This month, I decided to silence my inner hater. You know, that voice in your head that tells you not only can not you achieve your goals, but you don’t have what it takes. Yeah, that one. Drawlin’
How so? Glad you asked.
It’s no secret, I am a slacker. I have openly admitted that and will continue to until things turn around. When I say things, I mean my writing (or lack thereof) situation. I really want to do better. I’ve even had long hard talks with myself about it and sometimes it’s worked. Sometimes it didn’t.
Lately, it has not worked.
I won’t keep apologizing for it. That’s wack. I am just going to to do better by forcing myself to write everyday at least until I am on a beach in Jamaica for my brother’s wedding at the end of this month. What What!
Last week, it dawned on me that I have been holding on to all of my good ideas for no particular reason at all. I was also allowing my own insecurities to stunt my growth as a writer as I looked at other bloggers’ sites. I was allowing that inner hater to get the best of me and for what? Everybody knows that you can’t achieve what you don’t go for, right? My inner hater knows that too because it seemed to be taunting me as I browsed sites for inspiration.
Me: Oooh, look at the pictures.
Inner Hater: Where are your pictures?
Me: Wow! That was an awesome story.
Inner Hater: Yeah, yours are okay. They could be better.
That last statement is kind of true. My stories could be better, but they won’t get there if I don’t continue working at it. So this is me asking you guys to hold me accountable.
Whose with me in silencing our inner haters?!
