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Your First Story Will Suck — And That’s Exactly Why You Should Write It Immediately.

Photo by Trym Nilsen on Unsplash Words are the most important things that exist in our world. They can make you cry, laugh, or feel racist. They can be the reason you stay in a long-term committed relationship. All because you spoke 2 words — I do! But Words don’t write themselves. This is a guarantee. Humans do. The next, almost nearly accurate guarantee is that your first story will suck.…

I Wrote 42,000 Words in 14 Days — Here’s What Actually Happened to My Life, Sanity, and Writing.

Photo by Nubelson Fernandes on Unsplash It has been 14 days since I started writing and publishing every day. Before then, I had not written in over 24 months. AI took care of most of the writing I did, and after such a long pause from writing, it felt surreal to want to do this now. I was unsure if I would make it past the first day. Three thousand words a day seemed like an impossibility. I…

Do you ever read what you write? How do you like it?

Photo by Leo_Visions on Unsplash I created my first YouTube video in 2019. I did not plan to become a content creator or, in fact, famous. What I share in this story will be useful if you are struggling to find your audience. Besides, writing is at the base of every content creation activity. This story refers to real-life events. It is the truth. The WHOLE truth, and nothing but the truth. I…

How to write your first story even if you have never written anything ever

A young man had dreams of visiting a legendary city. His head was full of tales about this wonderful place. The streets are a wonder to behold. The gardens were stunning, and sweet wine flowed in the fountains. Between this man and the City was a massive forest. He stood at the edge of the forest and paced back and forth. He had a map, memorised the directions, confirmed that he had everything he…

A Mask Won't Hide Your Nakedness

A toymaker in a small village makes free toys for all the children who live there. This gesture brings great joy to children and their parents. He is very talented. The toys are beautiful but fragile. They break easily. When this happens, the children get sad and depressed. They cry for long hours and will not be consoled until their toys are fixed. The toymaker charges a fee for each…

The Day After the Dream: Why Quitting Feels Safer (But Isn't)

When you look back on the dream, you saw only yesterday and the firm resolution you made. The joy that filled your heart as you spoke that promise to yourself. “I will never give up!” You declared with overflowing confidence. You figured it all out, having that mountain-moving determination and faith. You were sure of it. Your life will change for the better now. The sun set. Dawn broke. It has…

We could never get pregnant, even though we always used condoms.

It is possible to get the wrong results even if you did everything right. That is a hard lesson I have struggled to understand. Yet, despite how I felt about it, it remained manifest. Not only in my life. Actually, everyone has had the experience. It feels sad. Growing up, up until my university days, the narrative was simple. If you did A, you will get B. Based on that principle, life was…

Your mind might be working against you. Here's why

I was eighteen years old when I excitedly opened my diary. I scribbled away without breaking a sweat. For me, writing was a hobby. Only this was no ordinary piece of writing. This was my plans for the next couple of years. This would determine how my life would become awesome, fun, and all that. I even drew a brick wall. Each brick represented a step to my greatness. In just a few short years, I,…

Impostor Syndrome almost ruined my life | How I learned to believe in myself again.

In January 2020, I decided to publish my first book. Several life-changing events took place that made me want to do it. It was a collection of poems I wrote over fifteen years. The poems were not the only things I had written. It was like dipping your toes into the water to see how cold it was before jumping in. Would anyone find my writing interesting? I do not consider myself a poet by any…

#Impostor Syndrome #Personal Development

Finding The Courage to Sack My Boss | Useful tips if you need to escape the 9 — to — 5 job

This story begins in 2012. I was a young man with my whole life ahead of me. I worked for a school and earned minimum wage, despite having a university degree. But when you come from my home country, being underemployed is just one of those things you have to live with. My boss at the time believed himself to be a good man and would occasionally let us attend some personal development events. On…

When I look in your eyes

I remember the first time I saw her. From a distance, I could tell that she was a very beautiful lady. For me, beauty was a face. Nothing about the body build. A smile and, of course, a good conversation. The closer she came, the happier I felt. Our hands touched. They were soft, but I imagined electric. Her smile had a sweepingly contagious effect on me. Then our eyes met. Her amber eyes got me…

The Thin Line between Quitters and Winners

How winners must learn to quit effectively In a monastery, a young monk approached the Father Superior, who heads the establishment. As was the custom, each monk got a task they performed everyday till they died. To his surprise, the Father Superior gave him a metal rod and asked him to go to the garden and plant this piece of rod in the ground. His task was to water it every day. The monk did…

Will life suck without fairy tales?

Photo by Dollar Gill on Unsplash A baby Pig asked the Mother Pig. “Mama, why is your snout so long?” Mother Pig, beaming with a toothy smile, replied. “Patience, my child. When you grow up, you will find out.” And so the story goes. In the world of fairy tales, anything is possible. Paupers marry Princesses, elephants climb trees, and of course, pigs fly. They are not reflective of reality. No.…

Taking Love in Fettered Rations

Tea or coffee? A popular question that creates that illusion of choice. It’s like saying, “To love or not to love?” For many years, I refused to believe in love. I did not see the point of it all. Why is it a thing, and would we not be better off believing in concepts like duty, responsibility and maybe morals? Maybe it was the Christian upbringing that made love feel like a sin. You had to do it…

If We Could All Speak The Wordless Words of Mothers

Words are not very good for communicating. It is quite complicated. Sometimes, you hear the words, but you’re not sure what meaning the words hold. You have probably heard of people described as orators and praised for their ability with words. But then, you actually hear them speak. The experience, not as satisfying. But mothers have this superpower, I should say, that makes them able to say so…

When did you realise that your TIME is not yours

To begin, I would like to ask a question – who controls your time? Just before you respond, let’s consider the following. Everyone has a daily schedule, and all the activities in there; we have put in either consciously or unconsciously. When we fail to consciously create a schedule, the universe creates one for us because nature does not permit vacuums. So the people we meet suggest activities…

How to Create the Winning CV

I graduated in the year 2009 and that was the year my problems began. Like most of my peers, I had no idea what a Curriculum vitae was. Isn’t that an irony? That one should graduate from school which prepared me to go and get a job, and never at any time was I taught how to develop the right first impression. At least that’s what a CV should be — a first impression. In my job-seeking ignorance, I…

#Curriculum writing

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