--- title: My F*ck It Era description: "A Day in the Life Blog Entry #3: My F*ck it Era. I've always had a tendency to diminish myself, my accomplishments, my worth. Not any more." image: https://gioia-creative.com/hubfs/IMG_5037.jpeg --- [Skip to content](https://gioia-creative.com/blog/my-fck-it-era#main-content) [![](https://gioia-creative.com/hubfs/Horizontal_Black.svg)Homepage](https://gioia-creative.com/blog/gioia-creative.com) - [Blog](https://gioia-creative.com/blog) - Services - [LinkedIn for Lead Gen](https://gioia-creative.com/gioia-creative-linkedin-training-program) - [Content Marketing Framework](https://gioia-creative.com/content-marketing-starter-pack) - [Emails](https://gioia-creative.com/email) [Join My Newsletter](https://gioia-creative.com/newsletter) - [Blog](https://gioia-creative.com/blog) - Services - [LinkedIn for Lead Gen](https://gioia-creative.com/gioia-creative-linkedin-training-program) - [Content Marketing Framework](https://gioia-creative.com/content-marketing-starter-pack) - [Emails](https://gioia-creative.com/email) [Join My Newsletter](https://gioia-creative.com/newsletter) ![](https://gioia-creative.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_5037.jpeg?width=960&height=1280&name=IMG_5037.jpeg) Stories # My F\*ck It Era ![Amanda Stein](https://gioia-creative.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Amanda%20Stein%20Round%20Headshot.png?width=48&height=48&name=Amanda%20Stein%20Round%20Headshot.png) Amanda Stein September 7, 2026 ##### A Day in the Life Entry #3: 367 Words T*here will be typos, weird punctuation, and grammar errors in this blog because I'm not policing myself as a write. If that drives you nuts, feel free to bounce ✌️* This week has been a bit sh\*t.  I'm dealing with a really gross situation in my business. Because of that I've woken up most nights at 2am in a flown blown panic. The only relief comes when I get up, go downstairs, let my dog out, step outside, and breathe for a few minutes.   I'm also behind on a project deadline. And not just any project - a dream project with a dream client. My perfectionism winning the war of wills.  But last night I met up with my business coach. We caught up about all the things.  And then she brought up an operational challenge she was facing at work.  So we got to talking and my nerdy, process-loving left-brain w*oke up* READY to kick some ass.  We spent the next hour and a half making notes on paper plates. Taking through the process, finding spots that were sticky. Questions came effortlessly and our ideas, solutions were flowing.  I left that conversation (which was completely unrelated to my concerns) feeling like I can DO THIS.  Which brings me to my f\*ck it era.  Literally - I say to myself... in this situation if I said "f\*ck it" what would that look like?  And then I do THAT.  So - I turn it back to you - What if you said "f\*ck it" to that situation, that expectation, that assumption, that thing holding you back?  ![F\*ck it energy with Gigi](https://gioia-creative.com/hs-fs/hubfs/F*ck%20it%20energy%20with%20Gigi.jpeg?width=960&height=1280&name=F*ck%20it%20energy%20with%20Gigi.jpeg) ### Lava Island My plan was to take the kids to the pool. I had a day off work and wanted to make the most of it.  Mother nature had other plans. Wildfire smoke from Canada had settled heavily over south eastern Wisconsin. It was hard to breathe outside and smelled terrible.  So I got to spend the day with my boys AND my niece. Her energy, her fearlessness, and her entire personality was the breath of fresh air I needed!!    ## Share this post [mailto:https%3A%2F%2Fgioia-creative.com%2Fblog%2Fmy-fck-it-era](mailto:https%3A%2F%2Fgioia-creative.com%2Fblog%2Fmy-fck-it-era) ## Keep reading ### [Stories FIRST JOBS](https://gioia-creative.com/blog/first-jobs) ### [Stories UNINTENTIONAL IDENTITY](https://gioia-creative.com/blog/unintentional-identity) [![](https://gioia-creative.com/hubfs/Horizontal_Black.svg)](https://gioia-creative.com) - [Newsletter](https://gioia-creative.com/newsletter) - Services - [Email](https://gioia-creative.com/email) - Packages - [Content Marketing Package](https://gioia-creative.com/content-marketing-starter-pack) - [LinkedIn Training](https://gioia-creative.com/gioia-creative-linkedin-training-program) --- Privacy Policy · Legal · © 2025. All rights reserved. ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Amanda Stein", "url" : "https://gioia-creative.com/blog/author/amanda-stein" }, "dateModified" : "2026-10-20T14:11:09.441Z", "datePublished" : "2026-09-07T10:30:00.000Z", "headline" : "My F*ck It Era", "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://gioia-creative.com/blog/my-fck-it-era", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://gioia-creative.com/hubfs/Horizontal_Black.svg" } } } ```