Reflecting on Go Bravely Co.
Go Bravely Co was my illustrated blog about going on an inner journey. I worked on the project for a year, and I had been thinking about it for a long time even before that. I wrote blog posts, created illustrations and graphics, and started an Instagram and a Pinterest account. This time was an apprenticeship of sorts, during which I learned so much about myself and about personal development.
Yet, after all that time, I hadn’t made much progress: just thirteen posts were published. I had made everything much harder than I needed to.
I had been working with my ‘perfectionism handbrake’ on, to borrow a phrase from Sam Laura Brown. I had been getting in my own way, and overcomplicating everything. It had never needed to be perfect. It was like I was treading water in a pool that was shallow enough to stand in.
And all of this is okay, as I learned many lessons from this experience.
Perhaps my biggest lesson was learning how to “go bravely”: how to put myself out there. See, for almost a year, I had kept the project secret from nearly everyone.
Earlier this year, I finally gathered the courage to publicly announce the project to friends and family. I had come to understand that to be brave, I needed to be vulnerable.
And just like that, Go Bravely Co. had suddenly fulfilled its purpose.
A sudden realization
On an evening in March, shortly after my announcement, an idea struck me like a lightning bolt and left me pumping with adrenaline. It was that I should rename my site to my name, Katie LaCosse. The message seemed to be coming from my intuition or inner voice. And even though it was something I had never considered, at that moment, I knew that it was the right thing to do.
What is next for Go Bravely Co.
I've made the decision to shelf the Go Bravely Co. blog, formerly at gobravely.co.
While the blog itself will go dormant, its concepts are still alive. I have only scratched the surface of the personal journey, and I want to keep exploring the themes I wrote about. There is a stack of related books still to read, and many ideas that I’d like to pursue. I even have a big dream of creating a Go Bravely book one day. It's only a twinkle in my eye, but I figure that it doesn't hurt to put my intention out into the universe.
In the meantime, I’ve copied over the blog posts and created an archive of the project on this site.
The Aftermath: My new site
It has been a few months since that lightning bolt moment, and I’m still finding my footing again. I’ve started this new site under my name, and I’m excited to work on a range of projects.
My intention is to write a new blog post around once a week! I hope you will follow along with my journey as it continues.