Be, Have, Do

What virtue do you want more of in your life?

I want more courage and assertiveness and self-confidence in myself. I hate that I hesitate when I should be attacking. I am timid at things as if I have time to do it again. And I know I don't. I know time is passing by. That I need to grab what I want now and live life full speed ahead.

It's cause of the shame and the doubt I grew up in,I think. I'm trying to shake it. I'm trying not to fall into the old thinking of comparing and doubting and being insecure. I think inaction breeds doubt so I'm trying to do more action. So I can be happy doing what I love and not think that I have to meet a level of success to be happy. 

What is a challenge you want to overcome?

Lord, where do I start? There's a lot.

The comparison trap. The imposter syndrome. The self-doubt. The scarcity mindset. The thinking that there's going to be enough time to do what I want in life.

I'm trying to overcome the procrastination thing by trying to WIN THE MORNING. I'm trying to create new habits so I can grow instead of regress. So, in the morning, that's meditate (20 min), cardio (10 min), PT exercises (30 min), and then morning pages (15 min).

I think if I continue doing this everyday, I'll be a better person by the end of the year.

What are you passionate about and want to do more?

I am passionate about stories that give girls the ability to dream more and bigger things. I want to create a body of work that supports that. I want to pick up a corner of the feminism thread that needs help and support it with my voice and my words. I have ideas, so many ideas, about stories where girls win against the odds. That's my why. I want to empower girls and women with my words. Not by preaching to them but by inviting them into tales where those lessons are already embedded.