Mastering Self-Expression: Why Writing Has Helped Me Grow

It’s been over five years since I started publishing this blog, and I’ve been writing content for over six, almost seven years. In that time, I have written over 250 articles, two children’s books, and a business book. I never thought I would write this much, but writing turned out to be an important part of my day and life, especially during the pandemic. As I sit at the desk where I finished writing my nonfiction business book, I am reminded of the many hours I spent writing it and why I continue to write in general.

When I started, I had something that I wanted to share, and the desire to write would not leave me. And so, reluctantly, I started writing about what I knew best: my work.

First, I wrote about my theories about how to build a business, from processes to structure. I explored all those topics through my blog. I also wrote about personal productivity and organization. As I wrote, I learned and created a system that I used for building a company, and this system helped me view my work as a CEO from a different perspective. Making my thoughts explicit and structuring a blog around them forced me to clarify what I felt and knew.

Because my company, Celaque, has grown so much since I started writing, lately, I have been writing about leading a larger company and team. Sometimes I share my experiences so that they might help others who are on the same path. Writing continues to help me learn because as I write, I process what I am learning or what I’m experiencing. I improve and grow.

There comes a point, though, when you question how a project is going. I have wondered this about my writing, and I always come back to continue to write because I have grown so much from this experience. It has been one of the primary ways in which I have learned in the past years.

As with any skill, the more I write, the better I get at it. When I first started writing, I felt like I had to pull each piece out of myself, and I advanced painfully slowly. And as with any muscle, if I don’t use it, I lose it.

But more importantly, writing continues to be the best platform to analyze my current work and environment. When I sit to think about what to write for the week, I always pull ideas from the problems I am dealing with, the new experiences I have had, and which I want to make sense of.

I love writing, and through my writing, I have met some of the most amazing people. I am not done exploring everything the world of writing has in store. I want to go on, writing and publishing. And so, even if for a mother of three who manages a large team, writing takes a lot of time and effort, I will continue. I will do the best I can right now, and when I am ready to ramp up and publish another book, I will.