Who do I think I am?

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It’s kind of funny to reflect on my previous articles now. This could be a bunch of insecurity coming out — but even if it is, that’s part of the journey of putting yourself out there, so I’ll go ahead and share it.

When I reread those posts it seems clear that something isn’t clicking. And I think I know why: I’ve been trying to skip ahead. I want to skip to the end — the point where I have something worth sharing — rather than showing the messy middle. I kept trying to wrap up each post with a succinct message or motivational moment, when the whole point of this site is to share the journey as I’m experiencing it. To show the messy beginnings and hopefully the progress over time. I want to share what that process actually looks like and I’m not convinced I’m doing that when I write one and done articles.

So here we are, I’m learning in real time, and I have some work to do.

There’s another thing I’ve come to realize: I like motivational, educational, self reflective content. I can see now that I’ve been trying to emulate what I like to consume. The issue, of course, is those types of content come from a point of expertise, and I’m no expert. So I’m going to stop pretending to be one now and write about something I’m working on figuring out. Maybe I’ll create series of articles. I could chronicle my fitness journey in one, cooking journey in another, creative expression in a third, etc.

Just some food for thought.

That’s all for now — thank you for reading.

Love, Prof Pinckard