Tag: self confidence

  • Into the woods

    I’ve been thinking a lot recently, about how hard it is to veer away from what you know. The daughter of some of my best friends turned 18 last month, and I wrote her a letter of life advice. She wants to become a professional musician, or at least work…

  • There’s a chance, I might, actually, be quite good at this…

    There’s a chance, I might, actually, be quite good at this…

    Shock horror, despite my ability to stay in my home office for days, frightened of the very idea of going out and introducing myself to professional types. I am currently writing my first wedding script as a celebrant, and I’m struck by a quite pleasant feeling of deja vu. Earlier…

  • Perfection

    There’s a saying I’ve read a lot recently, that seems to have taken up residence in my brain, which is that perfect is the enemy of good. I am brand new to running a small business, and I am notoriously lacking in self confidence, which obviously isn’t the first thing…