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Not writing enough is not a discipline problem

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Let me cut straight to it:

There's someone out there right now who needs to read what you're not publishing.

Some poor soul is sitting there, stuck on something you’ve already figured out.

They’re one article you shared away from a breakthrough that could get them out of misery.

But they'll never find you.

Because the words are still in your head and you’re here leaving it to yet another day.

It took me some time to develop the courage to procrastinate less and write things I knew people needed. I know it feels hard.

You might tell yourself it’s about your ‘lack of time,’ ‘your poor discipline’ or ‘not having the perfect system just yet…’

But having now written and published things for nearly two decades, I learned that the reason we are blocked is not because:

  • You lack discipline

  • You’re lazy

  • You’re not clever enough to write…

It’s a belief problem.

Like I was for years, you might be running faulty software in your mind.

These are the invisible programs and false ‘truths’ installed by teachers, parents, bad television, and well-meaning friends.

These beliefs, whether they come from your own self-criticism or external, societal forces create the resistance you feel when you consider creating anything new.

You think:

  • "I can't prioritise writing" (when you somehow find time for everything else)

  • "What will my former colleagues think?" (reputation fear disguised as professionalism)

  • "I feel blocked" (when the real block is invisible)

The problem isn't you. It's the software.

And software can be updated, often surprisingly quickly.

When I went through a process of belief re-wiring in my mid-twenties, writing stopped feeling like a meeting I dreaded and started feeling like a friend I looked forward to seeing.

I went from struggling to publish one piece a week to becoming one of the most prolific writers on the planet in a short time.

Grammarly says I'm more productive than 94% of all users. I self-published eight books in the last few years without AI.

I gained over 100,000 followers in 2023 alone through consistent writing on X.

But the numbers aren't the point.

I'm no longer at war with myself when I write because I drained the emotional friction through specific and reproducible exercises.

I’ve passed what I learned on to hundreds of clients, many of whom moved from scared to publish, endlessly procrastinating to looking forward to writing every day.

Like this client:

Alex quickly got to the heart of my concerns, which were rooted in worries about my reputation and fear of criticism. In his unique coaching approach, Alex gently guided me through these fears step-by-step. Just a week after a powerful session, I published my first article, and I’ve been publishing consistently ever since. I’m finally breaking through the blocks that held me back for so long.

This transformation isn't magic.

It's a specific process that dissolves a set of specific limiting beliefs by showing your brain they were never true in the first place.

I've distilled this entire process into a course: The Procrastination Cure for Writers.

It walks you through the 6 core beliefs that keep writers stuck for years (sometimes decades) - and shows you exactly how to rewire each one.

This is not another tedious productivity system. These are targeted exercises you can do in an afternoon to overcome the resistance that stops you gaining the recognition from writing you deserve.

This course normally sells for $279. But for the next 4 days only, you can get it for $79.

After Sunday November 16th at 5pm ET, it closes for months.

What would change if you could publish the work that gets your ideas recognised, without the exhausting internal battle?

Let’s make that happen.

Alex