16: FOMO, Choosing Small, and Navigating Self-Doubt
Update: 2020-02-21
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Big dreams are popular these days. Write the bestseller! Speak in front of thousands! Get 1 million downloads! How about we take a hard pass and focus on our inner knowing instead? The fear of missing out (aka FOMO) is a powerful force in our creative lives, but when we intentionally choose small (like serving the audience we already have) and focus on staying present, it’s a lot easier to weather self-doubt when it arrives.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
- Two writing dreams of mine that have never materialized (and why I’m OK with it)
- A quick exercise to figure out what you really want
- The self-doubt spiral I experienced a few months before Wild Words was published
LINKABLE MENTIONS
- Everything Is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo
- Poets & Writers Magazine
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