Pedasi, Panama
(Updated 4-1-2023)
“My writing is not good enough.”
How often does this thought cross your mind?
Blogging reveals most if not all of your tender inner weaknesses. Feeling like you are not good enough seems to be a chief weakness crippling most bloggers.
Increasing confidence in your writing forms the foundation for a successful blogging campaign.
Confident writers tend to become confident bloggers.
Confident bloggers usually reach the top of their niche.
Being a confident writer:
- draws guest blogging opportunities to you
- forms the basis of a prolific blog commenting campaign
- inspires you to engage in genuine blogger outreach
- increases blog traffic and blogging profits
Follow these tips to boost your writing confidence.
1: Own Your Low Self-Esteem
Feeling like your writing is not good enough points to bottom of the basement levels of self-esteem. .
Releasing low self-esteem tendencies begins with ownership. Feel uncomfortable fears related to your low self worth. Relax into these energies. Be gentle with yourself.
Face fears fueling self-esteem issues. Clear these fears. Chipping away at low self-worth feelings starves writing doubt of its most critical fuel.
Gain confidence by ridding your mind of doubt.
You are good enough. You are deserving. Everyone begins with infinite potential as a writer or human being, for that matter. Now is the time to get rid of poisonous limiting beliefs acquired from shaky minds.
Let go low self esteem to make room for greater self esteem.
Become a confident writer by facing self esteem issues head on.
2: Write 500 Words Daily Offline
Write daily offline. Aim for 500 words.
Open a Word document. Write about anything.
Writing gives you confidence and clarity. Skilled writers rarely doubt themselves because these folks practiced writing to the point of being supremely confident.
Simple repetition does wonders for the “my writing is not good enough” feeling plaguing bloggers.
Practical Tips
A few ideas:
- find a quiet spot to let words flow from mind to laptop
- writing offline lets you release online distractions like watching streaming videos or checking Facebook and Twitter
- do not stop to edit your writing; boost your confidence by accepting the first draft of your practice writing sessions
- write about anything as long as you write
Feeling that “my writing is not good enough” changes gradually with writing practice.
Write daily to root out deserving issues related to your writing.
Feel worthy by practicing diligently.
3: Dissect Your Inner Writing Critic
Every blogger hears the little devilish voice known as your “inner writing critic”.
This little chatter does its best to convince you that your writing is not good enough.
Feel the fear. Listen to negative ego chatter until the voices disappears.
Stick around for the negative banter until the ego tires itself out.
The reasons for this hellish chatter abound; the fear of success, the fear of failure, the fear of being criticized and the fear of wasting your time all contribute to the negative ego discussion persistently haunting your consciousness. The voice eventually lessens like a sprinter exhausted after a 100 yard dash. Perhaps the inner writing critic comes on strong at the outset of the race but tuckers out after stumbling across the finish line.
Let go the critic to make room for the writing champion within.
Change voices from self-destructive to self-cheerleader to gradually increase your writing confidence.
4: Surround Yourself with Fans Not Haters
Fighting critics wastes your precious energy.
Even worse, critics continually remind you of their insane but persistent opinion: you are not good enough.
Basically, critics amplify the idea in your head that you cannot write worth a lick. Why would you want to strengthen this set of mental writing handcuffs?
Stop hanging out with critics. Cease replying to pseudo-followers who routinely disagree with how you write. Disagreeing types simply disagree with themselves.
Release these individuals because where your attention and energy goes, grows.
Give your attention and energy to readers who love your writing.
Fans:
- support
- uplift
- empower
you through genuine feedback. True fans offer honest writing critiques from uplifting, tactful perspectives.
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Fans see the good in what you do blogging-wise. Fans often see writing and blogging greatness in you before you see greatness in yourself.
Loyal readers remind you how you are good enough.
Feast on their love. Listen to their uplifting feedback.
Let go haters to make room for fans to flock to your blog.
5: Stop Comparing Yourself to other Bloggers
Stop comparing yourself to other bloggers. Every blogger has their own writing style. Some writers publish straight-laced posts void of grammatical errors. Other bloggers publish colorful posts rough around the grammatical edges.
Comparing yourself to either style of blogger usually breeds doubt in the mind.
Honor your blogging path. Embrace your writing style. Own your online journey.
My blogging journey appears to be quite unlike the blogging ride experienced by my friends online. In some respects I’ve walked an odd path. But I largely respected my blogging career path; honoring my unique journey reduced any need to compare myself to others. This is how it is for me to learn the most valuable lessons. It is so for you, as well, no matter your blogging path.
Don’t compare yourself to writing purists. Build your blogging confidence by finding your writing voice.
Don’t compare yourself to colorful writers. Gain blogging confidence by finding your genuine writing style.
Your writing is good enough if you blog from the heart patiently, persistently and generously.
Let everyone walk their own blogging journey.
Focus on your blogging path to gain blogging confidence.
6: Strengthen Your Mental Muscle
Develop your mental muscle.
Being strong minded dissolves your inner writing critic. Strengthening your mindset eradicates the fears fueling ideas that your writing is not good enough.
How to Strengthen Your Mind
Some ideas:
- meditate
- do Kriya yoga
- do yin yoga
- read A Course in Miracles
- exercise
Be gentle with yourself. Strengthening your mindset involves facing, feeling and releasing fear.
Being strong-minded shifts you from self-rejection to self-acceptance.
Bloggers who accept themselves know that they are good enough.
Following this step requires a willingness to be uncomfortable. Bloggers evolve from being weak-minded to strong-minded by shifting from being wrong-minded to right-minded. Facing fear is entailed in this process.
For example, training my mind recently unearthed fears for facing, feeling and forgiving. In laymen’s terms, I woke up at 2 AM and cried my eyes out for a bit to release the fear.
Accept this reality as par for the mind training course. Bloggers doubt their writing abilities because they feel afraid. Facing, feeling and releasing fear is the only way to stop feeling afraid. Typically, this process hinges on crying, feeling angry or squirming through uncomfortable emotions from time to time.
Conclusion
Kick that negative voice out of your head by following the above tips.
Stop picking apart your writing. Practice writing. Develop a powerful mind. Surround yourself with uplifting people. Silence your inner writing critic.
Become a confident writer.
Your Turn
How do you increase your writing confidence?
