Starting the writing process has stopped me cold turkey.

"What do I even write about?"

"How do I even start this?"

Staring at a blank page is like wanting to go to the gym, but talking yourself out of it.

You start out with good intentions, but the longer you think about it, the more you keep talking yourself out of it.

That's been one of my biggest struggles.

Until recently.

Would you like to know how you can make the writing process easier?

Are you willing to sacrifice writing for yourself and start writing for other people?

If so, give yourself a round of applause.

I'm about to explain how writing to solve people's problems has helped me cure the blank page syndrome.

Stop Being So Selfish

One of the biggest obstacles I had when I started writing online was that I was way too focused on my own problems.

Me, myself, and I.

The three amigos.

If you asked me the question "Alex, what would you do differently if you started entrepreneurship from scratch?

My response would be something like:

"I would start obsessing over other people’s problems and find solutions for them instead."

It's difficult to make this shift, but it's worth it.

Ever since I started taking this approach, writing content has become a lot easier.

Even now, as I type, I'm still working on hard-wiring my brain to solve problems specifically for writers that:

1. Want to write online and make money doing it.

2. Want to grow their social media.

3. Enjoy the writing process.

As of now, I haven't amassed a huge following.

Nor have I made a single dollar writing online, yet.

And that's okay because discovering my writing process has been a breath of fresh air.

So, what's my writing process look like as of recently?

I'm glad you asked.

Write To Solve Other People’s Problems

Step 1:

First, figure out what social media you want to post on.

Is it Instagram?

Twitter/X?

LinkedIn?

Whatever platform you choose, make sure there's an audience hungry for your content.

Step 2:

Next, it's important to have an audience that you want to help.

I shared mine already, but let's say you want to help people in the fitness space.

And to get more specific, let's say you want to help people lose weight.

Assuming you have some expertise in losing weight, the first thing I would do is go to ChatGPT.

If you don't have an account, you can make one.

It’s pretty straightforward.

Step 3:

I would ask ChatGPT the following:

"Give me a list of the 25 biggest pain points for people that want to lose weight."

Here's a template you can use.

[insert target audience]

Give me a list of the biggest pain points for the audience

Step 4:

Screenshot this list.

Step 5:

After you screenshot, go down this list number by number.

Through your own experience, could you answer some or even all these problems?

Odds are you can answer at least one.

Step 6:

This is where doubt might creep in.

"But what if my solutions aren't good enough?"

Stop being so selfish.

Someone out there is struggling to x, y, and z, and you have a solution for them.

Yet, you're so worried about what other people will think of your post that you're holding back the sauce.

It's not about you.

It's not about me either.

It's about helping as many people as we can.

Step 7:

Pick 1 out of the 25 different pain points you screenshotted.

Then write to solve for that one problem you chose.

Solve it using your own experience and knowledge.

You Don’t Have To Be An Expert

And there you have it.

This is how I’ve been getting over knowing what to write about.

I’m no expert.

And you probably aren’t one either.

Truth is, we don't have to be experts.

All we have to do is know more than the person that’s behind us.

Finally, I'll leave you with this bible verse that continues to help me in my pursuit to stop being so selfish with my writing.

(NASB 1995) Philippians 2:3-4

3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves;

4 do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.

P.S.

If you wanna check out my Twitter/X where I post often, you can check it out here.

It’s your brother Alex signing out.

Until next time.

Peace out.