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Wendy Swanson Logo Design About the Project Wendy Swanson, an acupuncturist and yoga studio owner was seeking a full rebrand. Her approach with her clients is to help them identify their cycles, habits and the intentional journey to healing. She forms a strong...
That moment, when your toddler asks you to create a masterpiece for her. So you do. And before you can even finish it, she says, “ mama, I want to wash it away! I want to make it disappear!”
Can’t business just be like this sometimes, too?
- Barely make a project live before the client decides they’re on to the next project.
- release something you love only to have it criticized.
- spend hours helping a client to have them decide they’re not ready.
Good thing there are always more clients. More projects. And more fun ideas!
On to the next masterpiece.
Imposter syndrome is real and it leads to things like:
▪ distraction
▪ procrastination
▪ self doubt
▪ feelings of failure/incompetence
And guess what? It’s totally normal.
Take a look at the 4 Stages of Competence model and determine where you’re at. Next time you feel imposter syndrome creeping in, just remember:
You’re learning!
You’re gaining competence.
You’re on your way to mastery.
…. and then you’ll start all over again with a new idea 😆
There is a LOT of content out there. Most of it telling you what you’re doing wrong. Or what is wrong with you.
So pause and take a minute today to tap into what you’re doing RIGHT, please.
Because reading all of that can make you feel like crap pretty quickly. There are many days I turn social media off because it just doesn’t make me FEEL good to scroll and read. What about you?
So just a reminder to anyone who needs to see it today … you’re doing better than you think you are. 💗
NOT knowing what I’m doing has made me an expert over the years.
I posted recently about this personal project I’m working on. We have this really awkward slant on our side yard that we’ve never done anything with. When we recently had our driveway worked on, I ended up with a bunch of extra pavers. I knew just what to do with them. I’m creating a sensory pathway for my daughter. Between my work hours and time with her, I’m doing little chunks at a time usually in the evenings. The only problem is … I have no idea how to build a stair-stepped walkway. Or a sensory pathway.
As I work on this project, it’s reminding me how I approach most projects.
1️⃣ start with an exciting (but big) idea
2️⃣ realize I have no idea what I’m doing
3️⃣ lay it out imperfectly just to get a visual
4️⃣ start to form a plan
5️⃣ do few steps with my new plan to test my theory
6️⃣ realize it’s not quite right and adjust
7️⃣ get into the hard work
8️⃣ refine as I go
9️⃣ let go of my need for perfection
I almost always do things the hard way. Then get better at it as I go and my brain smoothes out the process. But I would have never created anything if I didn’t just try it first.
I’ve used this when creating my:
- courses
- signature course
- workshops
- blogs
- creative projects for my daughter
- house projects
JUST TRYING (with no idea what I’m doing) has changed my life over the years. Just write down an outline and see what happens. What could you create by just trying?