Day 25 of the #Trust30 writing project- We are our most potent at our most ordinary. And yet most of us discount our “ordinary” because it is, well, ordinary. Or so we believe. But my ordinary is not yours. Three things block us from putting down our clever and picking up our ordinary: false comparisons with others (I’m not as good a writer as _____), false expectations of ourselves (I should be on the NYTimes best seller list or not write at all), and false investments in a story (it’s all been written before, I shouldn’t bother). What are your false comparisons? What are your false expectations? What are your false investments in a story? List them. Each keep you from that internal knowing about which Emerson writes. Each keeps you from making your strong offer to the world. Put down your clever, and pick up your ordinary.

I’m not as good a graphics designer as G. I’m not as good a photographer as L.
I’m not a very good coder so why should I even bother trying to get better? No one will hire me or give me a chance without “experience”. Why would anyone listen to me, I’m not accredited or famous.
Just because I’m not as good or accredited doesn’t keep me from trying to do the best that I can. As long as I don’t let the negativity get the best of me, then I should be a little closer to a job and finding out more about myself.