Resistance, Fears and Sacrifice.
If you were to commit to your own sense of calling what external resistance might you expect?
If I was to really commit to working towards making the web easier and helping organisations connect with their communities I would likely encounter resistance from others in the industry perhaps asking “who are you? What gives you the right to say how an organisation should do its business on the web?” and also most likely some internal thoughts to the same effect. As much as I have a passion for this technology and communities online I feel like having to prove myself within the web and open source communtiy to be a barrier or resistance.
What fears would you have to face?
Again the fears are similar to above the ideas around feeling like a fraud when giving advice and consulting businesses around their online strategies. The fear of not feeling smart enough compared to others in the industry and perhaps getting out of my comfort zone in regards to public speaking and rapid change. There are also fear around my ideas, are they correct? Do they really help? Is what I write any good? What do others think of my work? These are all questions I don’t know the answer to and thus fear of the unknown and uncertainty.
What would you have to give up?
Making a move away to Wellington which my partner and I have decided is a great idea takes me away from my comfort zone here in Christchurch. I would be leaving behind good friends, a stable and great job, family and a place that I know well.
