In this Random Thoughts episode, I discuss something many of you experience but rarely talk about: being embarrassed to be seen trying.

We live in a world that celebrates success stories, but often ignores the messy, uncertain process that comes before them. People encourage us to disappear, fix our lives, build our businesses, achieve our goals—and only come back once we've "made it."

But what about the uncomfortable middle? The stage where you're learning, struggling, experimenting, and putting yourself out there without knowing how things will turn out?

This conversation started when I realized that I'm comfortable promoting my business on LinkedIn and even TikTok, yet I still feel nervous sharing it in my local community WhatsApp group. Not because what I'm doing is unusual, but because the people around me can see me trying ...