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I’m Lindsay, an author and creative living blogger. I'm sharing advice on writing, tackling creative blocks, and building a life around what you love.

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𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭, 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐛𝐲𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠.⁠⁣
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As a writer, confidence rarely stems from external validation, like accolades or book sales. It starts with our own self-love.⁠⁣
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It comes from the belief that your work is worthy of being in the world simply because you have a story to tell that you are enjoying the process of bringing to life.⁣
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Confidence is not reserved for authors whose books are deemed "great" by professionals. Writing is too subjective for that. How many bestsellers have you read that you think completely suck?⁠⁣
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You can be working on bettering your craft while appreciating where you currently are and enjoying the process. Because you deserve to enjoy it. You deserve to feel good about it no matter where you are in your journey. 🖤⁣
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⁠𝟺 𝚃𝙸𝙿𝚂 𝚃𝙾 𝙶𝙰𝙸𝙽 𝙼𝙾𝚁𝙴 𝙲𝙾𝙽𝙵𝙸𝙳𝙴𝙽𝙲𝙴 𝙰𝚂 𝙰 𝚆𝚁𝙸𝚃𝙴𝚁⁠⁣
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⇢ Declare that you're a writer. You're a writer simply through the act of writing — nothing else.⁠⁣
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⇢ Own your dreams. Instead of focusing on the fear of disappointment, focus on the fear of regret for never having tried at all.⁠⁣
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⇢ Set your intention. Want to be a bestselling author? Declare it and decide that it's possible! (Because it is.)⁠⁣
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⇢ Write for you. Your only responsibility is to write what you are called to write in a way that feels good to you.⁠⁣
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✨ You can read my whole guest post "4 Ways to Become a More Confident Writer" which goes more in-depth on this topic on @her_writerlylife's blog via the link in her bio!⁠⁣
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𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒅𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇-𝒅𝒐𝒖𝒃𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅/𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒚𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒆?

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫) 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬...⁣
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Happy April, friends! Like many of you, I set fresh intentions at the beginning of each month.⁣
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Whenever I do this — whether it’s for my writing goals or general goals — I use the SMART system to plan them out. It makes it a lot easier to really flesh out a goal so it is more focused and tangible.⁣
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If you’ve been struggling to stick to your writing goals, it’s probably because it was too vague or too overwhelming.⁣
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The more specific you are with what you’re working toward, the easier it is to stay on track and make real progress.⁣
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𝙷𝙾𝚆 𝚃𝙾 𝚂𝙴𝚃 "𝚂𝙼𝙰𝚁𝚃" 𝙶𝙾𝙰𝙻𝚂⁣
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Take one of your smaller goals that is leading toward a larger outcome (like finishing the first draft of a novel in order to work towards your big goal of becoming a published author) and break it down into the following:⁣
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SPECIFIC — Define a clear, tangible outcome you desire. (𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.)⁣
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MEASURABLE — Determine how you will measure your progress. (𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵.)⁣
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ATTAINABLE — Make sure it is challenging but realistic to achieve. (𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 80,000 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴.)⁣
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RELEVANT — Identify what value it will bring to your life. (𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳.)⁣
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TIME-BOUND — Set a time frame in order to stay focused. (𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴.)⁣
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Now, you’ll have much more clarity on what to do so you can make consistent progress toward your goal.⁣
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Head to the link in my bio to read my latest blog post “How to Set Writing Goals You’ll Actually Stick to” for my complete goal-setting process and a lot more tips! ✨⁣
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