Day 1: The story of my logo

There are some desires that I had in life, and one such desire was to have a logo for myself. Ever since I started writing quotes, I wanted to have a logo that could always be identified with my writings, and I expected that logo to create a recognition for my writings and my story-telling videos. Even though I was sure that I wanted a logo, I wasn't sure to even one percent on how I wanted my logo to look like. This dream of having a logo for myself started some years ago. But it didn't seem like happening anytime soon, because I had difficulty in articulating what I actually wanted in the name of a logo.

So, this dream kept happening in my brain, but nothing actually came into happening. But, this dream never died. From the time I started writing blogs and quotes, I wanted my quotes to go along with my logo, so that people would be able to identify me as a writer. But, even after that, I couldn't get a logo for myself.

Later, I found a self-designing app that helped me design my very own quotes, and that is when I thought I will design my own logo, but to my disappointment, I wasn't what I was actually picturing in my brain. So, with a sad heart, I gave up on my efforts to get myself a logo. I tried asking my friend to design a logo for me, but he kept procrastinating it and I didn't want to disturb him after that.

One day, I was talking to another friend of mine who was a graphic designer, and since I know that person, I thought I will try explaining to him about how I want my logo to look like, and that is when one sharp word hit my heart. I was talking to him on a phone call, and he said, "Have you grown that much to get yourself a logo." I could sense my heart sinking, and it was on that day that I thought I will absolutely give up on my thoughts about getting myself a logo or an identification.

Getting myself a logo was not something that I wanted for establishing my fame or my identity. I wanted my writings to get an identity, and I absolutely gave up the minute these words hit my ears. I gave up on it, and never wanted to think about a logo for myself.

Years passed on, and designing a logo for myself was something I least considered about. But one day, my college junior told me that he started a small designing firm, and asked me to refer him if I come across any design needs. Just to give him hopes, I said I also have a logo to be designed, but also continued that I will talk to him about it when I understand what I actually wanted in my logo. He immediately asked me a few questions about how I thought my logo should look like, and with hesitation, I answered him. In the next 1 hour, the logo was in my inbox, and it was clearly how I wanted it to look like. I was surprised, but was also not sure if I should use it, because there was this one question that kept resonating in my brain.

"Have I grown enough to get myself a logo?"

But then, one day, I decided to take a leap of faith. A leap of faith that would make my dream come true.

If you still are reluctant about something, just remember, you have to take that leap of faith for yourself, coz no one else would ever do that for you. All that they will do is question you. So, if you can't trust yourself, you can' expect others to.