New Year, so Lighten the Load!

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I hope you are having an excellent start to the new year!

I wound 2025 down by doing my best to shake some stress and anxiety that was brought on by a multitude of things, including my own self, beating myself up about what I have not done yet, whether it was what I did not do in 2025 or my entire life.

I have a tendency to say yes to everyone, do everything, stay too busy and complain about it later, and of course, be hard on myself about it all. From reading the home page on this website, you probably think I do too much, and I know you are right.

It is better to give 100% of myself to 4 or 5 things than 4 or 5% of myself to 100 things. So I started the new year off right by lightening the load a bit.

Since I haven't been prospecting for clients, doing much work, or investing much time in my consulting business over the last few years, I can't be upset about the outcome. One or two projects are not worth it. Now, I loved those projects, don't get me wrong.

But if I'd been putting all my effort into it and only had a few projects here and there, that would have been highly disappointing, and I would feel completely different about the dissolution than I do now.

For the last few years, I have wanted to keep it going "just in case" I found the time to get it back to where it was pre-pandemic and eventually better than that era, but I didn't. In fact, I have less time each year. I am still paying the fees, and taxes are still required whether you conduct business or not.

Honestly, I have just had so much anxiety about this. About what I have not done for WCA, and about finding the time to run it. Now that my Mama is gone, it is easier to let go of some things. Having my own business doesn't mean as much anymore. I know she was very proud of me, but would not want me to keep it around if it was creating added stress. It is like a lip gloss I got and haven't used. It's nearing the expiration date, and if I don't plan to use it again, I need to toss it. Make room for the things I do use that are already crammed in my cosmetic table.

So I did it! I dissolved it, and it was super easy since I'm the only member with no employees. It was also quite liberating! I was thinking to myself how much more excited I was about filing the dissolution forms than about the LLC formation forms, LOL!

But I cannot thank all the awesome people I worked with over the last 15 years enough for introducing me to your businesses and letting me be part of your growth.

From ad campaigns to web design & management, ghost writing for a veterinary consultant, consulting for a consultant was interesting, and so much more! It was all very fun and satisfying for my ADD mind to do many different things for different people.

I am thankful for your support over the last 15 years.

It's unbelievable that I started Wilkerson Consulting while working part-time at a car dealership in 2010, LOL! But now is the time to lighten the load and focus on my nonprofit work with Traci's Paws. It needs more of my time, and I'm happy to feel less stressed about doing too many things. Even if one less thing is on my list, it is enough to make me feel so much better.

Life is too short to be anxious about the things we haven't done, and we certainly can't get the past back. So do what you need to make your present the best it can be.