There is this writer in Youtube, Kate Cavanaugh, who I enjoy watching a lot. She tends to have this vibe of someone who even if she is making a living of her writing, she loves it. It is not all hustle. In one of her latest videos she talked about what she called delayed success. Within it she mentioned another Youtuber, Evelyn From the Internets and her video titled Don’t Be Afraid To Be Seen Trying. I went and watched and really…it’s one of those things of you know this, but you needed someone else to say it to you. To try is not a problem. Trying is a step forward. And when needed, a restructure should be welcome.
Like I said, watching these videos gave me a moment of reconsidering my own path on things. It wasn’t so much about what I want to do as it was about how I am doing it. I know I go over this often. Like several times over. But the thing is that this is exactly what “seeing me trying” is about. Having to restructure how we do things could be something we only do once. But it can also be a process where we try these different techniques and styles. It’s what both Kate and Evelyn are talking about, how maybe even something that was working needs to be reconsidered. People change, and how we do things change. Even these little posts, that are more almost journal like are me trying new things. Maybe its not always these deep thoughts about life, the universe, and everything. But it’s writing, it’s posting, it’s all that kind of stuff that making it a routine of some kind still is what I want.
There is a lot said online and much better than myself about the problem of perfectionism. Or maybe it’s in the writer community where being seen trying has both a lot of support but also a vibe of it being something that needs to be kept under wraps. So I see a lot about this kind of message. And I see a lot of people who, like myself, have an easier time telling others to listen to it than applying it to themselves.We try to be kind to ourselves and still end up falling for the idea that we have to keep up the idea that we aren’t trying, or at least not trying too hard.
Well, this is me letting myself be seen trying. It’s me allowing myself to try as well. Baby steps is better than no steps at all.
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