Happy 1st Birthday, Allison Ziggy!

(Cliff Notes below :) ) 

HelloOoOo,

Happy Birthday, Allison Ziggy!! Today, Allison Ziggy officially turns one and I wanted to celebrate by coming live with my first video of 2020. In honor of the progress I have made as a person and as a company, I am going to outline all the major changes and upgrades I have experienced in the last 12 months.

Disclaimer:

2019 was without a shadow of a doubt, the hardest year of my life. I feel so much more developed and changed and stronger because of it, but I still shudder at the thought of the experience. It was faced with a lot of difficult challenges but I came out of the experience with so much more than I ever lost.

I guess this is just to say, if you have a dream, go for it. Allison Ziggy is what gave me life when I was at my lowest point, and I appreciate the experience of starting a company, even if it still isn’t one yet. It will be, trust me.

Without further ado, here are what I consider to be the most interesting standout points from the last 12 months:

July 31, 2019

Filed Allison Ziggy LLC and officially started a company

Enrolled in Business by Design

Hired Business Coach

Joined business networking group

Set a planner launch date of November 1, 2019

Hosted and planned first live in person event; PizzAZz Your Planner

Started Daily Meditations

Launched Allison Ziggy Printable Library

Participated in Arbonne’s 30 Days to Healthy Living

Hired a Photographer for branding photo shoots

Upgraded my website from Wordpress to Kajabi

Started Video Series “What Like It’s Hard?”

Started listening to Kelly Howell Brain Sync

Participated in Manifestation Babe’s Rich Babe Academy

Got a new car I’m still obsessed with and love driving

Took singing lessons

Took improv acting classes- completed level 1

Went off this god-awful medication I never should have started taking in the first place

2020

Quit the job I absolutely hated and found one that really excited me

I moved out of my Dad’s house and into a townhouse outside Philly

Went to Chicago for 2 full weeks; this allowed me to close that Chapter of my life out completely and enabled me the power to move on from what once was

Quarantine

Went off all my remaining medication (under doctor supervision)

Planted a garden and successful grew 12 tomato plants; everything else died but whatever

Started doing breathwork at least once per week, usually more

Brought on 2 people to help me launch Allison Ziggy into an actual company

Started manifesting a lot of unexpected income through varying means

Learned how to read tarot cards

Completed my tax return which seems minor but in reality, it was huge because it was the last thing physically tying me to 2019

Got my dream job completely out of the blue; I wasn’t trying to find a new job, but it found me- this increased my earning potential dramatically from what I made in 2019

Relaunched my company and set a realistic timeline that I feel confident and relaxed about

Biggest Lessons

Trust your gut above all else; for years I let doctors tell me there was something wrong with me, but that stopped the second I stopped buying into that narrative. You can do absolutely anything you set your mind to and never let anyone tell you otherwise.

I threw a lot of money away; I trusted “business experts” above myself and they weren’t cheap. I don’t regret those decisions per se but I will do my due diligence before investing in anyone other than myself moving forward.

I tried to force love and went on some horrible dates as a result; I want love to come into my life the way my new job did, effortless, easy and no doubts about it whatsoever

 What to Expect in the next 12 months:

Personally:

Potential move—still undecided based on COVID.. maybe Philly, maybe NYC but definitely nothing if quarantine is still going strong in February. TBD but maybe.

I turn 30 on March 30, 2021—I am planning on throwing a launch party on my birthday. I’ve been throwing this idea around for awhile so let me know what you think because it really scares me..

I want to honor the 30 people who have made the biggest impact on my life, one for each day of March leading up to my birthday. I’m scared by this because it’s really nerve-racking because then I want to throw the party in their honor and like name drinks after everyone and stuff.. I’ll have to figure this out still but an idea is in the works 

Company

A lot more printables—filling that printable library up to the brim with premium content

Weekly blog posts—I know I always say I’m going to post and don’t but this time I have my content mapped out for the next 12 months and it’s showtime baby!

Starting focus groups / people to test out my products; let me know if you’re interested! I’ll be promoting this for the next few weeks or so

First Physical Product Launch July 31, 2021— a 2022 Ideal Year Planner

In conclusion, I am so grateful for these past 12 months, even the times that weren’t so great. I picked myself up out of a really dark place and rose back higher than I had ever been before. I took risks that would have embarrassed me in the past and let things be when I would have previously tried to force them. I can’t wait to see what the next 12 months will bring.

xoxo,

Allison