Hey bestie,
Let’s be real for a second.
You’re in your flop era. Not because you’re lazy or unmotivated, but because somewhere between adulting, responsibilities, and life just lifeing – you lost yourself.
The routines you swore you’d keep? Abandoned by February. The goals you set last January? Collecting dust. The version of you that you see on Pinterest with the perfect morning routine, glowing skin, and dream life energy? She feels impossibly far away.
Your flop era isn’t a failure. Moreover, it’s actually the perfect setup for your biggest comeback.
Because here’s what nobody tells you: every glow up starts from a flop era. Furthermore, the women living their dream lives right now? They were exactly where you are before they decided enough was enough.
I’m giving you the complete flop era exit strategy for 2026. Not vague motivation or toxic positivity, but actual strategic steps to leave survival mode and enter your that girl era. In addition, these are the exact steps I used to go from rock bottom single mom to living a life I absolutely love.
✨ Before we start, grab my free Pinterest to Dream Life Vision Map to map out your complete transformation strategy.
Your flop era ends today. Let’s get you to your glow up.
What Is a Flop Era (And Why You’re In One)
First, let’s define what a flop era actually is.
Flop Era Definition: A season where nothing seems to be working, you feel stuck, unmotivated, and disconnected from the version of yourself you want to be. Moreover, it’s when survival mode becomes your default setting.
Signs You’re in Your Flop Era:
- You start things but never finish them
- Your space is cluttered and chaotic
- You’re consuming more content than creating results
- Self-care feels impossible, not just hard
- You’re living for the weekend instead of enjoying your actual life
- Your Pinterest boards are full but your real life is empty
- You feel like everyone else is winning while you’re stuck
Why Flop Eras Happen: Life transitions, burnout, loss of purpose, comparison trap, or simply losing yourself in responsibilities. Therefore, flop eras aren’t character flaws – they’re signals you need a reset.
The Good News: Flop eras are temporary. Furthermore, they’re often the catalyst for your biggest transformations because they force you to make a change.
Why Your Flop Era Is Actually Your Setup Era
Here’s the plot twist: you’re not in a flop era. Rather, you’re in your setup era disguised as a flop.
Every Glow Up Story Includes:
- The flop era (where you are now)
- The decision point (choosing to change)
- The setup phase (building new habits)
- The glow up reveal (the transformation everyone sees)
Right now, you’re in phase one. Moreover, acknowledging you’re in a flop era means you’re ready for phase two – the decision.
Think about it:
- The girl with the perfect morning routine? She had a flop era of snoozing until the last minute.
- The woman with the thriving business? She had a flop era of feeling stuck in a job she hated.
- The influencer with glowing skin and confidence? She had a flop era of neglecting herself completely.
Your flop era is setting you up for your glow up. Consequently, everything you’re experiencing right now is preparing you for who you’re about to become.
The Flop Era Exit Strategy (Your Complete Guide)
Now let’s get strategic about leaving your flop era behind.
Step 1: Acknowledge Where You Actually Are
You can’t exit your flop era without first admitting you’re in one. Furthermore, denial keeps you stuck longer than anything else.
Get Brutally Honest:
- What areas of my life are in flop mode right now?
- How long have I been feeling stuck?
- What am I avoiding or tolerating?
- What would need to change for me to feel like myself again?
Write It Down: Journaling this creates clarity. Moreover, seeing it on paper makes it real and actionable instead of just floating anxiety.
The Shift: From “I’m fine, everything’s fine” to “I’m in my flop era and I’m ready to change that.”
Step 2: Identify Your Flop Era Patterns
Your flop era has patterns. Therefore, recognizing them helps you break the cycle.
Common Flop Era Patterns:
- Starting strong Monday, giving up by Wednesday
- Scrolling instead of doing
- Staying up late, sleeping through alarms
- Saying yes to everyone else, no to yourself
- Buying things to feel better instead of addressing root issues
- Living for escapes (weekends, vacations, “someday”)
Ask Yourself:
- What do I do when I’m avoiding my real life?
- What triggers me back into flop mode?
- What environments or people enable my flop era?
- What habits keep me stuck in survival mode?
The Pattern Interrupt: Once you see the pattern, you can break it. In addition, awareness is the first step to change.
Step 3: Make the Decision (The Actual Turning Point)
This is the moment everything changes. Moreover, it’s not about feeling ready – it’s about deciding you’re done with your flop era.
The Decision Sounds Like:
- “I refuse to live like this anymore”
- “My current life doesn’t match my future life”
- “I’m choosing myself starting today”
- “This version of me is temporary”
Not:
- “I should probably change”
- “Maybe tomorrow I’ll start”
- “When I feel more motivated…”
The Truth: Motivation comes AFTER the decision, not before. Furthermore, you don’t need to feel ready to decide you’re done being stuck.
