Facing my Fears

I am a weird person. I accept that fact wholeheartedly. Many of my posts on my Working Introvert site highlight that fact. I am a people pleasing, antisocial, socially anxious, highly sensitive introvert who would prefer to sit at home than go out and network with large groups of people.

I find myself fearing new things, not necessarily because they're new, but because most new things seem to be done in public. Public has people, generally. I don't like being stared at, I hate being observed when I'm doing something, and I am afraid that I will look like a fool if I do fail at whatever I am attempting to do.

So, it's time to put another fear of mine to rest. I both fear and hate certain types of social media. Give me a 2,000 word post and I am all set, but a 280 character limit gives me hives. The fact that I am also putting myself out there to millions of people also terrify me since I don't take harsh criticism or trolling all that well.

Instagram is easy enough and I love working with Canva so pictures are my tools. I love Pinterest where visuals are basically you're selling point. I'm not sure if I've gotten there yet, but it is getting better.

Facebook is something that I'm aware of, but not necessarily all that interested in it. I've never been a fan of posting stuff there. Twitter scares the pants off me. There are so many people! It's a foreign platform to me that is new and very much out of my depth. Don't get me started on YouTube.

However, I have decided to gather my courage. Nothing will change if I continue to sit here and not reach out. So, in order to give myself some breathing room I went to one of my favorite people here on WA. LynneHuy is an awesome woman whose training is spot on and very concise.

She pointed me in the direction of Social Jukebox which posts to Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Their free platform allows you to choose 1 and I went with the one that scares the life out of me.

It was slightly confusing at first, but I figured it out. Roughly an hour later I have 15 different tweets, 5 of them with images, that will slowly cycle throughout the week. I sat back after completing it and went, "Well, that was easy".

Fear can be both motivating and a hindrance. Fear can make you freeze and not move or it can be the springboard to launch yourself to new heights. So I end this little post with two different quotes. One from George Addair and one from me. We will go with his first:

"Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear."

"However will people find their courage if they don't face their fears?"

Take care,

Michelle/Anne