I have something to say, whether I like it or not.

I am in a stage of life where I am transitioning in career and business - basically work wise.

I am in the middle of the decision either to continue a strictly 9–5 job, go fully remote, consider hybrid or stay and build a business. A lot of factors play into the decision making but these information does not make the choice an easy one to make. I sat down one day wondering if I could just read a funny story about someone in the place where I am and see how they made their decision. I was not looking for this so I could find my 5 ways to make a perfect decision, I was just looking to read so that I could lighten the weight and, with the lighter weight, hope I‘ll see more clearly.

I then realized something I consider profound. It is not often that I would seek out analytic books. It is not always that I seek out technical content (Even though I search out these contents when I need to). But I can learn from various forms and through varying mediums. Most of the time I am subconsciously learning and picking up mindset shapers from the internet, TV shows, novels, skits, peoples experiences (even in gist) and I am engaging in this some much more than in anything from more structured content. This means that if I have something to say, there is someone out there that needs to hear what I have to say and essentially how I want to say them.

Sometimes, I think that I have to be all up there and mighty to be worthy of people’s attention or their desire to hear what I have to say. I also think that I have to sound in a particular way to gain the authenticity I “require” to speak. I have this false image in my head that pictures me ready to speak only as an expert.

But you see, people also learn from your journey, your process, your wit, your humor, your rabbling, your sharing, all that and more. People do not only learn when it is academic, they also learn when it is life.

The true question to ask is this: Why do I want to speak?

When you have the answer to this, you go ahead and say what it is you have to say. If what you have to say does not resonate with person A, B, C or D, know that somewhere around L, M,N,O is someone waiting.

And even if nobody listens, you can be glad that you had something to say and you were bold enough to say it.

“The difference between you and the person out there is that they made a move. This distance can be short or very long depending on what’s going on in your head” Eva Dan-Yusuf