Monday, December 22, 2025

Stop rehearsing perfection - courage lives where self-censorship ends

 

Steven Higginbotham (@stevehiggy): "Allie Michelle wrote a wonderful passage in which I would like to share - https://alliemichellel.substack.com/p/the-year-i-stopped-asking-for-permission/comments Allie - Thank you for being so vulnerable and for telling us the unapologetic truth while allowing us to inquire f…"

Allie Michelle wrote a wonderful passage in which I would like to share -

Allie - Thank you for being so vulnerable and for telling us the unapologetic truth while allowing us to inquire further about who we are actually writing for. 

Letting go of external validation and fully committing to YOUR writing, trusting yourself.

Prioritizing truth over complexity might feel simplified; however it does not weaken it.

Courage lives where self-censorship ends - writing from the third layer

Commit deeply—write bravely—simple truths are powerful—stop rehearsing perfection

The Year I Stopped Asking for Permission to be a Writer.

Five hard lessons writing taught me this year

Allie - Thank you for being so vulnerable and for telling us the unapologetic truth while allowing us to inquire further about who we are actually writing for.  Letting go of external validation and fully committing to YOUR writing, trusting yourself.

Prioritizing truth over complexity might feel simplified; however it does not weaken it.

Courage lives where self-censorship ends - writing from the third layer

Commit deeply—write bravely—simple truths are powerful—stop rehearsing perfection


Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Regret is the ultimate poison - says Gary Vee

Regret is the ultimate poison.


If you are thinking about taking the leap and doing whatever it is that you love, you need to just go for it.

You will always regret the things that you don't do, not the things you did.

Either you'll hear 👂 me now or you’ll hear 👂 me in the future, but the quicker you act on realizing you have to attack life, not let it happen to you, is the quicker you enjoy this journey versus wasting it on stress and anxiety and worry ❤️

If you’re under 30, you got a whole life ahead of you. 

Stop dwelling and worrying … quit that horrible job, end that bad relationship, change that bad behavior that’s hurting you. Let this post be the start of something. 

Do your thing. Because I’m telling you when you’re 90, you’re gonna be sad if you didn’t do the thing that’s in your stomach.  

Steve Higgy's response to Gary Vee's regret statement (above).  

Life rewards action. Pursue what moves you. The earlier you choose courage over comfort, the richer (not just money) your journey becomes—and the fewer regrets you will carry. Trust me, I have a few regrets I’m still holding onto — I’m trying to get them off my shoulders. Release what holds you back.  Follow what calls you forward. Act now, and your future self will thank you for living boldly. Become a warrior not a worrier.  Thanks Gary

you can also find this on LinkedIn Steve Higginbotham | LinkedIn