Guess I'm Back Writing / Bet On Me

So, I wasn't sure what to call this...

Okay, I'm off to a terrible start because that's a lie. I actually had hella (aka a "plethora" for the non-informed) ideas. The problem wasn't the name. The problem wasn't ever really planning anything around this at all.

I can pull up notes and decks of plans to attack this; however, when it came time to write - there was a pause. Then I'd devise some reason to plan something else for it while pushing writing to the back burner. It was as if I was fighting myself, and the only one losing was... well, me.

I guess what I'm saying is that I'm just happy to be writing again.

Additional "planning" was another distraction I was using. Adding to it all, I was being a hypocrite and not taking my own advice that I was dishing out to mentees and new connections. "Don't wait for the right time. Just throw yourself out there and contribute to the conversation. Best case scenario, you forge new bonds, establish yourself as a thought leader/passionate about the space, or it expands your network in an invaluable way. Worst case, you walk away learning something you didn't know... and when is that a bad thing?"

... but I wasn't even taking my own advice.

There was admittedly one other thing holding me back from writing more. My imposter syndrome (admittedly, I thought I was past this stage a bit more) was creeping in. It was as if I was shying away from something I welcome in my every day - discourse.

Feedback. Conversation. Connection. Whatever you wish to call it, it's always been one of the most invaluable things for me in shaping my approach toward strategy (and life in general). I'm not saying don't have your own mind or viewpoint. However, if you truly wish to grow, you'll have to welcome different points of view. The easiest way to do that (for me, at least) starts with putting yourself out there.

So, this is my first step to simply writing and getting more content out there. A public declaration that's dated and said for all of my connections to see. Mostly though, it's a bet on myself.

Thank you to everyone who is tuning into these posts so far. You basically read through the mental gymnastics it took me to simply put a post out there with more than surface-level content. These will get more pointed, cover topics in the industry, and more. Guess you'll have to come with me along the ride.

(Don't worry; I'm not stopping my job posting articles either. ??)

-Bk