I'm going to be honest with you and tell you that before I started writing my life was a bit of a mess. This was due to the depression I was suffering and because I'd lost my way in life.
But, my writing story goes all the way back to the days when the internet was still being developed, and to a time where the internet was a much simpler place.
But I digress, you see, what I saw and realised all of those many years ago (around about 2010 to 2015) people were seeing what I was seeing that money could be made through blogging, and using their own experiences and passion's to grow a simple business. And all of this could be done through the medium of writing.
So how has my time online, blogging and writing really changed my life?
Writing Gave Me Focus
When you feel like you're in a tailspin and you have no way of getting out, writing can give you focus. What you need to do is figure out what you're most passionate about, and write about it.
Writing Brought Structure and Orderliness Back Into My Life
Like I mentioned earlier, there was a time when I was quite literally in freefall and everyday tasks that were once simple became difficult to keep up regularly. Simple things like getting out of bed, and having a structured day were all alien to me.
Once I started writing it made me want to find the time to write, which meant I had to fit into my day. Which wasn't that exciting anyway. I found my best time to be at night, when it was quiet, and that's how I started my writing, that has turned into a regular habit.
Writing Opened Up New Doors
Writing can open many doors, depending on what your particular passion is. In my case, I started writing, editing, creating book covers and self-publishing my own books.
This opens up a new door to making money.
Writing Gave Me a New Kind of Freedom
These days most people work for companies where there's no little to no way of expressing any kind of creativity, and working all hours that are asked of you, that can be anywhere up to 70 or even 80 hours a week.
Imaging putting the creative time in that will build an income that doesn't require you working yourself to death. Of being able to build it up and work the hours you want to work, and not what someone else tells you you should be working.
Well that's the kind of freedom I'm talking about. Are you working to live or living to work?
Oh and did I mention all of the other plus points that come when you start writing?
Let's take a look.
Writing opens up a variety of opportunities based on your skill level and interest. It can open doors to new career prospects and allows you to create everything from fiction to movie scripts. Basically, the skies the limit!
What Skills Do Writers Have?
Because writing is such a rich and diverse form of the written word it allows most writers to pick up some pretty useful skills that can also be used to:
- Edit
- Research
- Be creative
- Enable you to communicate better
Or maybe you just want to make writing a permanent habit in your life.
- In the long-term, using writing as a means of therapy, you can start focusing on the things that really matter to you.
- On the other hand, if you're interested in making money you can achieve that too.
If either of those options sound like something you'd like to incorporate into your life you can contact me for a coaching session here.
In the meantime, happy writing!
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