3 Eye-Opening Mindsets That Will Change The Way You Write Your Blog Forever
Be the best version of yourselves
Writing is arguably the thing I should’ve avoided in my life. It’s hard and exhausting and most important of all, it’s embarrassing. That’s why writing is just not meant for some people to do.
The first time you write something and after you finish your first draft, you’d probably say “who’s the heck going to read this piece of sh*t?”.
You start wondering and visualizing things that just weren’t as you’d have expected them to be. Maybe you have this knowledge or experience that has valuable insight, but you don’t know how to organize and deliver the information well.
Or maybe you are worrying too much that your writing won’t please other people’s expectations. You stay away from critics and other people’s opinions. You assume the critics can cripple your motivation to write more. Maybe you don’t have the expertise or are not an expert on the subject you want to write about.
I’ll tell you that you’re not the only person having the struggle. Me too and perhaps other writers on this platform felt how it’s like when they start building their own medium blog.
When you create your first draft and you’ve done a couple of revisions on it, hitting a publish button can feel like the start of your nightmare.
Knowing exactly what backed you off from starting your own medium blog could be a great way to overcome the problem. There is always a reason behind anything. For me when starting out something, I must start with the right mindset.
The right mindset saves you a lot in your future endeavors. Many undervalued the crucial role of the right mindset as taking concrete action is viewed better, but without it, you are just a mindless hustler with no sacred principles for going forward.
These are 3 mindsets that entirely changed the way I view my writing and I should’ve known and applied them at the start of my own blog.
Whatever You Write, There Is Always An Audience For It
After reading Naval Ravikant’s book called Almanack of Naval Ravikant, my mind was opened by him. It was truly a gem coming across a book that shows you the truth about this very abundant world.
One argument he said that caught my attention really big was when he said, more or less like this:
“Everything has its own audience, even you just expressing your thoughts”.
I then said to myself “damn man!” what I was waiting for this whole time. If someone doesn’t like my writing, I just move on to creating other content that eventually certain people would love to read. It feels like Naval is telling me to keep grinding but in an eloquent way.
How’s that view not showing up in my mind?
We live in an era where everything has its own audience. To give you an extreme example, the one I can point out is that there are a bunch of people who are willing to buy unwashed panties, and the people who sell them get a good amount of money from the buyers.
If you ask me why people would buy an unwashed panty? What would they get from it? Is it because of the smell? Or the people who used the panties before are famous people?
The world is getting weirder and weirder, but more abundant and rich at the same time. You just have to take advantage of it. Write whatever you want that makes you excited the most.
Everyone Is Unique Just The Way They Are, Including You
You know what?
I always heard motivational sayings such as “you are special” or “we are all special” to be bullsh*t. Now I don’t see it that way again. Hell no!
The sayings were true and are forever true. The world has really changed and you don’t need to be someone else to be famous or succeed.
The same goes for writing. I thought there were some sort of rules in my writing (besides the grammar rules, because following grammar rules is a must for every writer) such as the tone of writing, how many words I should apply, or mimicking prolific or famous writing styles in order to start and succeed as a writer.
After reading several best books that I think have impacted the lives of millions of people, let’s say Atomic Habits, Deep Work, Think and Grow Rich, and recently the one that I read is The Almanack of Naval Ravikant, I’ll have to say the truth that all of their writing styles have nothing in common, completely different and unique on their own.
Although their writing styles are different from one another and I think there is a book that is harder to digest (for me Deep Work by Cal Newport is hard to digest, especially when I’m also a non-native English speaker) but how they manage to deliver a specific learning and unique perspective on their knowledge is what makes them the best.
Those examples above just reinforce my idea that everyone is unique just the way they are. Just be the better version of yourselves and people will follow no matter what.
Your Writing Doesn’t Have To Be Great, Your Idea Is
Building a better writing habit is useless when you don’t have a great idea or judgment behind it. The process of getting better at writing must be followed by a constant idea-building habit every single time.
Just like any other physical exercise, a great idea can be built by deliberate practice. Always have a perspective. A great idea can be achieved by continuous learning and widening your perspective on every single thing in life.
Whatever it might be, your perspective could be yours only and no one can have it. Don’t be afraid and let yourself flow with tons of ideas. When the idea is so great and incredible, your writing will become better by itself.
Worry about grammar? The Internet is an abundant place. You can hire a grammar checker or if you want it to be free, just use Grammarly or Google Docs’ already built-in grammar checker.
Not Really My Final Thought
So what’s holding you back to be “you”?
