Hello. My name is Miguel Manalo and I am scared.

I’m scared of starting an importing business.
I’m scared of clicking the ‘Publish’ button up there.
I’m scared of practicing my shit French with a real live French person.
I’m scared to graduate this Spring 2013 semester.
I’m scared to finish off my first-ever Annual Review (2012).
I’m scared of underperforming in this internship I just got and embarrassing myself.

But I am also excited about things I want to do in the coming year.

I’m excited to learn to plan ahead like a real adult human, but to also accept that plans explode in your face sometimes.
I’m excited to meet my goal of meditating for one minute (60s) every single day.
I’m really excited to write morning pages of 750 words a day.
I’m also excited to create a more formal morning routine for myself instead of the winging it that I do now. Not having to speed morning would be a welcome change.
I also want to put something here twice a week. Something, anything!

I named this blog Change Slowly because inertia is so easy. You just go with it and it can carry you. You need to take baby steps to fight off that inertial feeling. God, that sentence sucks. I’m sticking with it.

Next time: Why writing what I want to do first helps my brain follow through.

@miguelmanalo