Your Silent Competition

As you sit down to write, you secretly wonder, am I doing it wrong?

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You have already mindlessly scrolled through social media and blogging platforms and are still wondering what they have that you do not.

Was I supposed to double down on that one or two articles that did well and beat it to death?

• Did I pivot too soon?
• Did I pivot too late?

Are you the one in the back of the room silently waiting to make a move?

• Did you miss your chance?
• Has the window of opportunity already closed?

It seems that ¨everyone¨ is doing it, or are they faking it?

These thoughts go through my brain daily: the bragging posts and the bragging videos.

Don’t get me wrong.

I am all for self-promotion, but at what cost?

Do I want to pigeon myself into the mindset that if I don’t write about making money, or (insert your best post here), my posts will all tank?

• If I don’t write about something trending, will it tank?
• If I don’t film what my audience wants, will it all tank?