Five years ago, I told the voices in my head, the naysayers, that shipping the work precedes building an audience.
I was able to blog daily for two years and have tried to stick to it (but failed) in the years that followed. I could list all my reasons (or excuses) but I would rather comfort myself with how I continued despite them.
I kept writing for the following reasons:
- skill development (communicating ideas)
- creative overflow
- catharsis
And you know what?
Over the past five years, I’ve been able to connect with people through my work, which would have been impossible if I hadn’t decided to put my work out there and choose to hide in the shadows instead.
Showing up to do the work is to risk being criticized.
And here I am, five years later, still writing about life, work, and the future.
As always, here’s my first-ever blog post.