Side Hustling Writers: Don’t Write If You Don’t Want To Write
If you do want to write, then sit down and do it every day
I’m not saying you should only write out of inspiration.
What I am saying is that the decision to write out of inspiration or out of dedication is 100% up to you.
But you need to decide it ahead of time. Not in the moment. If you want to write and create, then you need to decide in advance.
That way, when you step into your dedicated creative time, you will do the work. No matter if you are inspired or not.
But that isn’t all…
You need to do the work.
You can hire out, but that isn’t your creative work. You can ask Chat GPT to do the work for you, but it isn’t your creative work. You can copy, paste, paraphrase, edit, and publish… But that isn’t your creative work.
If you want to create, you need to create. Not anyone else. It is up to you to do the work and create the things that are inside your being. Otherwise, you aren’t creating in the truest sense of the word.
So, when it comes to your book, course, project, or whatever else, are you ready to do the work?
I don’t need to spend 1,000 words telling you about it.
Look, there are plenty of other posts telling you about sitting your butt in the seat and doing the work. So, I’m not going to tell you to do that.
However, I encourage you to set a small goal (300-words), set a small amount of time (30 minutes for 30 days), and setting a place to do your work.
If you can do those things, you can do the work. And you will make progress on your project.
Did you catch yesterday’s story? Its part of a series I am doing.
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