You Need To Tell Your Story

Don’t be afraid to tell your story

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A writer can’t be afraid to tell their story.

When I published my first book, I shared a story about work.

In the opening chapters of my book, I shared about how stressed out I was, that I was on the verge of a performance plan, and that it was negatively impacting my personal life.

I was afraid to share this story when I wrote it.

I had questions circling around in my head as I wrote, edited, and finally published it. Questions like:

• What if my coworkers read it?
• What if my bosses read it?
• What if customers read it?

I wondered if it would make things worse. Yet, I was on the other side of that story when I published. The fears were still there.

My fears were unwarranted, but I would have told my story anyway.

In the end, one of my bosses bought the book for other teammates who were struggling like I was. In fact, a lot of leadership picked up my book.

What the story did was help people see that its okay to struggle.