Action Step: Say it out loud: “My flop era is over. My glow up starts now.” Consequently, speaking it makes it real.
Step 4: Create Your Glow Up Identity
Your flop era exists because you’re living in an old identity. Therefore, exiting requires becoming someone new.
Old Identity (Flop Era You):
- “I’m just not a morning person”
- “I always start and quit”
- “I’m not disciplined enough”
- “Good things don’t happen to me”
New Identity (Glow Up You):
- “I’m becoming someone who prioritizes myself”
- “I’m learning to follow through”
- “I’m building discipline daily”
- “I’m creating my dream life intentionally”
Bridge Identity: You can’t jump from flop to glow overnight. Instead, use bridge statements:
- From “I never finish” to “I’m learning to complete what I start”
- From “I’m a mess” to “I’m actively organizing my life”
- From “I’m stuck” to “I’m in my transformation era”
Daily Practice: Speak your new identity out loud every morning. As a result, your brain starts creating evidence to support it.
Step 5: Start With One Non-Negotiable
Don’t try to change everything at once. Instead, choose ONE thing you’ll do no matter what.
Your One Non-Negotiable Options:
- Make your bed every morning
- Drink 64oz water daily
- Move your body 10 minutes
- Journal 5 minutes before bed
- No phone for first 30 minutes awake
Why This Works: One consistent win creates momentum. Moreover, it proves to yourself you CAN follow through.
The Rule: This one thing happens EVERY SINGLE DAY for 30 days minimum. Furthermore, don’t add more until this becomes automatic.
Pro Tip: Choose something that takes less than 10 minutes. Consequently, you remove the “I don’t have time” excuse.
Step 6: Clean Your Environment (Literally)
Your flop era lives in your cluttered space. Therefore, physical reset creates mental reset.
Weekend Reset Plan:
Saturday Morning (2 hours):
- Declutter bedroom completely
- Remove everything that doesn’t serve you
- Clean surfaces, vacuum, fresh sheets
- Create one beautiful corner
Saturday Afternoon (2 hours):
- Tackle kitchen and bathroom
- Throw away expired products
- Organize what you use daily
- Deep clean surfaces
Sunday (1 hour):
- Digital declutter (phone, email, social media)
- Unfollow accounts that make you feel bad
- Delete apps that waste your time
- Organize photos and files
The Result: Clean space = clear mind = exit from flop era. In addition, you’ll sleep better and feel more in control immediately.
Step 7: Audit Your Inputs
Your flop era is partially created by what you consume. Moreover, what you watch, read, and scroll shapes your reality.
Content Audit:
- What social media accounts make you feel worse?
- What shows keep you up late and drain your energy?
- What news sources create anxiety without action?
- What podcasts inspire versus depress you?
The Clean Sweep:
- Unfollow anyone who triggers comparison or negativity
- Delete time-wasting apps (you can always re-download)
- Replace doom-scrolling with intentional content
- Follow people living the life you want
New Input Rules: Before consuming, ask: “Does this help me exit my flop era or keep me in it?”
Step 8: Build Your Glow Up Routine
Routines are the opposite of chaos. Therefore, they’re your flop era exit strategy.
Morning Glow Up Routine (30 minutes):
- Wake up same time daily (even weekends)
- No phone for first 30 minutes
- Hydrate (16oz water + lemon)
- Move body (10 min stretch/walk/workout)
- Set daily intention
Evening Wind-Down (20 minutes):
- Reflect on day (3 wins, 3 gratitudes)
- Prepare for tomorrow (clothes, meals, schedule)
- Skincare routine (self-care signal)
- Read or journal (not screens)
- Sleep same time nightly
Why This Matters: Consistent routines prove you’re serious. Moreover, they become the foundation everything else builds on.
Start Small: Week 1: Just wake up and hydrate consistently Week 2: Add movement Week 3: Add evening routine Week 4: Optimize and refine
Step 9: Get Accountability and Support
You can’t exit your flop era alone. Furthermore, trying to do it solo is why you’ve stayed stuck.
Where to Find Support:
- Join my free Skool community for daily accountability
- Find an accountability partner with similar goals
- Share your journey publicly (social media or blog)
- Work with a coach or join a program
Why Accountability Works: When you tell people your goals, you’re more likely to follow through. In addition, community support makes hard things easier.
Weekly Check-Ins: Every Sunday, report your progress somewhere. Consequently, you stay consistent even when motivation fades.
Step 10: Track Your Progress Obsessively
What gets measured gets improved. Therefore, tracking proves you’re leaving your flop era.
What to Track:
- Daily habit completion (checkboxes work!)
