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How Being an Online Creator Changed My Life for Better and for Worse
Here are 6 things to help you decide whether this journey is right for you.
Here are 6 things to help you decide whether this journey is right for you.
1/ Creating in Public Is Learning in Public
Learning in the open creates external accountability that you can’t bring yourself. Some days, it's needed to bring your A-game. I can’t come up with the same BS every day, neither can you. Having an audience is no-joke.
Learning in the open creates external accountability that you can’t bring yourself. Some days, it's needed to bring your A-game. I can’t come up with the same BS every day, neither can you. Having an audience is no-joke.
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Create tweets of 280 characters about the things you’ve learned—this forces you to write concise and clear
Explain it to someone else — being able to teach is the holy grail of understanding
A Twitter-thread to step up your game https://twitter.com/jessievbreugel/status/1349707320608116736?s=20
Create tweets of 280 characters about the things you’ve learned—this forces you to write concise and clear Explain it to someone else — being able to teach is the holy grail of understanding A Twitter-thread to step up your game https://twitter.com/jessievbreugel/status/1349707320608116736?s=20
2/ Writing Online Allows You to Build Your Life’s Resume.
Writing online is wonderful. First, it helps to conceptualize your thoughts. Secondly, you’re able to attract like-minded people and finally, it can make you money. Do I need to say more?
Writing online is wonderful. First, it helps to conceptualize your thoughts. Secondly, you’re able to attract like-minded people and finally, it can make you money. Do I need to say more?
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Publish your work on Medium or Quora — it’s free and you can earn money.
Write about a topic that’s known to you, but one you can help others with.
Think a ton, write a lot, and publish a little.
Publish your work on Medium or Quora — it’s free and you can earn money. Write about a topic that’s known to you, but one you can help others with. Think a ton, write a lot, and publish a little.
3/ You’ll Become a Better Thinker and Advance in Every Aspect of Life
Being a creator forces you to articulate your thoughts so your audience understands them and resonates with them. A highly valuable skill and transferable to any aspect of life, one that builds confidence.
Being a creator forces you to articulate your thoughts so your audience understands them and resonates with them. A highly valuable skill and transferable to any aspect of life, one that builds confidence.
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Writing helps you become a better thinker.
Have a quick feedback loop.
Become a valuable asset to others.
Writing helps you become a better thinker. Have a quick feedback loop. Become a valuable asset to others.
Yet, the creator's life is not all roses.
Here are 3 reasons why you should perhaps not choose this life.
Here are 3 reasons why you should perhaps not choose this life.
4/ The Boundary Between Work and Leisure Is Gone
The moment I started freelancing I knew this would be a challenge for me. I simply love what I’m doing, and not seeing it as work. Yet, some days my battery is running empty as well.
It’s hard to take a day off.
The moment I started freelancing I knew this would be a challenge for me. I simply love what I’m doing, and not seeing it as work. Yet, some days my battery is running empty as well.
It’s hard to take a day off.
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Not scheduling meetings for a day gives me inner peace.
Schedule time to relax — Without these moments, I often find myself feeling overwhelmend.
Switch off my devices. Easy, but effective. It’s like if you’re taking the candy away from the 4-year old.
Not scheduling meetings for a day gives me inner peace. Schedule time to relax — Without these moments, I often find myself feeling overwhelmend. Switch off my devices. Easy, but effective. It’s like if you’re taking the candy away from the 4-year old.
5/ It Can Be a Lonely Road
I’ve chosen the solopreneur-life and it has chosen me. The goal is to stay versatile and lean.
Yet, this approach comes with the burden of loneliness. Nobody to bounce ideas off, as no one else has the same level of dedication and investment as I have
I’ve chosen the solopreneur-life and it has chosen me. The goal is to stay versatile and lean.
Yet, this approach comes with the burden of loneliness. Nobody to bounce ideas off, as no one else has the same level of dedication and investment as I have
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Reach out on a daily to other creators. Show interest, invest time, and effort in others.
Use software like Calendly to easily set up calls with other creators.
Give back. Through your blog post, your personal website, your Twitter-feed. Just give more
Reach out on a daily to other creators. Show interest, invest time, and effort in others. Use software like Calendly to easily set up calls with other creators. Give back. Through your blog post, your personal website, your Twitter-feed. Just give more
6/ The Feeling of Being Stuck Forever.
As long as I can inspire others to start designing the life of their dreams, and people will benefit from reading my work, I will keep going.
The beauty of the journey is that there isn’t destiny — the road keeps on changing along the way
As long as I can inspire others to start designing the life of their dreams, and people will benefit from reading my work, I will keep going.
The beauty of the journey is that there isn’t destiny — the road keeps on changing along the way
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Don’t overcomplicate things
Before you start creating, tell yourself this: if this is interesting for me, it will be for my audience.
Focus on the learning part and you’re alright. This is mainly a piece of advice to myself, but please apply it as well.
Don’t overcomplicate things Before you start creating, tell yourself this: if this is interesting for me, it will be for my audience. Focus on the learning part and you’re alright. This is mainly a piece of advice to myself, but please apply it as well.
I’ve always felt that I won't be in a company my whole life.
Luckily, last year I found out that the business I wanted to build is me — I’m the business my life needs.
Just me, myself, and I.
Good luck with your journey. I hope this helped. If so, let me know what you thought
Luckily, last year I found out that the business I wanted to build is me — I’m the business my life needs.
Just me, myself, and I.
Good luck with your journey. I hope this helped. If so, let me know what you thought
In February, I will be writing a daily thread like this, so let's connect and become friends.
Hope to see you soon.
@jessievbreugel
Hope to see you soon.
@jessievbreugel
