Valentines day is a day where we spend time with the person that we love the most in our lives: our partner. But for many people, myself included, we don’t have that luxury. So Valentines day is just a typical day for me.
But I’d still like to put my name out there and I think it’s about time that I put together something that people have the chance to understand me more. As I said in my introduction a few months ago, I figured it best for me to introduce myself by not talking much about myself. Let my actions speak for themselves and let my accomplishments fall where they may.
This was a mistake, hence why I'm reintroducing myself now.
The truth of the matter is: I haven’t done much of anything.
I’ve written a book that has vanished into obscurity, I have a Youtube channel that is kind of alright, and I have a blog where I work on a variety of other pieces but overall is still small.
I’m not saying this to bash myself or for people to pity me. I’ve certainly worked through that. But what is impressive is the fact I’ve been doing this for so long. I’ve been in this game for three years at the point that I’m rambling about this. That too can be looked at in a sad way or decent.
The one thing that I’d say is the most impressive is not necessarily the accomplishments that I’ve done. It’s more of the journey itself that is impressive.
When I wrote my book, it was a story about myself and how I came to be. The events that have led me to this point was 13 years ago when I went through a depression episode that shook my life. It wasn’t anything earth shattering or really tragic, but it affected me so much that my life took a dramatic turn.
I believe what’s most impressive about my life is the sheer determination and the growth in my confidence. It’s what I’ve decided to write most about in my pieces moving forward on my blog and on Medium. Because even though it took me several years to overcome my shyness, and be willing to be vulnerable, that journey is still impressive. It’s something worth sharing.
Even now with this business I’m running, I have to be vulnerable and I can’t sit by by doing the same thing over and over again. Building confidence in business as I realize, is a whole other thing compared to building confidence in yourself on a social level.
It’s why I want to be focusing the most on building confidence, and suggesting tools and methods to boost productivity, your mindset, and your life in general. Because I know I have nothing redeeming about myself, but through helping others, maybe I can find something to be impressed about.
Being helpful and being selfless about this whole thing has always been my goal. Deep down I know that I have nothing impressive to talk about. But that doesn’t mean I’m stuck to being someone obscure for the rest of my life. I want to be known for the kind hearted person that I am. Yes I’m selfish that I want people to support me, but it’s not an expectation. The upvotes that I get I’m truly grateful for and any level of support I get from my work, I am happy with.
But I do plan to make a name for myself, by helping and entertaining people that come to see me. I may not be the most redeeming or remarkable person, but what’s different about me is the person that I am becoming and who I am right now.
I believe that it’s important for people to realize their gifts. And my gift is that I get along very well and very quickly with people. That backfired massively when I was younger, but now I know better. Again I don’t expect people to like me. If you honestly don’t I really don’t care. But you will be sure that I will work to try and connect with you, to say something that can move you to do something, to write something that boosts your confidence and your view of life. I encourage you to talk to me and share your thoughts, after all it’s through conversation and understanding that we can better ourselves and broaden our horizons.
That’s the kind of person that I am and I want to strive to be better at this in every way. That’s the person I am. I am stubborn, passionate, consistent, helpful, kind, selfless, a little selfish, yet overwhelmingly positive, realistic, thoughtful, and understanding.
This is what drives my business: my personality. It’s what has kept this going and I want to share every step of this journey as I continue to grow and strive to be helpful to other people around me.
To your growth!
Eric S Burdon
This is part of a series of posts. You can read about the premise of these posts here.