As a writer, it’s easy for me to wake up everyday and proceed to think, “Today, I want to write because I want to make money.”
“I want to gain a ton of followers.”
“I want to become famous.”
“I want to go viral.”
Whether you’re a writer or not, I am sure you’ve been inundated with these easy intentions, be it wanting a million dollars, a hot girl in your life, to travel the world or gaining fame.
It’s that easy.
You just need to compare yourself with others and then proceed to want money or fame.
The irony is that this is does not work at all.
It’s easy, but it will not work.
Why?
Because they’re the wrong kind of intentions.
It makes you chase the result. It puts you in a state where you want something so much that you escape your heart completely and start to produce mediocre work.
And it is your heart where your best work is made from.
So what’s the best kind of intentions?
It’s the one where you say to yourself:
