Priscilla's Blog

In September 2023, I finally dared to do this fantastic thing I’ve had in mind since April 2023. I had always wanted to write consistently for a month, but different thoughts kept plaguing my mind about why I shouldn’t write at a sprint. Writing is beautiful, but when you stress about it, it becomes an arduous task.

I wrote for the whole of September, and recounting the experience anytime I think back, is beautiful. Here are some of the things I garnered from writing consistently for 30 days:

• You won’t know the full extent of your knowledge gap till you start putting the knowledge you have at present to work. You’ll find out some of the things you expect to know you do not know and in other cases, you do not know them as much as you thought you did.

• The flip side is you think you don’t know so much because you haven’t been doing things outside your usual routine. Commit to stretching beyond what you are used to and see how vast your knowledge scope is.

• You can cultivate discipline. You just have to hold yourself to a very high standard. The highest form of discipline you can have is personal discipline, showing up for yourself even when you know no one will query you for not showing up. I had to show up for myself every day. It was hard at some point, but I needed to be true to what I started and complete it. 

•  Setting a standard gives others the notion that it is possible. I got questions like “How don’t you run out of things to write on?” and  “How do you do this consistently?” My advice helped them see that it wasn’t as tasking as the mind might envision it all at once. Others can always see through the light you are putting out that there’s a ray of hope for themselves if they try too. 

• ‘Where there is a will, there is a way’ is a famous phrase that is very true. I had a lot of times when I hadn’t completed my draft and was yet to be home at 10 pm, but I still found a way to do the work I needed to do. Sometimes, I wrote in traffic and did the final edits in a dash. I just had that will, and regardless of how tough it seemed, I found a way to make it work.

• Your Vision is yours to run with, whether or not you get applauded. I had an increase in my blog’s overall stats this period, but this didn’t mean there weren’t days I knew just the exact persons who read my work. Whether or not people saw it, I needed to keep showing up for myself and those who would get to read in the future. What was important to me was the value I got to put out there.

• People like finished products. After completing my writing spree, I made a video, and many kind people were saying nice things to me. Some of these people haven’t ever been to my blog, but it felt good to associate and appreciate a good thing. Such is life. That shouldn’t discourage you from enjoying the process and doing all the needed work you have to do.

• Start from where you are. You won’t always be ready, perfect, and prepared. I go back to some of my content and giggle – yes, there was substance, but the content could have been better put. I won’t take the posts down as they form a part of my process. Today’s best shouldn’t be tomorrow’s best. The goal is always to be a better version of yourself every day. Life is advancing and evolving, so you should, too; don’t make it your excuse to wait for the perfect time. 

Whatever you have been procrastinating, please give it a go right now. It’s best to start with courage, not knowing exactly where it will lead you or if it will even lead you anywhere other than waiting for a perfect time (unless it’s proper due to planning) that may never come. 

The perfect time is now!