hit publish on that draft - tips, fears, and help! ๐ต just design tea #8
Your chance to have me as an editor for your next blog!
I turned 28. ๐
And every year I write like a bday blog on my learnings. And every year I am hesitant to hit publish.
No one cares. This is cringe. This is lame. My colleagues are going to see it. It is not perfect.
And every year I am grateful for the last year when I did write and hit publish.
That commitment to myself to write, to write for me, to write even if no one reads it or itโs not the most perfect makes me hit publish.
And that is the same momentum I tend to take forward for writing through the year.
But what if you donโt have anything to lean back on for momentum? What if you have a few drafts you do want to write? What if 2023 is the year you want to start writing?
On a more bleak note, with the ongoing tech environment, writing and putting your work out is also a way to build yourself a safety net.
If all this resonates with you, I have just one thing to say - give yourself permission to write a shitty first draft.
To help you hit publish, I would love to collaborate on your first/ nth draft.
Share a link with me, and we can ideate, edit, and publish by end of next week.
If you have a draft/ or if you have some thoughts you would love to share, please drop me a line on my Instagram. I hope to help at least 3 peeps hit publish.
Letโs get writing.
my blogs
๐ How to (finally) start writing online - pep talk I would give to a friend.
๐ Ideas for your design blog - if you are looking for some ideas.
๐ 28 things I learned at 28 - my yearly gig
my favorite things this week
๐ Podcast - How Harry Styles built a nail polish empire (?)
In an industry so heavily saturated with celebrity beauty brands (think Selena Gomez, Kylie Jenner, Hailey Beiber), Harry went ahead and carved his niche. Why is it so popular? His fans say โthis feels like Harryโ!
I loved this short listen of 17 mins. The best things come from building on your authentic selling point.
๐ Book - When breath becomes air
No one seems to like aging. So reading this book, always helps me get my perspective back. That how lucky we are to be able to age.
๐ Quote - โThings go better when you get out of your own way.โ
Right when I needed to hear it.
Donโt forget to come drop a line for your draft!