Write For Yourself. You’ll Be Unstoppable

The only way I truly enjoy writing.

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Writing for myself changed everything. For at least five years, I’ve written without an audience in mind. I’ve done it for an audience of one: myself. Each post I share in public started as a conversation with myself, a way to clarify what I think. I didn’t write to persuade anyone. I write because I’m curious. It’s how I stay motivated to keep going.

It’s my writing fuel.

Writing to learn, grow, and ask questions has opened doors I never expected. I explore one topic and find myself drawn into another. Intellectual curiosity is taking me on an amazing learning experience, always pulling me toward the next idea. That curiosity, not any external approval, is the foundation of my writing.

I got a book deal by writing for an audience of one: myself. I’ve travelled and spoken on topics I care about. I will always approach writing in public with that perspective.

Curiosity will always be its own reason.

“First of all, you’re writing for an audience of one, you must please the one person you’re writing for. Yourself.” — Harper Lee

I’m a polymath at heart, someone who thrives on variety and loves to explore different topics. Writing for myself allows me that freedom to…