasons why I don’t like my job (what a surprise) and ended with me planning for the future with hope and expectation. And that’s when my therapist told me that I definitely had a different way of talking about myself, my capabilities and my possibilities. She also highlighted how the way I talk about my future changed, as now I perceive it as something with many possible outcomes, while before, it was something fixed and impossible to change. This made me think about something my boyfriend told me the other day. We were talking about our jobs or something similar, and I told him something like, “Yeah, because I’m very good at what I do”, and he replied, “I know, and I'm sure you believe what you just said. I couldn't say the same two years ago”. That hit me hard. It hit me hard because it is true. I didn’t believe in myself two years ago or even a year ago. I still did bold things like studying abroad or taking part in many extracurriculars, but I was not aware of how much I could bring to the table. Even if I were aware, I would have underestimated it and taken any errors I made or any negative situation as confirmation of my lack of capabilities. And look at me now, making bold moves like deciding to change jobs (spooooooiler) and starting something by myself (biiiiiig spoiler).

If you are someone like me who is easily filled with self-doubt, I hope this story helps you understand your value and how much you can bring to the table. As my father told me the other day, you shouldn’t be afraid to sit at any table because you can definitely add something, and there is always time to learn what you don’t know already. I know that you can’t change the way you perceive yourself so easily (it took me two years, and I think I still have a lot to work on), but maybe this story can reassure you that one day, you will change the way you see yourself for the better, and if you still aren’t, you’ll be very proud of who you are.

Plans for the future

As I have already told you multiple times in past emails (and on my Instagram, too), I wasn’t satisfied with my job, sooooo… I’ve decided to change jobs and start something by myself *anxiety enters the room*. It was something I had been thinking about for a while, and this week, I finally announced it to my bosses and my coworkers (everyone was sad to not be working together anymore but also kind and supportive).

Here are my plans for the future. First of all, this summer will be FUN (but also busy). I’ll be one of the course leaders for EF, and I’ll accompany student groups during their holidays in England, Ireland, Malta or the USA. I’m very excited. This is kinda unrelated to my ultimate plan, but I’ll do it anyway because I’m pretty sure I’ll like it a lot, and it will make me happy. After the summer, in September, my ultimate plan begins. I’ve decided to become a Notion consultant and a social media manager for vegan restaurants here in Barcelona. On top of that, I’ll continue nurturing my Instagram account, which could always become another income stream!

Becoming a Notion consultant will take some time, but I’m already working on it! I’ve already obtained the first badge, you need three to apply to become a certified Notion consultant, and then you need to pass three other exams. Let me know if you want to know more about it, so we can learn together! On the other hand, I’ll first improvise myself as a social media manager, and then, if I think it’s something I want to do more seriously, I’ll obtain some certifications.

So… yeah, that’s my plan! I’m very happy and also quite scared, but I know that if I don’t try it, I’ll regret it, so here I am taking a leap of faith. What do I suggest you “learn” from this experience of mine? You are never too old or young to try something you think will make you happy. And you shouldn’t be scared to step out of your comfort zone because you never know what beautiful possibilities you could encounter.

What do you think?

I won’t ask you to judge my decisions because, of course, it wouldn’t make any sense. I want your opinion about something else. I was thinking about multiple things and I would really appreciate your opinion about it.

First of all, I thought about creating a new Instagram (and maybe TikTok) only for content related to Notion and leaving the one I already have for vegan and travel-related content. For now, I’m posting on my LinkedIn, but I think that other socials could also be an advantage. What do you think about it?

I’ve created a YouTube channel (empty for now) to share my Notion knowledge at the beginning, travels, and other stuff later. I found out that there are only a few Italian Notion Consultants, so I was thinking about creating content in two different languages. Do you think I should open more than one account, or that it would be cool to have a multilingual channel?

I think that in the future, I’ll create more content about Notion and how to improve at it. Would you prefer a paragraph dedicated to it here in the newsletter or only some links/resources to learn more on another platform?

That’s it. I hope you can give me your opinion. Maybe you could answer with like 1- … 2-… 3-… I’d really appreciate it!

Thank you so much. A lot of hugs and kisses, see you in two weeks!

Alice