Sometimes, even Encouragers need Encouragement
There, I said it. I put my hand up and confessed to the thing that occasionally nags away at me. I tend not to ask for help. Also, I mostly only do the things I think I am going to do well. There is loads of time set aside to encourage folk who need a burst of positivity for their *thing*. And I definitely lift people up with encouragement about the thing they don’t think they’re any good at.
So, why is it so hard to ask for help?
Maybe we think we have to do it all ourselves.
Breaking News: there are LOADS of folk out there who want to give YOU a boost. Especially, if you are mostly the person who is usually doing the boosting.
The thing is, no one is a mind reader … apart from clairvoyants; you never saw that coming, huh?
People don’t know you need some encouragement unless you ‘fess up. Just say it out loud. My name is Barrie and I need some help. There you go. That wasn’t so difficult, was it?
Well, it was a bit tricky … and I haven’t even asked the question yet.
Here goes …
I have a new newsletter over at ‘Just Write, Right’ and I wonder if you might have a peek at it?
There, now I’ve said it!
I sometimes say I’m a writer … then I forget to do the actual writing bit, the thing that brings me joy.
So, I committed - to myself mostly - that I would create a new space, I would quietly write there, and then once a week I would share my musings and learnings. I am one week in. There’s a poem, a couple of short stories, and a stern letter to myself. Shortly (mm, tomorrow, probably), there’ll be a newsletter wrapping up the week that was. There’ll be a quote or two, some writing prompts, and all the anxieties of an aspirant writer laid bare.
You can peek in if you like. Okay {deep breath} it would be lovely if you followed along. It would be encouraging, if I might be as needy as to say so.
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Here’s the letter I wrote to myself telling me to write more
This is my journey too - to encourage myself to write, to be the creator I am meant to be.
You betcha!