Using insecurity to your advantage

This is a game changer … [The Writer’ s Life]( August 22, 2022 "To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation." – Yann Martel Hi {NAME}, It's natural to feel insecurities when you're diving into the paid writing world. Especially if you're coming from a completely different field and the skills and terminology are new to you. But every writer has insecurities. Even the most experienced ones — and believe me, I've met a few! 😉 Good news: Insecurities don't have to hold you back. BETTER news: Leaning into them can lead you to a much deeper and more fulfilling writing career in the end. How do you lean into your insecurities? In today's [Monday Morning Jumpstart](, your very own success coach, Ted Capshaw, shares a powerful story about his painful struggle with insecurity — and how owning it has led him to a life he never could have dreamed of before. 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