SO yesterday was International Women’s Day and I finally took the plunge and started a personal blog called Winters Tales on Facebook.
It is amazing that I have no problem getting up and speaking in front of hundreds of people and writing for TraleeToday, but I am terrified of putting myself out there.
Writing here I have the security of an editor, but now everything I write is just thoughts, my ideas and me.
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It got me thinking about why I am like this. Why do I feel that I may be ridiculed for my personal opinions yet whenever I MC an event or act as a guest speaker I could not give a hoot what people think of me?
I have always encouraged people to realise their full potential and achieve their goals.
Blogging is always something that I have wanted to try and with the heartbreaking week I have experienced I believed that now was the time.
After last week’s column about living your life to the fullest, I guess it was time for me to practice what I preach. Life is not a dress rehearsal and you only have one shot at it.
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As you all know last week was Kerry Fashion Week and it was a resounding success. I met so many empowered women who are doing exactly what they love and living their dreams.
At the gala awards on Friday night I took stock of my own dreams and toyed with the idea of setting up the blog.
I am constantly asked about my outfits, my hair, my make up and all other aspects of fashion so I made the decision to start writing about them.
Why then I am so scared? Am I afraid that I will fail? Have the knocks that I experienced in life chipped away at my confidence?
Is it something that is instilled in Irish women that we feel that we are never good enough?
I have no idea what the answers to these questions are but what I do know is that I will never know whether or not I will succeed unless I try.
Sure, there are going to be days that I will question myself and worry what people think of me, but I have no doubt that there will be lots of days that I was glad that I took the step and put myself out there.
I would be a hypocrite to tell all of you to follow your dreams and not do the same myself. So there you have it I am taking control of my life and I am going to be fine…
Until next week,
Make it happen for you!
Orlagh xx (for Orlagh’s new blog click here)