I started this blog after reading about personal branding. I was struggling to be happy in my career and thinking that I needed to do something extra to feel better about it.
I am not saying there isn’t something to branding – but I feel like I was trying to keep my blog refined in a way that fit into a neat little box so that employers might like it. Long story short, that’s not me! Long story long, I want to talk about what makes me happy - what makes me feel fulfilled - and there is so much more than just “career stuff” to that.
So, I’m taking back my own blog, and I’m writing about whatever I want.
I often want to write about leadership, because that is what I study, and it is almost always at the front of my mind. It’ll still be here… I’m just saying there is so much more to Abby than books and learning, going to work, and being studious. I like crafting, cooking (especially baking and decorating cakes), and doing all the creative things. I’m not the best at any of my crafts, but I always like to try new things, and I often surprise myself by not being too horrible. I feel like it’s okay to call myself an artist. If not an artist, I am creative, at least. To be honest, my favorite part of doing this blog is making little graphics for it… I love, love, love to be creative.
What better way to kick off my ‘new’ blog content than by sharing something I have created!
The photo above is my sweet nephew, Dax, posing for a little pumpkin-themed fall photoshoot I put together. I started dabbling in photography about a year ago to have a hobby that gave me reprise from school, and most of my pictures are of my nephews. Little boys are great subjects for learning, because they are always on the move, adding a nice little challenge to the photoshoot. Like how I enjoy making graphics the for my blog more than blogging, my favorite part of photography is loading the pictures into Lightroom and editing them… I guess I am more of an editor than a photographer, but I really enjoy photography none the less.
As I was writing this fresh new blog entry, my husband called. I was telling him about it, and I was going over it with him, I realized what I have learned from this! I am excited to add a little life lesson to end on:
I was so nervous to start writing my blog – full on imposter syndrome – when I first started The G.R.O.W. Bulletin. Somehow I was equally worried about who would read it, and if nobody would read it, at the same time. In about 10 months time, I am so much more comfortable sharing my ideas. I put out what I felt safe with at first, and that has helped me work through the process of discovering what I really want to put out there. I think that the most important part of setting out on a new path really is the first step. Just get started! It is so important to remember that most people usually aren’t good at things the first time they try it.
We don’t have to be the best at something to enjoy it, to share it, or to inspire someone by doing it.
