When I was still working my magazine job, I was afraid to take the risk of quitting to pursue my interest in farming because I thought…

What if I can’t make enough money?
What if I change my mind?
What if it turns out I don’t like it?

And those doubts kept me in my cubicle longer than I might have liked.

Eventually, my curiosity and that nagging inner voice became louder than the doubt, I ended up leaving that job to take my yearlong road trip with @wwoofusa, and, well, you guys know how the story ends. (It ends here, in a greenhouse, satisfied.)

And as I was pinching strawflower seeds this week, I got to thinking about how farmers experiment with new varieties every year. They’re not sure which will work out or which the customers will like, but if they never try, they miss the opportunity to find crops that could end up being an important part of their farm for years.

This relates to my business, too, when I’m afraid to try a new strategy or hit “publish” on a post.

What if I’m wrong?
What if this doesn’t resonate with people?
What if I change my mind, learn something new, or this becomes irrelevant at some point?
What if I try it and later decide I don’t want to keep it up?

And I can say with 100% certainty now that it’s worth doing anyway.

Experiment with your life, with your business, with your content.

You always have permission to change your mind or be a different person later.

You are always allowed to try something that doesn’t stick.

No one is watching for your mistakes but you.

Happy Sunday 💛