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I’m Scared But…
Have you ever had a goal, or challenge, or obstacle that you’ve been trying to tackle for a while but somehow manage to put it off in some form or other, for YEARS?
This happens to me every now and then. I excuse myself out of doing a lot things I really want to do. I’ve excused myself out of writing/blogging since we launched Picture This Clothing because I was convinced no one would care about the personal kinds of topics I typically wrote about. I thought it all needed to be somehow work-centric, rooted in how we built or run the business, or useful business-building tips, etc. The reality is, though… I write about goings-on in my actual life and if that’s not a part of running a small business I don’t know what is. Last month I posed a self-challenge to write and post once per month for three months.
It’s month and post number two of three and I’ve struggled badly since the first post to land on a topic I thought would be worth posting when I finally decided to take the advice of Ray Bradbury:
“Work. Relax. Don’t think.”
–Zen and the Art of Writing, Ray Bradbury.
I followed this advice, sat down, and just started writing. Here’s what followed:
One significant time I recall holding myself back was for a self-imposed challenge called NANOWRIMO (National Novel Writing Month), which…
