Why The Daily Dose?
Back to Basics
Anyone else feel bored with what’s being served up when you scroll? Yep, me too. Don’t get me wrong - there are things about Social Media I love - like the community I’ve found and using it as a supportive tool to my business. But after watching it evolve in ways I can’t get behind (ah hm, like the automatic following of certain accounts this week) - I decided now was the time to get back to doing something I love to do. Away from the noise, away from the mindless scroll, and away from whatever is trending this week. What I will continue to follow is what Taylor is doing and what she is wearing. Listen - it’s not all bad. That thing I want to get back to? Writing. Because I gotta be honest with you - I have a lot to say and a lot to share. And 7-second videos just doesn’t cut it. Sigh.
Funny thing is, this is how it all started at Isla Pearl. A Blog with no niche other than wanting to create a space where you could take what you need, and feel better for it. Which is why I wanted to create space here, outside and away from Social Media. Not necessarily a Blog Post circa 2002, but a little dose of inspiration with a side order of tips, tricks and how-to’s that will hopefully offer some takeaways for you.
Today’s daily dose? Leaning into the post that grabbed my attention and apparently yours to this week. That post saying this:“Stop waiting to feel ready. Ready isn’t a feeling. It’s a decision”. As a lot of you said in response: “ouch”.
To be honest, the first thing I thought of was this space - Isla Pearl. What you wouldn’t know is that I created this website (well, a much less exciting version), and wrote blog posts upon blog posts behind the scenes and never hit the publish button…on any of it. And I did this for the better part of a year. It wasn’t until my husband called me out (lovingly, supportively, and if you know him - with a side order of humour) saying: when are you going live? What’s the date? And in that moment I committed. I made a decision to go LIVE. Not like literally in that moment - I mean, I’m not that crazy. I needed a few weeks to you know - just give me more time to be more ready ;)
I wasn’t ready. I mean, I was in the context of having the website ready and blog posts ready to go. What I wasn’t ready for, for what people might say, what they might think. Sound familiar. We tell ourselves that we need more time, we need to be more ready for whatever it is that we have been sitting on for way too long - but what it really is, is being seen. Because that is vulnerable. It opens us up to opinions, and judgement - but do you know what it also opens us up to? Feeling supported, a sense of accomplishment, finding a community, doing something you love, the feeling that comes along with finally taking action on something, and most importantly is does allow us to be seen. For who we are. And that my friend is a really freaking freeing feeling.
It doesn’t have to be a website or posting a Blog post - but I have a feeling you are sitting on something right now that you’ve been sitting on for awhile now. Telling yourself you aren’t ready. Telling yourself you need more time. What I’ll say to that is this: just decide, but also - what’s the date?
As always, thanks for choosing to be here.