I traveled alone to this Mom 2.0 conference in Nashville. It's for mom bloggers and content creators, and it's my third and probably last year coming.
There's a boss babe vibe in the air, and a call to leave your lame day job and create content full time.
Most of the sessions no longer feel very relevant to me. I like my day job, and am most likely not going to make a fortune with my side hustle.
One of the presenters was this former CNN reporter who dropped everything to start her own tech company.
She talked about that lobster story where you have to shed your shell completely to become who you want to be.
I ditched many of the sessions to explore.
The amazing thing is, I have become so comfortable in my shell that I can seek shelter in it when I'm alone and forcing myself to meet new people in a strange place. Or asking people I don't know to take my photos here and over there. While singing and clapping along during my first Earth-shattering time at the Grand Ole Opry with hardly any charge on my cell and a need to summon an Uber back. On a tour of the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum and the Frist Art Museum. While introducing myself to major mom content creators and having another creator tear up when she recognized who I was from what I'd made in the Internet space. While eating alone, and with others.
I want to continue to evolve, but I am also who I want to be. No shell-shedding necessary.
Just a little courage and a little boot-scooting.
Until next time, Nashville! You are lovely.
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