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Hey Reader,

A few weeks ago, I sat at my desk, staring down a blinking cursor like it was a battlefield. I had plenty to say, supposedly–I mean... I had just spent the last three years creating and finally finishing my debut book. (Coming out September 30th, eek! More on that soon).

But the point is, I help people write for a living! I AM now a writer! (Okay, sorry one more little eek. I have dreamed of saying that for quite some time...) But! In that moment, every idea I reached for evaporated.

I typed a few sentences. Deleted them. Wandered to the fridge. Made tea. Scrolled Instagram. Ate chocolate. Came back. Still nothing.

"Why can’t I figure out what to say?" I muttered.

I took a looong, deep breath. What was really happening when I looked deep inside and listened? It wasn’t that I didn’t have words. It’s that I didn’t like what I had to say.

The honest truth felt too tender. Too unpolished. Too unstrategic. I was trying to skip ahead to the perfect message instead of starting with the real one.

And behind all that? Fear. Of being misunderstood. Of sounding unprofessional. Of wasting people’s time. Of not being good enough. Ya know, the fact that this was for LinkedIn might just have something to do with that.

Ya don't say? For someone wrapping up her book that starts with how terribly suffocated and misaligned I felt in the corporate world, I get it. More on that platform and picking platform fit another time...

Let's talk about how I got myself out of the spin cycle.

The Messy → Magical Shift

The moment I simply let myself write the messy, half-baked, awkward truth, it came pouring out.

And wouldn’t you know–it was pretty dang good. Not because it was perfect, but because it was alive.

What I’ve learned, again and again and again, is this: You don’t find your voice by waiting for the right words. You find it by letting the wrong words out first.

Your voice isn’t a static brand asset. Especially as a solopreneur. It’s a living, breathing pulse. It changes with you. And if you don’t give it space to stretch and stumble, it atrophies beneath the pressure to perform.

✨ 3 Voice-Freeing Practices to Explore

1. Name your inner censor. Mine’s a former English teacher who smells like chalk dust and disappointment. Also, sprinkles of my mom's criticism (but we've healed a lot). Naming your inner critic helps you separate their voice from yours. Get playful with it. One client of mine named hers "Pam from Procurement" because she always showed up with red tape and a clipboard. The more vividly you can imagine them, the easier it becomes to recognize when they’re running the show.
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2. Lower the bar. Like, a lot. Give yourself permission to write something bad on purpose. Try this: “Right now, I’m worried that…” or “The thing I don’t want to say is…” Watch what tumbles out. Some of my best writing has started with "This is probably stupid, but..." Truth has a funny way of slipping past your inner critic when you're not looking directly at it.
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3. Speak it instead. Sometimes your voice needs to come through your mouth before it hits the page. Try voice notes or transcription apps. You’ll be surprised how natural you sound when you’re not overthinking. One client recorded a ramble on her phone while walking her dog, and it became the exact voicey-about page she’d been agonizing over for weeks.

A Spark of Inspiration:

Your voice isn’t missing–it’s muffled under layers of judgment. The sooner you start speaking, even if it’s messy, the sooner you’ll hear it clearly.

Because here’s the thing: You are not meant to sound like everyone else. Your quirks, your cadence, your contradictions–they’re not liabilities. They’re the fingerprint of your magic.

And if someone doesn’t get it? They’re not your people.

💬 Your Turn​
What’s something you think is too messy, boring, or unpolished to share–but might actually be exactly what someone needs to hear?

Come onnnn, go ahead, get a wee bit vulnerable. You'll like it, I promise. Hit reply and tell me, I would love to hear!

To more clarity, confidence, and ease–one fabulous messy step at a time.
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Grateful for you. Thank you for being here! I want you to know I'm proud of you for continuing to learn, and I believe you have what it takes to make your entrepreneurial dreams a reality.

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