To be a writer, you have to write.

Recently I was pondering how I’ve always wanted to be a writer. About how someday, somewhere, maybe, I’ll actually become a writer. And then it struck me… the only thing keeping me from being a writer is the simple fact that I wasn’t writing.

Picture of a person writing in a notebook with a pencil. There is an empty coffee cup next to the notebook.
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It’s that straightforward. Sometimes, the only gap between the person you are today, and the person you want to be, is that of ACTION. Luckily, the solution is equally straightforward:

Do the thing that makes you who you want to be.

How to be a teacher? Teach. A class. A friend. A YouTube video.

How to be a runner? Run. It doesn’t have to be pretty, or far. Just go.

How to be an investor? Invest. Open a Betterment account. Deposit $5.

You get the point. Whatever it is – channel all those Nike commercials and “Just do it”.

For me… I’m hitting “post” and committing to show up a couple times of week.

And just like that…. I’m a writer.