I don’t know about the rest of you but for me, once the dust settled from the initial pivot we all had to make from COVID-19, I found myself with a little more time than I was used to. Not a lot, but more time in the quiet of my home thinking about my life. It’s a good time for me to spend some time analyzing where I’m at and where I want to be. There are lots of things I want to do more of. I want to do more public speaking, more consulting and mentoring. I want to tell my story in the hopes that it will help others. Of course with all this comes the nasty little imposter syndrome reminding me that no one wants to hear my story and that I don’t have anything to offer to help people. I know that’s not true. I’ve told my story before, it matters. Even if I just help one person it’d be worthwhile.
So what am I waiting for? The truth is, I’m very good at owning a dog walking business (and so modest!). But I do not know how to do some of these other things. I may be good at content but not the business of speaking. I may be great at helping people but not know how to show them and tell them I’m great at it. Or how to get in front of them. When I started Pawsitively Pooches, I wasn’t very good at running a dog walking business. I was OK, and I got better. Now I’m very good. Doesn’t it stand to reason that that would be true for all (or at least most) of these other endeavers? It does doesn’t it? I didn’t know how to write a blog before I started this one. I’m certainly no expert but I’m doing alright. So I’m putting it here in black and white. I’m jumping. Today. I’m going to learn how to write a book. I’m going to figure out how I can truly help people. It’s time to go.