🫣 Think you're not good enough?

🫣 Dealing With Self Doubt

Hey There Nomad!

Do you ever stop yourself doing something because you think you’re not good enough, credible enough, expert enough etc?

We all suffer from a bit of self doubt or imposter syndrome from time to time, but why? Who’s to say we can’t do what we say we can? And even if someone does say it (which is highly unlikely), does it matter?

Most of the time we know deep down we have the skill, we just get scared to put it out into the world.

This week I published two posts online that address this issue;

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🚢 4 Reasons, With 14 Years Experience and Millions of Words Written, I've Joined a 30 Day Writing Cohort Program

I've been writing, recording and creating content online for 14+ years.

From videos, podcasts, social media posts, email newsletters, blog articles, ebooks and more, I'm not a newbie to content creation. I've built several successful online businesses, produced millions of words and thousands of hours of online content, and made enough money to travel freely and live overseas for over a decade.

However, I lack consistency, I'm currently struggling to engage with my audience, and everything I do is too bloody long!

My blog articles are 5000+ words each (and that's a short one). My quick tip Monday videos, scripted for 3 minutes used to be 7 - 10 minutes each, and my email newsletters are a weekly version of war and peace.

Brevity has never been my strong point.

What was once a strength (long form content was all the rage back in the day), has become an obstacle to progress.

So, I've signed up to Dickie Bush & Nicolas Cole's cohort-based course, Ship 30 for 30, to learn how to write shorter and sharper pieces of content, consistently every day for 30 days.

Here's why:

1. To Practice Consistency

In his book High Performance Habits, Brendon Burchard talks about your PQO's - prolific quality outputs.

He says 'Figuring out what you are supposed to produce, and learning the priorities in the creation, quality, and frequency of that output, is one of the greatest breakthroughs you can have in your career.'

In other words, your success is based on what you consistently focus on producing.

For example, Amy Porterfields PQO's are podcasts, for Seth Godin it's daily blog posts and a plethora of books, for the creators of this course it's Quora and Twitter (X). It doesn't matter what your PQO is, as long as you pick one and stick to it consistently.

Only then can your rolling stone gather moss.

2. To Better Understand My Audience

I write for 50+ nomads. My content includes three fairly broad topics;

• Online Business

• Travel

• Nomadic Life

By writing shorter posts more often about a variety of topics within those sub niches, I'll experience what Dickie and Nicolas call 'Rapid Fire Feedback.'

Rather than asking my audience what they want more of, I simply publish and listen. They'll soon tell me via the engagement on each piece of content.

3. To Practice Brevity

This short piece is a prime example of how bad I am at making my point quickly!

I'm already at 400 words and my goal was 250.

Practice makes perfect. Let's see where I am at the end of 30 days.

4. To Create Clarity

Hosts Shaan Puri and Sam Parr, from the popular podcast 'My First Million', are both excellent copywriters.

Shaan Puri believes that good writing comes from clarity of thought.

As a 50+ woman hurtling through menopause, a clear thought process is not the first thing I notice about myself on a daily basis. In fact a heavily wooded jungle, with many intertwining branches, a mass of animal noises, rushing rivers, and very little daylight is roughly how I'd describe the current inner workings of my brain.

I'm hoping sorting my thoughts via the written word will help to clear a path, and maybe even lead to a sunshine filled meadow!

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Over the next 30 days, I'll be writing daily about how to generate an income while travelling the world, and living a nomadic lifestyle in your 50's and beyond.

If that resonates with you then please join me on this adventure. Look out for posts on Medium, LinkedIn, Facebook or on my social blog and let me know if you have any questions along the way!

If you’d like to start your own writing habit I highly recommend Ship 30 for 30. The program costs $350, but if you opt in for their email list, on Day 5 they’ll send you a code to get $100 off.

Please note this is not a sponsored post or affiliate link. I get nothing if you sign up. I just wanted to share what I think is a fantastic resource if you want to start creating consistency in your online efforts. Have fun and reach out to me if you join, so we can support each other!

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 🥶 It’s Cold

It’s become abundantly clear to me this week why I left the UK. It’s summer time and it’s bloody freezing! We even put the heating on last night!

I’m not a fan of the cold, unless it’s because I’m on some kind of fabulous adventure - like a trip to Antarctica (totally on my bucket list) or whale watching on Vancouver Island (another bucket list item), and I’m pretty sure my blood has thinned from years of living in 30 degrees and above! 😂

But it’s been amazing to catch up with old friends, and I took my daughter to the Lowry Theatre this week in Manchester, managed by a long time friend I haven’t seen in 10 years, to see the play Life of Pi. You don’t get experiences like that in Phuket!

Today is my husbands birthday - Happy Birthday Rhett 🥳, and a nice Sunday Roast is on the agenda (plus a surprise hour in an escape room!)

This week we swap houses again, heading down closer to London, to look after an aging Labradoodle called Jesse and an energetic, slightly aggressive young Maltipoo called Lyra. Should be interesting! 😳

I look forward to sharing some pics next week!

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Goodbye June!

Here's a quick recap of my June in video, from the beaches of Thailand to the streets of the UK.

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That’s All Folks!

That’s it from me this week. I hope it’s been useful!

Make sure to come and join the group to connect with me and meet fellow nomads.

Have a fabulous week, live your best life and as always get out there and make it happen!

Jo 😊 

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