This Blog Scares Me (And That's Okay)

Creating a blog is HARD.

I am aware that, within my major, it is common and often encouraged to have a blog, in particular, this is encouraged among those of us seeking to expand our number of internship and our "proof" that we can write. While I may be confident in my ability there are many people out there who may not be without me supplying some evidence of this ability. While personally, I did create this blog with the intention of creating "proof" that did not stop my hesitation from posting. What do I write about? What would I have to say? If people read it, what will they think of me? That I am a conceited millennial? Or even, that I cannot string sentences together to save my life?

To be frank. This. Is. Terrifying.

But if I learned one thing in my thirteen years of Girl Scouts, it is that you have to push yourself out of comfort zone to achieve what you want in life. As Blair Waldorf once said "Destiny is for losers. It's just a stupid excuse to wait for things to happen instead of making them happen." So, that's what I am doing. I'm making things happen, one step at a time and not without first griping about this terrifying experience first.

By posting a blog post, I am essentially posting a piece of myself for people to read and understand. This isn't about hiding behind a topic it's something that personally reflects me as a human being and to be open and transparent like that is difficult.

For a long time, I was hung up on the idea that I had to have a new or novel concept or that I had to be wise to write a blog. I am not wise, and though I claim I am creative when it came to thinking up something to reflect my individuality, I felt as if I faded into the background. Nothing I thought of was any different than what every other AD/PR major had across the globe. But maybe that is okay.

This blog is about benefiting me. I am writing, a skill no employer can teach but rather is learned through experience and practice. While I have written for myself for so long, it is time to write for an audience. It may be scary, and it may push me out of my comfort zone, but it is necessary to grow as both a writer but a future professional.

So I guess it's time to build up that courage, take a deep breath, and write. After all, this isn't about destiny, it's about making things happen.