Navigating the Pressure to Perform as a Creative
I recently found myself feeling insecure about only having published one book. Even as I typed that, I couldn’t help but scoff at myself. “Only” one book, Jazmine? How many people even punish a book to begin with? I’ve made some author acquaintances online, however, and they are absolutely killing it, so I couldn’t help […]
I Think I’m Afraid of Commitment
The pressure to show up consistently has at some point in my life become scary to me. Perhaps it’s rooted in a fear of letting people down? Or maybe it’s the fact that I’ll have to show up despite whether I “feel like it” or not, and I don’t like that? I think I’ve done so many things that I felt like I “had to do” that I subconsciously started seeking ways to rebel— to do what I wanted to do instead of what I had to do…
Why Won’t You Show Up For Yourself? A Conversation with Myself.
For the last 7 months, I’ve felt quite uninspired to post on YouTube anymore, and for longer than that, I’ve toiled with what exactly is my “Why” for posting. I’ve felt like a failure on YouTube for a while, and it wasn’t until a conversation with my uncle that I considered that maybe I should […]