The Responsible Parent’s Guide to Self-Sabotage
The Responsible Parent’s Guide to Self-Sabotage I have a confession to make (sung in the voice of Dave Grohl, IYKYK): I am an expert at staying busy to stay safe. And if you're a parent trying to chase a creative dream, I'd bet my bottom dollar you are, too. For years, unwittingly, I operated under a shadow of self-sabotage. It's a very repetitive story. I'd build a brand, start gaining traction, and then, almost instinctively, I'd pull the rug out from under myself. I'd drown the dream in a sea of “necessary” distractions. I'd tell myself I needed a newsletter, a podcast, a IG Reels schedule, a TikTok strategy, and the perfect aesthetic before I could actually do the work. It's a sophisticated trap. We tell ourselves we're being “responsible” or “thorough,” but really, we're just hiding. We use the mountain of to-dos to protect ourselves from the vulnerability of simply putting the work out there. If you're busy doing “all the things,”...