Sunday 3 April 2022
I slept well and woke to a steady rain which has stayed most of the day. Feeling very grateful that we didn't have this weather on our tour yesterday. Changing outfits in the street in the rain might have been rather complicated.
I did a video yesterday which I forgot to share with you but here is the YouTube link. I posted this on Facebook too and asked people to press 'subscribe'. Social media is crowded and trying to get sponsors' attention can take a lot of effort. But today I crossed a personal threshold of sorts, by asking people to 'like, subscribe and share'.
My business model has been one of support others and neglect myself. I have about 7 author friends (some I have never met) but I have bought their books in support. But I always avoided trying to sell my own. This thing of 'asking....'
I always cringed when it came to charging for my services, time or efforts. I was aware of this but was reluctant to change it.
After spending some time with my older sister, I observed how she lives her life. This time I came with a totally different perspective. Same genes, same environment growing up yet a completely different self-worth idea. I need to analyse in order to shift things and this sibling viewpoint has made me realise that the worst that can happen is hearing 'no' or nothing. I was running that commentary in my head anyway so today I started by asking and some people said 'yes'!
Surprise!
The traveling route I took today was inward and into the past. There were mountains and open veld, rivers and a taste of the sea, flowers and some devil thorns but the landscape remained beautiful.
Isn't it great to be alive?
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