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Janelle Holden's avatar

This was an excellent post, as usual Astrid! Thank you for the reflective questions. I have had similar struggles. I loved how you leaned into trusting outcomes. It was an excellent reminder for me too. I think someone could replace the word “business” in your post for artwork, writing or any creative endeavor that we pour our hearts into and share with the world.

A tool that I have found helpful is the “what if up” game. It’s similar to your recommendation. Instead of dwelling on the negative what ifs ... what if everything went wrong ... and so on, I make a list of what if ups. What if everything turned out ok? What if I met my goals? What if something unexpectedly good happened to me? What if this was easier than I thought? What if I am good at this?

It does help to flip my negative questions into positives and see if I can come up with answers.

Anyway, same as you on the gardening front too. Warm up warm up!

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Hunter Burgtorf's avatar

Oh my goodness, Astrid. I just saw this post of yours pop up on my explore page literally minutes after I finished writing my upcoming Sunday post about creative business and stepping into the unknown. You have written the exact words I needed to read for this scary yet invigorating time in my life. I love how your partner told you to fantasize in the right direction, as that's definitely something I need to be doing more of. I tend to have long winded emotional conversations with my husband about my future business life and it is always me worrying about the what ifs and the maybes, and he constantly reminded me that what if is does work out or maybe it will be the right thing.

Ah, this post just feels like a breath of fresh air that I deeply needed. Thank you for sharing.

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