My First 30 Days: Learning to Trust the Process
It has been 30 days since I officially stepped into launching NeuroSpicy Services. A month does not seem like much time. However, the intensity of these first steps has made it feel both longer and shorter at once.
The biggest challenge has been trust. Not trust in others, but in myself. There is no handbook for this. Coaches promise quick wins, but they cannot teach me how to trust my own voice. I’m also teaching myself to trust that:
I can show up consistently
I can create something meaningful
When I don’t have the answers, I can find them
When I don’t have the skills, I can learn them
The Dance of Metrics and Revision
Pre-launch, I developed spreadsheets, dashboards, and reports ready to measure everything I thought was important. And yet, by week two, I was revising them. Not because I was wrong, but because every new piece of information showed me what actually mattered. There were some good results for 30 days. The numbers surprised me, not because they were massive, but because they told the truth about what matters.
TikTok was the biggest win with follower growth jumping from 4 to 97 for a 2,325 percent increase.
Instagram showed a 21.9 percent engagement rate and steady new followers.
The Facebook page may still be small, but it is showing a 36 percent engagement rate.
Website visits were modest at 132 reach, but they led to 459 engagements, proving that people who find me are staying.
These numbers matter, but what matters more is that they are teaching me what works and where to put my energy.
Looking Ahead: Sharpening the Focus
For the next 30 days, I am narrowing in on one key metric: Instagram engagement. The foundation is there, and now I want to see how building consistency, connection, and conversation can deepen it. I have also shifted my focus from defining terms to talking about the experiences and impact, and weaving definitions into that storytelling.
I am also preparing something I have been excited about from the start: groups. They will be a way to bring people together around shared neurospicy experiences, a place to learn, laugh, and support each other. Consider this the soft launch announcement.
The Depth of the Work
One thing I have realized is that the surface level of running a business only scratches what is beneath. Each platform, each tool, and each connection is deeper than it first appears. Social media alone is a universe, not something to master in 30 days but something to explore with curiosity.
The Mental Challenge
What I did not expect was the mental challenge. The numbers are one thing, but the daily pep talks are another. Starting something new means facing the insecurity that comes with not yet having proof that it will work. It means being my own cheerleader, sometimes multiple times a day. It is hard to start something new.
If you are in your own first 30 days of a business, a project, or even a habit… know this: the doubts are normal. You are not alone.
Trusting the Path
If the first 30 days have taught me anything, it is this: progress is not about perfection, it is about trust. Trusting myself enough to start, to revise, and to keep going. Trusting that clarity comes with movement.
Here is to the next 30 days, and everything waiting to be discovered.
Reflection for you: What have your first 30 days of something new taught you?