The One Piece Of Advice That Changed My Life
Every content creator needs to listen to this
90% of podcasters quit before episode 3.
Of the remaining 10%, 90% quit before episode 20.
Why?
Because they make content for other people.
And when other people don’t see what they make, they quit. The same thing can be said for YouTubers, writers, and even entrepreneurs.
Here’s the thing:
If you want to succeed, create for yourself, not for people.
Have an audience of ONE. And that one is YOU.
Your goal should be to make yourself satisfied with the quality of your work. Your goal is to share content you enjoy watching, reading, or listening to.
That way, you will be able to create consistently. And when you create consistently, that’s when other people will find your stuff.
When you create content for people, you will get bored easily because those people you’re creating content for won’t show up.
Now imagine this happening to you day after day for several weeks or months. You will develop some sort of negative thoughts about yourself, that your content is useless and no one cares about you.
And what’s next?
You will give up.
These thoughts about yourself are not true. Your content is not useless, and you are worth a lot more than you think. All you need is to focus on sharing for yourself. Share content because you love the process of creating content, not because you want people to clap and click like.
“But I already gave up”, you may say.
Well, this is the right time to go back with a new mindset and a new goal.
When I first started working on my business, I wanted to build a passive income source where people will pay me a monthly fee to use my app. Well, guess what? No one even knocked on the door.
I was on the edge of giving up. But I reminded myself that I’m building this app because I’m struggling with the problem this app is trying to solve. I built this app for myself, to help me stick to my habits.
This simple shift in mindset helped me stay focused on my goal. And a few months later, I got my first sale.
This mindset should be with wherever you go, and whenever you decide to do something. Whether you want to create content, build a business, become an athlete, or any other dream you want to achieve. Do it for yourself, not for people.
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