3 Tiny Steps That Turned “I Should Write” into Daily Flow

I spent months overthinking. These simple moves finally got me writing daily.

You are not lazy.
You are not unoriginal.
You are not “too late.”

You are just tangled in the same mental loop I was stuck in for years:
“I want to write…but where the hell do I begin?”

Let me show you the doorway I finally found.

A quick story you might recognize

A few months back, I had the same ritual every Sunday.

I would block out time, sit at my desk, open a fresh word doc, grab a coffee, and say, “This is the day I start writing.”

Then I always made the same mistake - I would consume and not create - scroll through X and Medium for “inspiration,” rearrange a few bullet points, doubt myself into oblivion, and close the tab.

Rinse and repeat – for months

On the day I would tell myself “Hey you made a start – all good” but I was just procrastinating.

I had ideas. I loved writing. But I never made it past the first paragraph - because I believed my words had to be polished, powerful, and publication ready from the start.

Until one random morning, I tried something new.

I stopped asking “What should I write?” - And instead, I started asking:

“What problem am I solving right now?”

“What truth am I currently wrestling with?”

“What lesson did life force me to learn the hard way?”

That was the moment everything shifted.

1. The mindset shift that gets people unstuck

Here is what I have learned the hard way. Most people don’t need more motivation. They need permission - Not from a mentor or a coach.

But from themselves.

Because we have been trained to write like we are applying for a job: neat, certain, impressive.

But that is not how real writing begins.

If you feel stuck, try this reframing:

“Write from the middle, not the mountaintop.”

“Start with the mess, not the memoir.”

“Share the questions, not just the conclusions.”

You don’t need a niche. You don’t need a content calendar. You just need to be honest about something you are navigating and willing to put it into words.

The most resonant writing does not come from experts. It comes from humans willing to share their lived experience. Humans figuring stuff out and having the courage to share it in public.

That is what makes you relatable.

That’s what builds trust.

When I started sharing what I was actually wrestling with, burnout, the pressure to be consistent, the fear of looking stupid, people paid attention. Not because I had answers, but because I had proof. I had lived experience and skin in the game.

2. The 10-minute writing unlock

Here is a simple strategy that worked for me:

Open a fresh page.

Set a timer for 10 minutes - And complete this sentence:

“Something I have been thinking a lot about lately is…”

Then keep going. No editing. No trying to be clever.
Write like you are explaining it to a friend.

What you are doing here is simple, but powerful:
You are showing your brain that writing is not a performance act.
It is a practice.

You are creating space for your unique voice to come through, before your inner critic gets a chance to shut it down.

Do that consistently, and you won’t need to “find your voice” – you will hear it forming in real time.

3. The truth about writing online

If you are still waiting to start because you think you need to be smarter, clearer, or more interesting - pause that loop.

Because clarity doesn’t strike first - momentum does.

You don’t build confidence by thinking about writing. You build confidence by writing - even when it feels clunky, especially when it feels uncertain.

Every post is a prototype. Every draft is data. And the sooner you start, the sooner your future self will thank you.

My favorite quote to hammer home that message “Be consistent for 12 months and they’ll call you lucky.”

Reply and let me know

What did you write in your 10-minute sprint?
What is something you are figuring out right now?

I would love to read it - and if you are still not sure how to begin, hit reply.

I will help you write your first post.

Talk soon.

Sean