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Develop an urgency to create consistently...
Nothing in my business is as important as being in a consistent rhythm of content creation.
It is how I get smarter in my field.
It’s how I develop the writings and videos that sometimes get shared, thereby allowing kindred spirits to find me.
More than anything else I do, creating content is how I give back.
I see it as my ministry and mission.
I wish for you a passion — in fact, an urgency — to create authentic content on a consistent basis.
Your life lessons, expertise developed …
Create first, sequence later.
Having now published a lot of content (1,000 videos, 300 blog posts, and 20 online courses), I wish I learned this lesson earlier:
Simply start creating.
Then figure out the sequence later.
It’s tempting to think you can fully plot out a flawless sequence of blog posts, book chapters, videos, or courses before you begin to create them.
But throughout your content creation journey, especially in those critical first years, new breakthrough insights will emerge that challenge your assump…
Your Content (and Ads) are an Important Ministry
No one in history has had your exact life experiences.
No one has had the blend of challenges you’ve experienced… nor resolved them in your specific way.
No one has your unique voice, personality and style, nor your combination of experiences, skills, and passions.
Believe me, there is a group of people in the world who will resonate with you and your message like nobody else they’ve encountered within your field.
Your ideal audience — those who resonate deeply with your energy signatu…
The ARC of Content Creation: Authenticity, Relevance, Consistency
When I think about the overall strategy of creating content, here are my 3 guiding values:
Authentic
Relevant
Consistent
…or what I call the ARC of content creation.
Let’s explore how these principles make us excellent in our process of creating:
Authenticity
Authentic content arises from the motives of 1) genuine self-exploration and 2) a desire to serve humanity with ideas and creativity… without trying to sell anything during the content creation process. Read more: separate cont…
Create lightly ✨
Most of us aren’t aiming to be professional artists. We’re messengers sharing our life experiences and skills to support others in transformation and wellbeing.
In our roles as coaches, healers, facilitators, and mentors, we explore and articulate valuable insights, not always as a means of promotion, but also as an act of service.
It’s easy to mistakenly view the act of content creation as a promotional vehicle for our services or products… but this leads to inauthenticity.
My approach…