Be an Archeologist

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I posted two new videos on YouTube this week:

5 Everyday Toolkits for Happiness

How Posting 6 Videos Helped Me Overcome My Biggest Insecurity 

I also decided to change the name of the channel to The Ordinary Midlife Sage.

I’m not sure that name change will stick, but I think I need something different than Flourish52 for YouTube.

But that leads me to this idea:

Be an archeologist, not an architect.

I heard about this from Ali Abdaal’s channel and I whole-heartedly agree with this advice.

When we’re trying to move into something new, especially if we’re creating something – whether that’s a new project or a new phase of life – it’s good to give ourselves space to explore and dig around.

At the beginning of a project, we can often feel that we can’t possibly move forward or start unless we have everything planned out, architect style.

But typically, we need breathing room and space to play a bit. We have to find something interesting and dig a little bit to see if we find more in that spot. If not, we move around and dig in a new place.

Eventually we hone in on what’s working and things really start to grow from there.

This is exactly how I built Eat at Home.

My original name for Eat at Home was Eat in, Pack Up.

That’s a terrible name! But it’s the name I had to start with in order to land on Eat at Home, which is a great name.

The wonderful thing about a new project is there aren’t that many eyes on it, giving space to explore without scrutiny and pressure.

I hope this encourages you for any projects that you’re starting and working on!


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