Who even wants to hear what matters to me?

Hello beautiful,

I'm currently doing a 4 week 'Art of storytelling' program with @lisacorduff and week one we were asked, "What might be holding us back from writing stories that matter?"

The part of me that fears rejection happily piped up to write this response - 

My first thought is - who even wants to hear what matters to me?

And then I think, how self-absorbed is it to wonder if what I care about would actually interest anyone else?

There are already so many people beautifully articulating, presenting, and expressing the things that matter most to me. They have funding, large communities, public platforms, and PhDs. And here I am, with passing thoughts and ecstatic “aha” moments that light up my entire body, making me want to shout from the mountaintops like Sister Maria in The Sound of Music. But then, the orchestra stops, the record scratches, and I’m back in my sweats, cleaning dishes, and running late for Pilates.

Can I really help? 

Can I make a difference? 

Can I inspire? 

Can I evoke change?

Does what matters to me actually matter to anyone else?

Or will it be like that awkward moment at the grocery checkout when the young cashier casually asks, “How’s your day?”—and I leap into a vulnerable overshare about the shit show of happenings and how I’m holding on by a thread. Then I make eye contact with the cashier, who gives me that indignant stare of pity and boredom, slapping me back to the reality that this was the wrong time and audience to open those floodgates!

Maybe it’s not my time. Maybe it’s not my voice. 

Maybe my message isn’t what people need to hear.

What matters most to anyone is to feel they matter, and I simply want others to deeply know how much they matter, while I’m here wondering if what matters to me even matters at all. Ha!

So, what’s holding me back from writing stories that matter? Maybe it’s the fear that the stories I tell will suck. And well, that sucks! 

So, what about you? What stories are you telling yourself and what might be holding you back from sharing the stories that really matter to you?

📚✏️📙

Huge Love

PS: My 30 day 1:1 coaching space TALK TO ME is the perfect place to free yourself from any weight you might be carrying, embrace a life of lightness & connection, and share your stories.