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Why do we write? I’ve been hammering a couple of clients on writing lately. They struggle to find the time to write a lot. They don’t know if it’s helpful to them to look back. They’ve got a lot going on. They always mean to and it just never quite happens.

These are all the bullshit claims I hear. The facts are there is a direct correlation with how quickly someone moves toward their dream state and how often they write. One to one correlation. What the correct “amount” is does vary from client to client, no doubt. But the clearest and highest agency clients are those who write consistently.

Writing makes things real. As I recently read in a great article a client sent me, writing makes things rigid. Rigid in the sense that it now gives you something with which to grapple. The writer stated “In a fluid medium like thought or conversation, you can always go, “Well, I didn’t mean it like that” or rely on the fact that your short-term memory is too limited for you to notice the contradiction between what you are saying now and what you said 12 minutes ago.” Crystallizing it on paper lets you see the flaws, the self limiting beliefs, the struggles. It helps you form clear thought patterns and arrive at actual conclusions. And then you’re able to decide what you want to DO with those conclusions. The act of writing moves you toward more productive action that lines up with the clarity you received via writing.

In short, writing helps you become a clearer and better influence on yourself. Want to get better? Get writing…

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