
The entire self-help genre of content is a scam. Self-help tips for success are nothing but obvious truths wrapped in pretty packaging.
This means that what you look for in self-help and productivity content is confirmation of what you already know.
You do know what you should do to become successful with your writing, and I can show it to you.
With one single question.
The Question
“If you were to do a set of actions on a repeated basis how would you guarantee that you do not succeed as a writer”
In a YouTube video by Alex Hormozi, he shows a similar question, it’s such a simple question but easy to apply.
This question will reveal what you really know about success, the obvious, and the truth in the obvious.
Alright, so if you were to answer the question I would say things like;
- Inconsistent Writing Schedule
- No Writing Routine
- Waits for Inspiration before Writing
- Procrastinates rather than Write
- Make Excuses for Not Writing
- Don’t have clear goals in mind
These are all pretty sure ways to make sure you’ll never succeed as a writer if you do these things consistently.
Now, logically, if these things guarantee you won’t succeed then the inverse of these would have the opposite effect.
So we invert.
Flipping the actions would look something like this;
- Consistent and Reliable Writing Routine
- Writes even When Not Inspired
- Writes Rather Than Procrastinates
- Make NO Excuses
- Set Clear Goals and Work Towards Them
Here we have each dot point from earlier flipped to the opposite effect.
Now, you’ll notice that these actionable steps aren’t particularly inspired or unique, rather the opposite, you could figure that out on your own.
But it’s the action of seeing if you were to ignore these obvious steps that will have devastating consequences.
You know where you need to be, you know what you need to be doing so go out and do it, create, the world will be a much better place if you do so.
Thanks 🙂 Happy Writing
Check out this post about how you are a writer already;
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