Comments on: Oof

By: Lori-Ann

Lori-Ann — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:52:43 +0000

wow. stuff. thanks for being so brave in not only working through it, but also sharing with us.
yay for honesty! yay for presence!
May your path be less brambly soon.

By: Andrew Lightheart

Andrew Lightheart — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:29:45 +0000

Dude.

I relate.

Oof.

Tiny example:

Last year, I had to go give a talk to some businesswomen about giving presentations to promote their businesses, all in my suit and all. From 30 minutes to about 3 minutes before the talk I was sobbing uncontrollably out in the alley behind the venue (mainly on the phone to S) because I was so panicky about money. (I ended up telling them about how my business was going – they related!)

Observation: as someone who has hit Publish on posts that I wasn’t sure I should write, and had all the second-guessing happen, I notice that reading your post all I felt was empathy and admiration. No pity, no patronisationism (I don’t know what the noun would be), no eye-rolling, no second-guessing you.

It was instructive for me about when my Right People read what I write, they get it.

I get it.

Oof.

(Yay you.)

Fellow regular-blogging-hiatus guy.
x
Andrew Lightheart´s last blog ..How to present like Ken Robinson

By: Cranky Fibro Girl

Cranky Fibro Girl — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:08:14 +0000

Wow. I’m applauding your honesty and transparency even with The Hard.
Cranky Fibro Girl´s last blog ..Milestones

By: Carrie Robertson

Carrie Robertson — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:31:54 +0000

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you…
yep, same here, working on my next blog entry to be titled “splat”. I ate it, hard, with a small business project I tried to launch… and for MONTHS I have been avoiding stepping back into the limelight to explain, take down, apologize, refund, and find a way to move forward.
Embarrassing, frustrating, demoralizing, and a whole bynch of other “ings”… I let a lot of people down, but mostly me. And though I’m thankful to have learned so much…did it have to be like this? LOL =)
Hang in there, 2010 is going to be awesome…
Carrie

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:56:41 +0000

Major kudos for launching it in the first place. I’m learning that it takes *so* much courage to put yourself and your work out there. Thanks so much for sharing your journey with those of us who are still in the “might wanna” stage.

Hugs to you….
Chris´s last blog ..Random Acts of Self-Care

By: Victoria

Victoria — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:50:41 +0000

@Mr. Pants – “What is this mad monster that pushes us to create these things and then takes a vacation in Mexico when it doesn’t work like they promised?” Ohmygosh yes! It could at least have the decency to stick around and remind us why we thought it was a good idea to begin with, you know?

@Square-Peg Karen – I’ll take your vote for prom queen any day! :)

@Sandra – Likewise, baby!

@Allie – Wow – thank you for sharing this. And for reminding me that what I’m doing is brave, because it’s really easy for me to focus on how I’m not where I want to be, rather than seeing how far I’ve come.

And to Elizabeth, Cathy, Josiane, Michelle, Julie, Heather, Cindy, Kelly, Gina – thanks for all of your kind words and hugs.

By: Allie

Allie — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:14:26 +0000

It seems that the hellishness is certainly making the rounds. I’ve been quietly admiring your bravery (transparency! launching your own thing! quitting your job!) for quite some time, and now seems the appropriate time to stop being so silent about it. Even if you’re finding it difficult to practice compassion and Stuff-silencing and monster-wrangling, you’re fighting for it. That in itself is HUGE. Bravo on refusing to throw in the towel on the hard stuff.
Allie´s last blog ..A Night at the Academy

By: Square-Peg Karen

Square-Peg Karen — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:13:40 +0000

What a gorgeous, beautiful, open and vulnerable post (yes, i DID read the post and I KNOW it wasn’t fun to live thru – just saying it is a beautiful sharing – not a beautiful experience)!!

Your “patterns and Stuff” are my patterns and Stuff – what more can I say?

oh, I can say that I love your writing – and that even if I didn’t THIS statement: “do not make suggestions about what I should have done differently in terms of my launch or my sales page or my pricing. So help me, I will kick you in the shins.” would have got you elected as prom queen in my book!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Sandra

Sandra — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:01:38 +0000

Ugh! Sorry about the oof.
I just wanted to mention that you are at the top of the list of people on Twitter who I am certain I would like an awful lot in real life.
Sandra´s last blog ..I am a professional blogger

By: Gina

Gina — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:44:27 +0000

Hey Victoria, not sure what I could say (that wasn’t already said :) I’m still processing the “month long PMS” part and wishing I could come over and give you tea and some healing shiatsu. This may not help, but I’m sure you know this too will pass, and shall enter the annals of “Sucky Stuff that Happened on the Road to My Big Thing But Did I Give Up? Hell No!” and you’ll pull it out as a helpful blog archive when you see others going through the same thing.

xo
Gina´s last blog ..Carnival of Healing #223 – Grace in Gravity