Anyone who knows me in real life knows I'm not the most outgoing person. I've always kept to myself but dreamt of something bigger. I always keep my ideas or thoughts to myself probably because I think if no one knows anything then I can't fail when it doesn't happen. But I failed to realize that I wouldn't succeed either.
Since my last post I have gotten a lot of feed back, not only in comments but in person as well. I think that opening up and being honest not only with myself but with you guys has allowed me to really push myself. When I get in a funk I tend to stay there and just think negatively but recently I have been pushed. There are people in my life who push me; day in day out they do their best to motivate me and get me out of the hole that I put myself in.
For example, I have always wanted to post more not only on my blog but on my other social media outlets but I feared what others might think or what they might say; but in reality I only cared about how they would judge me. So of course, one day I was talking to my boyfriend about my feelings and how I felt like I wanted to do more. He kind of just looked at me. First I was upset, like wow he really doesn't care or know what I am going through. But he just looked at me and asked me why I just didn't do it, and that I shouldn't care about what other people think or say.
Here is the difference between the both of us, my boyfriend is outgoing, probably one of the most outgoing people I know; and he doesn't care what other people think. It might be the whole guy thing but its true, he does what he loves and there is no stopping him. He wants me to do the same but I've never been that way, with that being said he has always tried to motivate me and tell me that I'm awesome sauce like every boyfriend should (lol).
Cut to a couple of days and surprise surprise I listened!
My boyfriend pushed me!
He told me one day that he was reading up on the Instagram analytics. He told me he thought it would be a good idea if I tried it out. I was hesitant at first because I don't feel I have the following for something like that but he told me I could change it back if I wanted to. I took the leap, and honestly I think taking that step out of my comfort zone has got me more motivated and creative. It has also allowed me to compete with myself and push myself to be better and build myself up instead of comparing myself to what others are posting and or doing.
I have decided to let myself be pushed! I have decided to let my creativity run even if I'm not ready. I'm not saying that this will solve my confidence issues or that I will stop comparing myself to others but its a step in the right direction. I've even started to think of other ways to step out of my comfort zone.... but that's to come.
Do you guys think this is step in the right direction?
Do you have any tips for stepping out of your comfort zone?
Let me know!
Until Next Time
Noshka XOXO
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