With a little left to go in the first quarter, I’ve published almost 40 blog posts, even with work travel taking priority over the last few weeks. My previous high for a year is just over 50. I’m on pace to potentially triple my output.

I heard two things on podcasts yesterday that reminded me not to let these last few weeks determine how I keep building the habit.

Seth Godin said:

“I wrote this morning because it was Thursday, not because I planned to publish the best thing I’ve ever written.”

What a powerful statement – especially for those who are just getting started or afraid to publish anything. 

The first part is so important. There’s something about knowing I have to meet the keyboard every morning that makes me more observant, more present, and more curious.

More and more, I realize it pulls me out of a passive consumption mode into a thinking one and eventually into a creation mode. That’s something worth working hard on. 

Writing is a tool to reach beyond observation until you connect concepts and step into actionable territory. That actionable territory in my world is helping companies or discovering an investible thesis.

Another good nugget from yesterday came from Shaan Puri, “We write so someone can binge our content and feel like they know us.”

Usually, people find my writing before or after meeting with me. I’m not trying to write for vitality, so the first time someone interacts with the blog is because we’re potential partners at some point.

For the first time, not writing made me unsettled. I have a list of topics I want to write about, and these were good reminders not to let a few inconsistent weeks be the downfall of what I started in January. 

So, what’s coming up? Here are a few things I’ll post about soon:

• Speed + Focus = Intensity

• The Professionalization of the Trades

• Victory is spelled Survival

• Repetition Doesn’t Spoil the Prayer

• Intelligence Breeds Overconfidence

• Opposites Create Opportunities

Thank you for following along, even when most posts are not the best thing I’ve ever written.