"Theres no one giant step that does it. It's a lot of little steps." - Peter Cohen
As 2016 draws to an end,(I know! It's December already!) I took sometime to review my progress or otherwise this year. One of the things I reviewed was my writing. And I found out that, although I was writing to inspire and motivate others, I was actually writing things that I wanted to hear. Things I wished someone had sat me down and told me.
At first, I did not consciously make the decision to write to inspire and motivate people to embark on their individual personal growth journeys. On the contrary, I only wanted to write poems and stories that showed the evils in society to help us all live better lives. But some how, it all changed. I saw myself talking about personal growth so much that I started writing about it.
Was I excited with the transition from writing poems and stories to writing inspirational, personal growth topics? No. I was scared. I doubted myself most times. But I knew deep down inside that I wanted and had to do that. There are not that much people interested enough in the growth of others to write about it.
So yes, I started writing about personal growth and development because I was going through my own journey, there were not enough materials written by Nigerians to help me, and I knew that personal growth journey is too beautiful for me to go through it alone. I had to share everything I was learning and living.
Am I still scared to write about it? Yes. But, it's not the fear I had in the beginning. It's the fear of the strong woman I'm growing into. I hope that you let the fear you feel whenever you want to do something new push you to do that thing. Don't let the fear or doubt rob you off the chance to do all you want to do.
If there is something you want and there's no one to help you get it, go for it on your own. You'll meet people along the way who will help you. It will be scary. But live your life through the fear. Do what you want even if you have to do it afraid.
- The Lady
“Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.”
Colossians 2:7
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