I spent a thoroughly lovely day today running blogging workshops online for some brilliant PhD students at the University of Southampton. As part of the discussions, and to illustrate an approach to content planning, I mapped out for the students a series of topics I could potentially share on a work focussed blog. And I found I had loads of ideas.
It made me reflect on why I'm not writing about my work and experiences. I read so much from others but rarely share anything myself about what I'm working on or learning. And I know that's all to do with my imposter syndrome rearing its head! I worry that I don’t have anything interesting to say, that I’m not good enough and that my ignorance will be revealed to the world!
A year of wonderful coaching (thank you Sarah) taught me techniques and approaches to work through those doubts and to focus on what I can bring. but my reflections today reminded me that this is very much a work in progress and my inner doubts are rarely far from the surface.
But that’s okay. I can recognise them for what they are and keep moving forward. So here I am - putting into practice exactly what I've been teaching all day! Writing my first blog post on my consulting website. I’ve got lots of ideas so let’s see where this takes me.
Thank you for reading - and keep prodding me if I don’t post again!