hey Reader, mau here

in case you couldn't tell – the last email I sent was pretty vulnerable.

it was uncomfortable to write... let alone send.

and to make it worse? I turned it into a reel and posted it on my IG.

>>> check it here​

but you might be asking… ok... why?

why do you write, share, and post something if it's uncomfortable?

let me tell you.

ever since I started posting content, my approach has been the same:

• live my life
• follow my heart
• learn a lesson through experience (usually pain or hardship)
• write or share about it online

and anytime I try to block that process – aka I have something I want to share but don't, because of fear or embarrassment – my creative flow completely shuts down.

I felt it this week.

I hadn't posted anything new. I couldn't find anything I wanted to say.

...except the one thing I've actually been going through.

even though no one would know, to me – if I posted anything else – it'd feel like I was hiding or covering something up.

so in a way – the only way I could keep showing up online was to alchemize this, turn it into a lesson, and share it – regardless of how uncomfortable it felt.

and I think that's one of the most under-talked-about blocks to creating online:

living out of alignment.

truth is, your body knows when you're pretending. when you're wearing a mask. when you're hiding something...

and sure – you can push through this at first. but eventually it will get unbearable – and you'll either burn out or lose your creative spark altogether.

and no, this isn't always 'easy'...

but I also know:

if I want to keep showing up as myself online, I have to share what's real – in the moment that it's real – even if it's uncomfortable.

otherwise, I block my flow.

and now?

I get to write about posting the uncomfortable thing (and why) – which keeps me in flow.

so if you feel blocked, ask yourself...

• where are you living out of alignment?
• where are you wearing a mask?
• where are you suppressing yourself?
• where are you out of integrity with who you actually are?

if you look closely, this might be the exact thing standing between you and the life, content, and business you actually want.

you can't get into flow if you're not living as yourself.

and if you're not sure who that even is – or you feel disconnected from your 'true self' and want to start building something that actually feels like you...

​I made something for you. ​

much love,

mau