I get it. It’s 2024 and we’ve now had years of thousands millions of people join the blogosphere self proclaiming themselves to be someone we need to listen to. If you’re like me, you probably chuckle a bit when someone introduces themself first by highlighting they’re a blogger, influencer, or entrepreneur, because we somehow came to a place where anyone and everyone can become of these things nearly overnight.

So why on earth would I find myself joining the fray? What, if anything, can I, itsjohnchristopher share that’s mind-blowingly different that it pulls you away from your daily social scrolls? Again, a question that plagues me regularly but yet here we are. You’re reading what I’m writing, so I’ve managed to pique you atleast a little. Step one success!

In all seriousness, why though?

I’ll tell you why.

I’ve spent years of my life pretending. Trying to be something I’m not. Trying to be someone that others wanted. Living for others and not giving a d*mn about myself for the sake of fitting in. For acceptance.

I know I’m not alone and there are plenty out there who have shared similar journeys. Navigating life not just to achieve milestones and goals and to live comfortably, but also to survive. It’s one thing to aspire to have a successful job, get married, have kids, etc, but it’s an entirely different story when you’re not only trying to accomplish those goals while additional obstacles get in your way.

I share my voice for anyone who has ever felt less than, who didn’t fit in, who don’t have role models to look up to, who have gone through life struggling to fit into the boxes we’re taught to check. This is truly for anyone out there who has felt like they couldn’t make it because they’re different.

Simply put, this is for all of the others out there.

Having spent years on auto-pilot thinking I knew how to find happiness in life only to be rudely awoken to an existential crisis requiring me to unpack my past (where did I go wrong? did I?), I’ve found myself doing the heavy lifting on myself. I’ve begun to uncover my passions, my desired intentions, essentially how I want to show up in the world, and not how others want me to, and I can’t believe what I’ve learned.

It’s been far from easy and still isn’t over – but my hope is that through sharing my story (and discoveries along the way) I’ll be able to help others who can relate. While I may not be an expert on otherness, I have a story to share and a desire to help others in hopes that together, we can figure out how to get through this crazy world we’re living in.

cheers.

@itsjohnchristopher