- Weekly wins (even tiny ones)
- Monthly progress photos or measurements
- Quarterly life assessments
Tracking Methods:
- Bullet journal or planner
- App like Habitica or Streaks
- Simple spreadsheet
- Instagram stories for public accountability
Why This Works: Seeing progress creates momentum. Moreover, on hard days, your tracking shows how far you’ve come.
Step 11: Invest in Your Glow Up
Free is great for starting, but exiting your flop era requires investment. Furthermore, when you invest money, you’re more committed.
Strategic Investments:
- Quality planner or journal
- Morning routine essentials (alarm, water bottle, workout gear)
- One course or program that addresses your biggest gap
- Coaching or accountability program
- Tools that make healthy habits easier
My $7 Investment: Grab my Glow Up SOS: Emergency 24HR Kit for immediate identity shift work. Moreover, it includes subliminals, affirmations, and visualization that reprogram your flop era mindset overnight.
The Psychology: When you invest, you’re telling yourself “I’m worth this.” Consequently, you show up differently.
Step 12: Embrace the Messy Middle
Your flop era won’t end overnight. Instead, you’ll experience the messy middle between flop and glow.
The Messy Middle Looks Like:
- Some days you nail it, others you don’t
- Progress isn’t linear
- You question if it’s working
- You want to quit and go back to old patterns
The Truth: Everyone in their glow up went through this. Moreover, the messy middle is where most people quit – don’t be most people.
When You Want to Quit:
- Look at your tracking (proof you’ve changed)
- Remember your “why”
- Focus on one day at a time
- Reach out for support
- Adjust the plan, don’t abandon it
The Reminder: You’re not in your flop era anymore. Rather, you’re in your transformation era. The glow up is coming.
Your 30-Day Flop Era Exit Timeline
Here’s exactly what to do for the next 30 days.
Week 1: Awareness & Decision
- Day 1-2: Journal on flop era patterns
- Day 3: Make the decision out loud
- Day 4-5: Clean your entire space
- Day 6-7: Audit inputs and unfollow/delete
Week 2: Foundation Building
- Day 8-14: One non-negotiable daily (just one!)
- Start morning routine basics
- Join accountability community
- Track everything
Week 3: Momentum Phase
- Day 15-21: Add second habit
- Refine routines
- Invest in one tool/resource
- Share progress publicly
Week 4: Integration
- Day 22-28: Optimize what’s working
- Address what’s not
- Plan Month 2 goals
- Celebrate all wins
Day 30: Assessment
- Review progress
- Update identity statements
- Commit to next 30 days
- Notice how different you feel
The Result: 30 days from now, you won’t recognize yourself. Moreover, your flop era will feel like a distant memory.
Common Flop Era Exit Mistakes
Avoid these to make your transition smoother.
Mistake 1: Trying to Change Everything Instead: Focus on one area first, then expand.
Mistake 2: Expecting Perfection Instead: Progress over perfection. Moreover, 80% consistency beats 100% perfection that lasts three days.
Mistake 3: Going It Alone Instead: Get support, accountability, and community immediately.
Mistake 4: Quitting When It Gets Hard Instead: Expect it to be hard. Furthermore, hard means you’re growing.
Mistake 5: Not Tracking Progress Instead: Track everything so you can see your transformation.
Mistake 6: Forgetting Your Why Instead: Write down WHY you’re done with your flop era and read it daily.
Your Glow Up Is Waiting
Your flop era isn’t forever. Rather, it’s the setup for your biggest transformation yet.
The women living their dream lives right now? They were in flop eras too. Moreover, they decided enough was enough and took strategic action to change.
You have everything you need to exit your flop era starting today. Furthermore, you don’t need to wait for Monday, January 1st, or the “right time.”
Your exit strategy is laid out. Your timeline is clear. Your support is available.
The only question left is: Are you ready to leave your flop era behind and step into your glow up?
Because 2026 is YOUR year. Your that girl era. Your dream life season.
And it starts the moment you decide your flop era is over.
Let’s make this the year everyone asks: “Wait, what happened to you? You’re glowing!”
Xo, Chelsea Elise
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Flop Era Exit Checklist
Week 1:
- Acknowledge I’m in my flop era
- Journal on patterns keeping me stuck
- Make the decision out loud
- Clean entire living space
- Audit and unfollow negative content
Week 2:
- Choose one non-negotiable habit
- Start morning routine
- Join accountability community
- Begin tracking daily
Week 3:
- Add second positive habit
- Invest in one glow up resource
- Share progress publicly
- Refine what’s working
Week 4:
- Assess progress honestly
- Celebrate all wins
- Plan next 30 days
- Commit to continued transformation
Your flop era ends now. Your glow up starts today. 💕