This is one of the most crippling limitations of all time.

Not just for starting to create content but for starting anything new.

The reality is that judgment is a hard-wired survival instinct, that helped our ancestors navigate what was a dangerous world.

So unless you can un-wire human DNA....

"Judging" ain't going anywhere.

👉🏽 You'll be judged if you post content.

and

👉🏽 You'll also be judged if you don't.

So my question to you is:

Which outcome gets you closer to scaling your digital influence, impact and income?

I think we both know the answer.

So if you're ready to accept an alternative but more empowering belief, read on...

Now, let's invert that limitation into a hard-hitting alternative:

Blunt?

Perhaps.

Liberating?

Absolutely.

Reflect on your content consumption habits.

How many pieces of content from other creators can you accurately recall from the past day, week or month?

Not many eh?

Well, that's how much weight others will have towards what you produce and publish.

Everyone has 99.9% of their focus on themselves.

"But more importantly, there's no need to be obsessed with what others think of us. The reality is that everyone has greater concerns — themselves. So speak your mind. Take some risks. Be the man in the arena."

― Lois Chew

Michael Lim (one of our Storytellers) has written on Medium for over 4 years.

But for the first few years, he was writing to...

crickets

Nobody saw his work.

Nobody was praising (or criticising) him.

Nobody cared.

But it was in this period that he was putting in the necessary reps to compound his digital writing skillset because as he reflected recently:

"Man my writing used to suck!"

- Michael Lim

Fortunately, because he didn't stop, he eventually developed his expertise in digital writing across the topics of:

So when his readership started to blow up, you could say that he was being "positively" judged for his content creation.

My friend,

I hope this inspires you to create as much (sh*t) content as you can when you're starting.

You're going to suck.

And that's the point.

You can't shortcut the stage of "sucking".

But you can expedite it through a high volume of content in a short period of time.

Especially if you're not concerned with anyone seeing it.

Like Michael, wouldn't you rather have an audience ready to see your content when you've already developed competency in creating it?

So get started.

The fear of judgment is real, but the cost of silence is greater.

Mamba