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This could impact your progress as a writer… [The Writer’ s Life]( June 26, 2020 Hi {NAME}, If you've never created a business before, you may feel like starting a writing business means stepping out of your comfort zone. That's okay, it does for almost everyone! But one thing you may need to watch out for is how you talk to yourself throughout the process. The self-talk that goes on in your head … and the expectations you set … can determine whether you move forward quickly with confidence or make the experience harder than it needs to be. Business-Building Coach Ilise Benun recently had an a-ha moment about the self-talk language aspiring copywriters use, and she shares her concept today. Adopting her suggestions may ease some pressure you've subconsciously been putting on yourself. Ilise has mentored countless creative professionals, and she knows how to help break through barriers that may be holding you back (consciously or subconsciously). She's one of the instructors in our popular [Virtual Business Building Intensive]( … Where we guide you every step of the way through creating a writing business that will bring you the clients (and money!) you need to reach your goals. From your niche and your website, to landing clients and pricing, nothing is left in doubt. It's amazing how having the foundation of your writing business set up can improve your mindset and impact achieving your goals. [Go here now]( to get the details — including how you can save 75% during today's Flash Sale. To your success, Rebecca Matter President, AWAI No Need to "Launch" Your Writing Business. You've Already Started … By Ilise Benun [Green plant sprout breaking through the dirt] Recently, I (along with millions of other spectators) watched as a rocket was being readied for launch into space, taking two astronauts to the International Space Station. As part of the process, they were fueling the rocket, strapping the astronauts in, checking and rechecking everything so that, in case of emergency, they would know what to do to survive. This is important. It's life or death, and may even bear upon whether humanity survives into the future, literally. So when I hear copywriters talk about "launching" their copywriting business, I sense they think about it in the same do-or-die, black-or-white sort of way. As a copywriter, you are well aware that the language we use has the potential to deeply affect people. For example, you know that if you write a weak headline, that revolutionary new product — no matter how wonderful — will likely flop. There is tremendous power in the words we use. That's why I suspect that using the word "launch" as it relates to your new copywriting business is part of what's holding you back from getting started or, rather, from seeing that you have actually already started. Yes, you read that right … You have already begun your copywriting business. It may feel like you are not ready to start because you haven't decided on a niche or your website isn't up or you don't have any writing samples. But maybe, whether you know it or not, you are already started. You're already in the process of doing it! Is that possible? Could you reframe it that way to yourself? You see, in reality, starting a copywriting business is nothing like a rocket launch. You don't take off and reach unparalleled heights in just one day. Instead, starting a freelance writing business is more like planting a garden. You plant seeds of learning in the soil of your life. And like a garden, it takes a long time and requires careful and constant attention before some of those seeds will actually sprout. These seeds of learning are divided between learning how to do (or improve) your copywriting skills and learning how to make it a profitable business. There's no instant gratification in the garden. At first, it's hard to see any effect of your attention and effort because a lot of it is happening underground. It is literally invisible to you. That's why so much patience is required, not to mention trust in the process and faith that things are growing, even when you can't see them. This means that, from the moment you start studying copywriting and learning all the different types of copy you can offer to your clients, you are in business. Launching your website — that's not the starting line. Finishing your LinkedIn profile — that's not the starting line. In fact, there is no starting line, no "moment" when your copywriting business starts. There's no before or after. Likewise, there's no feeling "ready" or not ready. No one ever feels ready. That's the secret they don't tell you. (Read more here: [Are You Waiting to "Feel Confident"](?) By deciding to study and learn this new skill, you've started. By talking about it with loved ones, you've started. Talking about what you're doing — about learning this new skill and building a business — is the beginning of the marketing. When you talk casually about what you're doing, you're actually educating people about it. There may be people in your circle or neighborhood who need copywriting but have no idea — not only that you can do it but also that they need it! So unless you're keeping your exciting new copywriting adventure a secret from the world, then simply talking about what you're learning with your loved ones and neighbors, or even on Facebook with the other AWAI colleagues, you have already started using one of the most effective marketing tools I teach: networking. So you can stop talking about "launching" and know that you're already in it. Just give it time, keep tending to it, and your garden will flourish. Here are some additional resources to help you along: - [Should You Get Your Ducks in a Row?]( - [Creating Your Own Personal Roadmap to a Well-Paid Writing Career]( - [Are You Over-Preparing Before Starting Your Copywriting Business?]( - [Is This What You're Afraid Of?]( - [3 Elements to a Strong Marketing Foundation]( Do you have any questions about moving forward in your writing business? [Please share with us in the comments]( so we can help. Editorial Note: Do you want to plant the best seeds for your business foundation to grow in just 30 days (or sooner)? We can help! Ilise is one of the experts involved in our Virtual Business Building Intensive, where we walk you step-by-step through building your complete writing business … If you've yet to build the foundation of your business, or you're simply not happy with it, [definitely check it out]( now. It's 75% off until midnight tonight. 48-Hour Flash Sale Ends Tonight! 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