The Second Post
Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will — Karim Seddiki
I’ve thought of this moment often — what I would say in my “second post." I guess part of me always wanted my digital narrative to be just that — a narrative, but again, that’s the novelist in me. Nevertheless, I have you here and I hope you’ll be able to take something away from these 500(ish) words.
I was talking with a friend the other day about my journey as an entrepreneur. I was drowning in my sorrows of the unknown and expressing my concern in this adventure; she patiently sat, nodding her head along to my woes. Eventually when my words died down, she observed this fact: the Lindsey Nix that graces your presence on a normal day carries herself with the utmost confidence. That Lindsey Nix, well known to her friends and close confidants, fears nothing (ok, almost nothing). But the Lindsey Nix that is typing before you today, is the business woman who second guesses her every move. To my friend, this dichotomy in my personality, was at the center of my inability to grow my business.
The question is how will I move from a woman crippled by fear to a woman on fire? I realize that it is true, my self could be the cause of my failure — but only if I allow it to be. Somehow I need to transform the Lindsey, who is good at relationship building and who preaches putting yourself out there and building your “personal brand” to her coworkers, into someone who follows her own advice.
I hope you’ll stick around for the personal and professional journey of Lindsey Nix!