I had a moment last night with my newsletter. I wasn’t sure what to do about the intro section — I knew there should be an intro, but I wasn’t sure what I should say. And I felt stupid for not knowing: People pay me every week to help them figure out stuff like this! Why couldn’t I figure it out on my own?
And then I thought about a conversation I’d had with a client earlier in the week. They were feeling a little down, so I gave them a pep talk. It seemed to help.
And I thought: Could that be the intro?
So I wrote it up last night, but didn’t schedule the email. I wanted to read it again this morning.
This morning, it still made sense. It gave the newsletter something it didn’t have before — a bit of life, a bit of personality. It made it sound more like me.
I think I figured this one piece of the puzzle out today. And I know there’s a lot more to figure out.
But just figuring that one thing out made me feel a little lighter — the weight of this one task, however small, has been lifted.
For today, that might be enough.