In the last year, I've allowed the world and other people to dictate terms to me in a way that has had a significant impact on my life. I've become more fearful of failure, less reluctant to experiment, more risk-averse, unadventurous and I have done so much just to avoid making mistakes.
I desperately want to be a better, more renowned, better-read writer with a massive audience and reach. So like everyone else that has the same ambition, I not only write copious amounts of words (with the belief that I'll eventually get there).
This is really hard saying this out loud, but I had decided to press pause on my new startup.
As long as you have perseverance, courage & self-belief, you can succeed regardless of your imperfect execution.
Every mistake, every lesson learnt and every new day is simply an individual step to be better. Never forget that.