30-Day Writing Challenge – Day 31: A Look Back

This is the conclusion to the 30 Posts In 30 Days Challenge I set for myself to start writing online. This post was originally published on X.

A little more than 30 days ago I missed my chance.

The next Ship 30 for 30 cohort set sail and I didn’t get on board.

Which was my own fault entirely.

I was still too afraid to start writing online, even though I wanted to do so for a while.

And I gave in to that fear.

I immediately regretted it when I saw the thread with the Day 1 essays on X.

This could have been me.

I could have been one day into the challenge by now.
I could have been one step closer to my goal of writing online.

But this ship sailed without me.

(Okay, enough with the puns already.)

I knew I could have made the change I wanted to make for so long.

And I felt bad about it.

I continued keeping an eye on the essays by the latest cohort.

And I started to feel worse and worse.

I knew I had to do something.

And I knew it had to be right away, instead of waiting for the next cohort to open up.

Driven by a mix of anger, frustration, and regret, I decided to start my own experiment.

I wanted to publish 30 long-form posts in 30 days on X.

And today is Day 30 of that experiment.

I knew that writing alone would be hard.

I would have probably given up after a few days if it wasn’t for my friends @freshfey, @dreamingtulpa, @bladeofmaya who held me accountable.

Thanks guys!

But that wasn’t the only help I got.

A huge thank you to @dickiebush
and @Nicolascole77:

For being my silent mentors over the last 30 days.
For all the value you give away daily, for free.

What’s next?

The experiment was a success.

It would be a waste to throw away this new habit I’ve built for myself.

I want to continue writing.

I want to share what I’ve learned from working for myself for almost 10 years.

See you tomorrow!