Most people would say I am confident. And I am. In the past, though, I have not let anyone see that I am vulnerable. That I am constantly riddled with worry and self-doubt.

Since I started blogging, I have learned that displaying vulnerability does not make me appear less confident. In fact, I have stopped worrying what people think, which gives me confidence in myself. It took me many months to post that first post. But once it came to me and I wrote it down, I was bitten by a bug that will never go away.

I would not have been able to start blogging if I had not re-trained myself in graphic and web design and then taken the plunge to start a business. My friend once told me to “fake it ‘till you make it.” And while I have never faked any skills or taken on something I couldn’t handle, I definetly faked my confidence. I have had to push myself to get myself out there. It has taken a lot to get over feeling like I lack in credibility because I don’t have a design degree. What I have done, however is depended on my self-discipline and real-life experience that allows me to relate to people and dissect what they need for themselves and their business. That is something you can never learn in college. And I have more at stake, so you better be damn sure I’m going to ALWAYS do a good job.

Basically, I just decided to make the change in my attitude and the confidence followed. Changing from a “what if” attitude to an “I have to and I can” attitude is what it took for me.