Earned. Even If Its Quiet.

Written By Coach Vida

This year was quiet. Dead, even… if I’m being honest. Not in the way people mean when they say “quiet” and really mean resting or taking a break. Quiet in the way that feels like disappearance. Like being out of sight long enough that people start asking, “So… what have you been up to?” And you can hear the unspoken ending: nowhere, right?

But here’s the thing. I wasn’t nowhere. I was building.

I was creating when there was no applause.
I was moving when there was no audience.
I was writing, walking, thinking, structuring, filming, refining.
I was putting in work that doesn’t show up on a highlight reel.

And I’m proud of that. Because when I look back at this year, scraped knees and all, I can say something with certainty:

I didn’t stop.
I didn’t go silent.
I didn’t disappear.

I stayed upright.

Quiet doesn’t mean idle

Some seasons don’t look impressive from the outside. They don’t come with announcements or visible wins.
They don’t read as “success” in the way people expect. But quiet seasons are often construction seasons.

The kind where you:

  • build systems instead of chasing noise

  • create without external validation

  • learn how to keep going without being seen

That kind of work doesn’t shout. It accumulates.

And yes, here are the receipts

FormaFit Active didn’t pause. It grew roots. Courses were built. Libraries were created. Practices were refined. Content was produced consistently not to go viral, but to last.

So when someone asks where I’ve been?

I can answer calmly: I’ve been working. I’ve been creating. I’ve been earning my next step.

Coming back on my terms

This next chapter looks different.

I’m moving from fully self-employed into a part-time role in my day job not as a step backward, but as a strategic return. A way to stabilize, to support the long build, to move forward without burning everything down.

There’s no shame in that. There’s strength in knowing how to pivot without abandoning yourself.

The work continues. I continue.

Earned. Even if it’s quiet.

That line isn’t a flex. It’s a fact. It’s the pride of showing up, even when no one’s watching. Of standing where you are and saying, I know what I put in. Of holding your head up, not because it was loud… but because it was real.

Quiet arrival is still arrival.

And I’m not done.

-Coach Vida

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Coach Vida

Coach Vida is the voice behind FormaFit Active a movement journal rooted in mindful motion, real gear, cultural pride, and showing up without apology.
She believes in slow mornings, walking when it hurts, and building strength that feels like freedom.

Her motto: You don’t have to look like an athlete to move like one.

She writes from Los Angeles, with a speaker clipped on and sunscreen always in the bag. This journal is for anyone reclaiming energy, stretch by stretch.

Coach Vida es la voz detrás de FormaFit Active, un diario de movimiento con raíces en el cuerpo, la cultura y la intención.
Cree en moverse con calma, en estirarse cuando duele, y en la fuerza como libertad.

Su lema: No tienes que parecer atleta para moverte como uno.

Escribe desde Los Ángeles, con su bocina a un lado y bloqueador en la mochila.
Este espacio es para quienes se están reclamando, paso a paso.

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