Last year I posted a video online.

I almost did a little sick in my mouth as I hit send and I stopped doing it.

Here's what happened next.

I actually got a lot of traction from that video.

But I couldn't face the grind of publishing regular video.

And I still felt very exposed slapping my face all over the internet.

Fast forward to January this year.

@dickiebush is speaking on @SideHustleShow podcast about his course, Ship30for30.

I signed up for the March cohort and felt a little bit sick.

I had to write and ‘ship’ 30 essays in 30 days on Twitter.

I was terrified and excited.

And although I can’t remember much of the 30 days (I’d just moved house and then got Covid so the timing was slightly off) I’m living now with the benefits of getting on that ship.

#1 Getting over myself.

Nobody was watching me online.

I quickly realised that the only people who really care about what I’m writing are those with whom it resonates.

The rest just scroll on by and that’s fine by me!

#2 Better writing skills

I’m still trying to catch up and perfect some of the techniques taught on that course.

It’s way too much to digest in a month but there’s so much gold in there.

But even writing emails feels easier now; they’re clearer and more to the point.

#3 Greater visibility

Clients and colleagues at work are noticing my writing. They’re not always commenting online but they at least they tell me to my face 😂.

I’m seeing more inbound leads and new clients for my coaching business too.

And I’ve run the analytics - the growth in followers, engagement, likes, comments and eyeballs is astounding both on Twitter and LinkedIn.

All of that 👆🏻was what I'd intended to get from writing online.

Then there are the unintended side effects.

#1 Keeping me accountable.

Writing online is hard work.

The 30 day cohort meant I was writing with others doing exactly as I was, which started accountability.

The friends I made in that first month on Twitter and beyond are what are keeping me accountable.

#2 Confidence

I’m not short of confidence in many areas of life but I was with being visible online.

I still am.

But I’m building on the getting over myself and the more I do it the more confident I become.

#3 Time management and systems

I am building systems to manage everything I need to do to excel in my job and business and be able to live the rest of my life.

Creating frictionless processes is the key to not dropping a bollock so I'll work on this until it's right.

Tl;DR

Writing online gave me:

• Accountability

• Greater visibility

• Better writing skills

• New coaching clients

• The ability to get over myself

• Confidence in publishing online

• Better time management and systems

And that's it!

@ship30for30 changed everything for me.

It's the best thing I've done in a very long time.

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