Jack of All Trades

I was talking to a friend the other day and I said "I feel like I am always doing something different and people are going to think I am crazy." I am a stay at home mom/aunt, I have my blog, I have written 5 children's books, I have a podcast, I organized a fundraiser to help victims of human trafficking, and now I started by jewelry business. Sometimes I feel like I have so many things I want to do that people aren't going to think I am good at any. I quickly realized that was my own inner voice.

I doubted all my projects. Who actually reads my blogs? Will anyone really care what I have to say in a podcast? What if I never publish my books? What if I don't reach my goal in the fundraiser? Maybe Ill spend more money than what I will make in my jewelry business. I have 3 different Instagrams for 3 different purposes. At some point people are just going to get sick of me.

Why do we do this to ourselves? We make up these ideas and shoot ourselves down before we even start. Thankfully I am surrounded by so many people that love me and go along with all my crazy ideas. They reminded me of the messages I get from people thanking me for a blog I wrote or a podcast that meant something to them. They remind me that these little babies I am raising are turning into some kick ass human beings. They remind me that I am actually selling my jewelry. I don't know why it is hard for me to accept my successes but I am trying to change my mindset. If I don't believe in me, who will?

I have always heard the saying "Jack of many trades but master of none." It makes you believe that you need to pick one thing to be good at. I want to say "screw that". I don't want my kids to think they need to pick a lane. The world is full of lanes and they are free to try what they want. Find their passion. Be a master of many trades. No one can stop you. I don't want their inner voice to stop them the way that it has stopped me. I want to be an example to them, I want to show them that hard work can make them a master. They will be masters, not at what they think they are "supposed" to be but at what they WANT to be.

Next time you have an idea...DO IT! Are you debating something right now? Is there something you have always wanted to do but are afraid of failing? DO IT! You know what is worse than failure? Regret.