Hi friends and new subscribers,
This week, I held my very first accountability call with the peeps in Creator Sandbox. It’s a small group where we can grow together as new creators. It was fun.
And after one call, people have already published this week.
So that’s an amazing result.
On the other hand, I’ve been feeling a lot of confusion these days. It stems from overthinking, thinking that there’s a right or wrong path in this whole journey.
“Which path should I take? Which decision will I be happy with?”
But in reality, there’s no way to know.
And frankly, those questions aren’t as helpful as we might think.
Obsessing About Knowing
As humans, we’re obsessed with knowing. Knowing what will happen to us if we pick a specific thing. In other words, we want to be sure.
That’s the main reason most people don’t take risks, or that we stay in a stable job because at least we know exactly what will happen. It gives us comfort.
And it’s not a bad thing.
But when you jump into the crazy world of the Internet, the creator economy and online entrepreneurship, this kind of thinking give us problems.
Because you’ve been so used to knowing what to expect, that when you don’t know what to expect, you shut down.
You become lost, confused and you get stuck.
At least, that’s what it’s done for me. I’m in a spot where I know I have 2 paths to choose from, and I’m logically trying to pick one or another, but at the same time, it’s keeping me stuck. It’s using a lot of my time and mental energy because it feels like I have to know what the outcome is before making a decision.
But we have to remember that life isn’t about knowing. Life is about experiencing. And from different experiences is how we’ll know. It’s when we experience things that we’ll know whether we like that thing or not.
So what can you do when you’re on this path?
Honestly, I think it’s picking one thing and trialling it out. It’ll cost resources, but at least you’ll be glad that to have the answer.
In an interview, Jeff Bezos talks about the regret minimization framework. The story is that he where he turned down the promotion of the “worldwide web” to start an online bookstore called Amazon. He said,
I knew that when I was 80 I was not going to regret having tried this. I was not going to regret trying to participate in this thing called the Internet that I thought was going to be a really big deal. I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not ever having tried. - Jeff Bazos
So my question for you this week:
Will you regret not doing the experience you are thinking of in 5 years?
Here’s my latest article from last week:
3 Underrated Ways to Make an Income as a Content Creator
As always, let me know if this message is resonating with you. Don't hesitate to share it if you believe that others can benefit from it too.
Till next week,
Jerine