How I Became a Great Writer By Being Consistent (And How You Can too)

If there’s one thing I can promise you it’s that practice makes you great.

You can study a skill exhaustively, but unless you actually practice it, you’re wasting your time.

Knowledge is useless unless you practice what you learn.

That’s exactly what I did with writing…I practiced.

For four consecutive years, I wrote.

Whether you mean to or not, if you do something consecutively, especially for 4 years, you’re getting to get good at it.

Period.

Repetition makes you great at anything.

It’s really that simple.

Searching for the easiest and fastest way to get good at something is a waste of time.

The internet is flooded with instant gratification ads.

For example: “Learn how to play guitar in 4 hours”

The reality?

Learning how to play guitar takes a LOT longer than that.

But, if you tell most people “Learn how to play guitar in 1,000 hours” what do you think they’re most likely to do next?

They would probably run from your offer faster than a Great Dane.

Don’t be most people.

Put in the time, practice and prove to yourself how you really can become great at anything.

I was listening to a podcast the other day where the speaker said:

“The problem with most people is that they stop learning after high school. They tell themselves that they are done learning. This is a huge mistake.”

I couldn’t agree more.

You must continue to learn and practice new skills in order to continuously grow.

As soon as you stop learning and practicing, you limit yourself. 

Decide what you enjoy and would like to get better at, begin practicing and never look back.

If you put in the time, you’re guaranteed to become great.

You’ll never find someone who’s great at something that didn’t put in MANY hours of practice.

The math doesn’t lie.

There are no shortcuts, secrets or overnight successes.

There’s only practice, patience and sweat equity.

Start now.

Talk soon,

-Alexander Writer