9 mental shifts that separate successful writers from everyone else

I’ve been writing online for over 15 years, built a community of 200,000+ readers, and coached hundreds of writers.

I’ve learned your success as a writer has less to do with natural talent and a lot more to do with your thought habits.

Much of this wisdom is picked up over many years of grinding.

But I’ll save you some time and share these with you today.

Here are the nine that matter most:

1. Stop waiting for motivation, and build systems instead.

Motivation is a fair-weather friend. It shows up when you feel good and vanishes when life gets messy.

Successful writers don’t give two hoots about motivation. They just follow their system and write.

What’s your system?