I struggled to start this blog for a number of reasons:
I didn't know if it's be worthwhile or if it'd just be a big waste of time.
I wasn't sure I wanted people to know the real me. AND JUDGE ME.
I am a female with an INTJ personality after all, will other people even relate?
When I started to look around it seemed like EVERYONE had a blog.
To top that off they all looked like they knew what they were doing.
If it's all been done before should I even bother? The other people out there got this, right?
Do I have anything valuable to add to this internet world?
It's saturated enough, I'll just get lost in the shuffle.
I am not a writer.
What if I run out of things to say.
These were all the things I thought (plus some) about starting this blog. Yet for some reason something inside was telling me to do it anyways. I started with just writing blog posts and not publishing them. This is when I really found out how much I actually had to say. Who knew?! I'm sure all of my past English teachers would be shocked that I'd even consider writing, it was honestly my worse subject. I got better grades in French and I don't speak the language.
My life has a story and I've learned things along the way. If I'm transparent about what I've learned and the thought processes behind them maybe I can help others or encourage others. I don't know it all, nor will I ever claim too. I LOVE learning and discovering new things (nerd alert!) Why hold back and live with the fears I had listed above? What did I really have to lose? What was the worst thing that could come out of this? Someone disagrees? Makes rude comments? I totally humiliate myself and have to move, start over and stay off the internet forever? (As an introvert that's actually not my worst fear, I could do the cabin in the middle of the woods) I decided I needed to set a goal. If what I post could help or encourage just one person that post would have been worth writing. Even if that person was me.
If I met someone somewhere and they asked me about any of the topics I write about I would have no problem taking a few minutes of my time and sharing my experiences, opinions or ideas about them. Why hesitate now? This blog is kind of like running into you somewhere or meeting you some place. In all likely hood I won't run into you on the streets or meet you at some big party. I avoid crowded places in real life. If we are going to connect this may be the place we meet.
This means that the blog just becomes a tool to reach out and encourage or help just one person per post. One person. Hopefully that's you. One person doesn't seem like an unreachable goal. Of course, the fear is still there, but I'm going to push past that and live with hope instead. Hope that I can help however that may be. Great or small, I'm okay with either.
If you have found anything on this site that encouraged or helped you please share it. Let's help each other, we all need encouragement and support. If you are debating whether or not to do this yourself, I say go for it, don't let fear hold you back.
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