Writer-girl Wednesday: Tell Your Truth
On Sunday morning, before yoga class, I got up early and on a recommendation from a g-friend, started to read Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On it.
Now, you could shoot me a title of any self help book published in the last 10 years and the chances are, I’ve read it.
I’m either a super-sucker for a gazillion pound industry, or a seeker o’ truths and delicious ways to make her time here on earth as juicy as possible. I prefer the latter, but have been accused of the former on more than one occasion. Whatevz.
So, I am an all singing, all dancing advocate o’ self-love. In fact, some say it’s my thing. Except sometimes, I forget. Sometimes I coast, and sometimes I monumentally suck at loving myself, throw myself a huge-ass pity party, and eat a family size chocolate bar.
That’s why I dig on Kamal Ravikant. He had it all, and then he broke. That’s not why I dig him, the reason I think Kamal is the hugest slice o’ awesome pie is because as a suited business dude in Silicon Valley, he forced himself to find a way out through the not very business-y, not seen as very manly act of self-love.
The dude loved himself like his life depended on it. He stopped grabbing for the super-shiny things and slowly, but consistently, started to love himself.
How he did this was super-simple and, since reading his book on Sunday morning, I’ve been using his techniques, and do you know what? My life has become SIGNIFICANTLY sweeter. I mean MUCH sweeter. Now, there really is nothing new about self-love in this book, so why did it speak to me so loudly? What made me take the action required instead of simply reading it, nodding lots and then putting it back on my bookshelf to gather dust?
What’s his sweet spot? His very own beautiful and simple truth.
HIS story. Kamal offers a level of honesty that can only be achieved when you tell the truth. YOUR truth.
If you’re putting off writing your book, or telling your story because you think it’s all been said, it hasn’t. No one has said it like you and there are people in the world who are waiting to hear what you’ve got to say, in YOUR way. Tell YOUR truth and it will vibe at such an awesome level that people can’t help but be attracted to it. I read a gazillion books, for work and for pleasure, and when one resonate at a Lisa vibration, it can literally change up my whole life perspective in the turn of a page.
The truth is powerful ju-ju. The reason why I love this book is because it’s Kamal’s truth and he shares it in the no-bullshit, I’m-not-claiming-to-be-a-guru way that I dig on the most in my book reading.
There are people waiting to hear your story, who NEED to hear your story, told in your way. So, if you’re sitting down to write today, tell the truth. Tell your truth.
If you’d like help to tell YOUR truth, come and sign up for the Write The Freakin’ Book programme – it’s for truth-telling gutsy girls with a story to tell and a revolution to start – that’s you, right?!
So, I have been really excited about our skype call so that I can discuss wrting my book. We’re connecting this afternoon and I have been all springy about it….Woke up this morning fearful about writing my story….wondering how I was going to make up an excuse not to talk to you this afternoon (please don’t take that personally, I love you and want to talk to you…it’s just my saboteur getting in the way). Even my body seemed to be on the bandwagon as I woke up in a lot of pain (which is part of the damn story I want to write about). Then I see you’ve written a new post so I come and read it – and wow, I realise that perhaps my story is worth writing, even if no one reads it I think it needs to be written, because how else will I ever know?? The ‘love yourself’ e-book that I wrote has been bought by 9 people, which is 9 more than I ever expected….so why do I still doubt myself so much. Kind of feeling really emotional and tearful now. Looking forward to speaking with you later. Thank you for this inspiring blog-post, just what I needed to read this morning.
I LOVE that you still showed up, Ani, despite the bullshit. I LOVED our talk, you’re awesome, you’re a writer-girl and I can’t wait to see what creative juicy goodness comes out of a date with yo’self. EXCITED! Love you x
Being prepared to put the messy, dysfunctional bits of who you are, the shameful parts, the cock ups, in public, is so powerful. We’re all human, we all mess up. talking from a place of perfection just alienates people, but talking from the bottom of the hole you accidentally dug, that’s potent. Talking with the blood on your hands, showing the scars… it does so much more. Great blog, this.
Thank you SO much Nimue, for so long I though that the place of perfection was the place we all aspired to, but I was wrong, the reall good stuff comes from sharing our stories, relating to others, connecting through truths. LOVE it.
Miss SASS just called me ” hugest slice o’ awesome pie.” I’m grinning from ear to ear.
And I just love how you encourage others to share their truth. Thank you.
’tis true, Kamal. I freakin’ LOVE this book and love your stylin’ – it’s a mutual love fest! Big, big love…
Lovin’t it. And really, I’m honored. I worked hard to not let the ego write the book, but come from a place of truth. That was a valuable growth experience in itself.
Your blog post really touched me. Thank you. You’ve got a huge fan in San Francisco.
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