I spent a long time working on projects for many people, never putting that same energy into working on my own projects. Before I knew it, years had passed and I still didn’t have a solid project that I was doing for myself.

See I have a bit of a problem, I have a hard time saying no. People will ask me to help them out on their projects and I just do it. I mean for the most part I am up for the challenge when I agree, then there always comes a time when it starts to feel like work.

That moment always scares me, when what you thought was your passion, turns out to feel like work. Last night a friend sent me this quote:

Fix yourself first, and then help fix others. You can’t give what you don’t have, and you can’t teach what you don’t know.

I thought about it for a while and then realized DUH ! No wonder I keep feeling this way, I keep working on other things without fixing myself first. How can I try to manage a project for others when I haven’t fully managed one for myself yet. I mean the best experience would be to see something through for myself, something that I am truly passionate about. I took the first step today, called a few people whom had asked me to work on projects for them and was honest. I told them that I simply had to work on my own stuff before taking the time to consider doing for others. I need to build my base first.

So I am on it… Stay tuned !