Over the past few weeks, I’ve been pondering to start writing on my blog which I created about 7 months back. It’s been a journey of nothing, but procrastination coupled with self-doubt and the need to be perfect.
But I realized that’s doing me more harm than writing bad articles.
What has made me realize that I need to get going is seeing how the power of consistency and persistence has changed the lives of a couple of top Youtubers around the globe.
The first thing that hit me when looking at content from creatives like Mr Beast is that their first pieces of content were of low quality, boring, non-engaging and flat. However, producing content regularly provided the platform for them to learn from their mistakes and ultimately flourish.
So, what Has Been Holding Me Back?
Fear of Failure
Let’s be honest here. Nobody wants to be considered as a failure, right?
I have been sailing in the same boat for the over 29 years that I’ve lived on this earth. However, I have come to the realization that the only way to be the best at what you do, is by actually failing and then learning from it.
Failing comes with shame and sadness but it’s the only way you’re able to push yourself to the next level. The more you do something over and over, you keep improving even if it’s with a small percentage.
This is why I’ve decided to put out as much content out as I can. I will fall and fail here and there but I shall rise again and again until I reach the heights of blogging.
Not Feeling Good Enough as a Writer
Picture this,
Imagine comparing yourself as a writer to a person writing for the Havard Business Review or the Forbes Magazine? Yes, that’s what I’ve been doing since I launched this blog.
This is very unfair to me as I’ve been looking to write stellar articles like people who’ve done it as professionals for a very long time.
I know they started off as green as I am right now but the years of experience have compounded over and over to make them industry leaders.
I have convinced myself that I’m going to write until I get recognized out there.
The Need to Be Perfect
My blog is not looking the best at the moment. There’s a lot of things I don’t like about it and that has really pushed me back from posting content on a regular basis. I now believe that those improvements will come later but content will be king in my books.
Laziness
In our world full of distractions, it’s very easy for you to scroll endlessly on social media, binge watch movies on TV and follow celebrity gossip every day.
However, these distractions had made me lazy since there’s not enough time to go through all these not so important contents that adds little to no value.
Moving forward, I say no to procrastination and so should you!