The takeaway here on Substack is: just dive in. I dithered around for months thinking and re-thinking how I wanted to use this platform. I'm still not certain, but am recalibrating and experimenting as I go... but now have the benefit of having simply 'put words on paper' as a baseline. Bottom line: forget perfection as it doesn't exist!
Because I have perfectionist tendencies that fall more into the what-pleases-me side of the spectrum, then the how-I-want-to-please-others side, my struggle is staying awake to when that perfectionist tendency starts serving itself instead of serving the journey I’m on.
I love what you say and the way that you say it, Karen.
I would like to also suggest this quote from Anton Maslow, famous for his hierarchy of human needs, “For a man (woman) to be happy he (she) must become what he can become.”
Thank you. Needed this for my soul and also for the biz reminder. Woke up with an idea to revolutionise my own Substack to support me and add more value to subscribers and members AND be simpler and more focused 🤎🌟🪷
What I’m loving about this emotionally fraught moment is how our Substack community has embraced philosophical and introspective reflection. Reminding us of the wisdom this world holds, Karen, it’s a precious thing to do. Thank you.
Such a great post, especially seeing the "real/longer version" of the famous Gandhi quote. I agree, I like it much better than the shortened version!
The takeaway here on Substack is: just dive in. I dithered around for months thinking and re-thinking how I wanted to use this platform. I'm still not certain, but am recalibrating and experimenting as I go... but now have the benefit of having simply 'put words on paper' as a baseline. Bottom line: forget perfection as it doesn't exist!
Because I have perfectionist tendencies that fall more into the what-pleases-me side of the spectrum, then the how-I-want-to-please-others side, my struggle is staying awake to when that perfectionist tendency starts serving itself instead of serving the journey I’m on.
I love what you say and the way that you say it, Karen.
I would like to also suggest this quote from Anton Maslow, famous for his hierarchy of human needs, “For a man (woman) to be happy he (she) must become what he can become.”
Thank you. Needed this for my soul and also for the biz reminder. Woke up with an idea to revolutionise my own Substack to support me and add more value to subscribers and members AND be simpler and more focused 🤎🌟🪷
oh yay, that's so cool, congrats!
What I’m loving about this emotionally fraught moment is how our Substack community has embraced philosophical and introspective reflection. Reminding us of the wisdom this world holds, Karen, it’s a precious thing to do. Thank you.