“I Don’t Know How” Isn’t An Excuse Anymore
When I got the idea that I was going to start a blog, I truly didn’t know how to do it.
Obviously, I knew that I had to have a website and that I could use 500 different types of programs that would cost anything between free and upwards of $500 a year.
I knew how to write, and I knew that I wanted a way to connect to the women around me; I didn’t know much else.
So, I just started with no plan in mind other than wanting to do this, so I did.
I spent hours reading blog posts and listening to podcasts about how to start a blog, affiliate links, email lists, legal considerations, and so much more.
I continued to do this until I reached a point where what I once dreamed of privately, publicly became The Brew.
In such a technologically advanced time, we really and truly have no excuse for not being knowledgeable. Everything we need or want to know is at our fingertips.
Whether you’re looking to learn how to play the guitar, rebuild an engine, start a business, make Crumble’s copycat cookies, what planet is the next potential Earth, or what day will it be in exactly 3,876 days from now – the internet has it all, just waiting to be explored.
I can think back to elementary school when we were taught how to use thesauruses – that word itself can use the dust blown off it – but yes, we looked things up in the thesaurus to find information.
I can’t help but laugh at the limited amount of knowledge and information we had access to, and just to see how much the game has changed since the late 2000’s is mind-blowing.
We’ve evolved so much, and I am so incredibly grateful that we have the advantage of living in this day and age where we don’t have to play small and have the chance to be lifetime learners.
Despite all this information being at our disposal, it’s also super overwhelming when trying to nestle into a niche.
I have found that when I get into a rabbit hole of ‘how to do X, Y, or Z,’ I can get easily overwhelmed and gas myself out. Information is meant to be consumed, but we also must find that happy median between taking it all it and being able to digest it and put it to use.
So, I’ve narrowed it down to asking myself these two questions when I find myself in those moments:
1. Does this serve the vision I have right now, or am I getting ahead of myself?
I follow some profound women who have paved the way for blogging and female-based communities like the one I hope to nourish into existence. However, looking over into their lane is really overwhelming for me, and I tend to compare my ‘now’ to what they’ve been building for 10+ years.
When I do this, I allow myself to question, “Why doesn’t my site look like theirs?” or “How the heck do I even create something like this when affiliate marketing still has me dazed and confused?”
Doing this knocks me off course, and I lose sight of the reality that is my now – the one that haphazardly means I’m going to suck, but that’s how I’m also going to learn – which brings me to my second point.
2. Am I mimicking this information in a way that feels authentic to me?
The harsh truth is that, yes, the internet is filled with a gazillion resources on how to become a better version of yourself; however, the internet is also filled with a lot of information on how to look just like everyone else.
“I don’t know how” absolutely is not an excuse anymore, but piggybacking off someone else and not being authentic to your own version of that information is keeping you from being able to use those resources to claim your own power.
We all have the capacity to grow, and how lucky are we to have this privilege.
I just hope that in a world where we can look like or be anything, we still choose to be authentic to ourselves and grow into that version of who the world needs – not the version of someone who’s already out there.
The world needs the best version of you – so go work on yourself – just do it authentically.
We don’t need the same people made over 10x’s – we need you!
XX, Kaela
