The other day, I did something entirely unlike me on my Instagram account. I posted a reel in which I spoke directly to the camera and just talked about igniting that spark within that may have been all but put out. Kind of like this blog over the past few years, right?

I attend a local spin studio pretty much every weekday, usually at six in the morning, but for some reason, this message on the mirror jumped out at me on January 3rd. The image in the picture shows the caption, “p.s. YOU got this”. As I walked out of the studio that morning, I thought I would do a quick reel on Instagram, noting how much that statement resonated with me and, for the start of the year, how much it could mean to others. I was nervous to do the recording, and it felt super awkward.

I did not expect the reaction that I got after I posted the reel.

Listen. I am here to tell you that I feel like an imposter offering advice to anyone, particularly about getting things done or productivity. I am pretty sure I would long ago have received the award for the world’s best procrastinator, but for the fact that I have never gotten around to applying. 

But that is not the point, is it? So what is?

Well, I can say that no matter what you are experiencing, countless others are experiencing the same thing. Many have overcome and are thriving, and many others are experiencing far worse and do not know where to turn.

I’ve been inspired by the friends or acquaintances who saw that reel and others since and reached out to me, offering encouragement or a kind word. I’ve realised how many people out there need encouragement and affirmation. We all do, don’t we? That morning, I thought, ‘Let me do something a bit different and nerve-wracking for me,’ and recorded the reel and shared it, thinking it was the worst, most cringeworthy thing I may have ever done on social. I found that my anxiety around doing that was shared by many who, like me, may keep an anxiety about doing something that ultimately limits potential.

Thank you for the support, and I’m so glad the message was timely or inspiring for some and that you took the time to let me know. That makes me happy.