Afraid to start an email list...

It feels absolutely ridiculous to write that title... "I'm afraid to start my email list". Why am I afraid?

Because once I start the list, I know there's no going back.

I will have to regularly create more emails and send them out. Honestly, I can't bear the idea of creating a list where people are just sitting there and I'm not communicating with them. That seems like a good thing, but not when your next thought is...

Because there's no way I have that much to say.

My entire career and training has been about staying neutral, listening to all sides, coming up with solutions that benefit an entire community. I don't take stands, in fact, I have learned too many times that the answer can be both yes and no, black and white, left and right. I have seen that too often you alienate people when you take a closed view of a matter. So this leaves me with...

Because I don't have anything to say that people will want to hear or read.

And this my fellow creators is what stops me in my tracks. This is why I am too afraid to start my email list. Please help...

Do you have any genuine advice to share that can help me find my voice... so I can make more of an impact without going against what I believe - that there's no one way or point of view that is 100% right?

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