Brooke, I still don’t have a compelling reason. My IG is to have a NYT bestseller. I can’t explain why except that writing and journalism feels like am vocation. A calling, if you will. Even though my monkey brain – or rational brain? – is sending me fearful thoughts, scarcity thoughts, and basically doing everything in its power to keep me from sharing my work with others. I’m still procrastinating – though, through the work I’m getting better – but I’m still fearful of showing my writing to anyone, even my boyfriend. It’s like my writing exists in a vacuum world that only I know about.

So I guess my question is two – fold: what is my compelling reason? And how can I get over my fearful thoughts?

Thanks.