Tag: self confidence

  • Into the woods

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    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…

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    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

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    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…