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I started content creation back in 2023

Some of these skills I knew before I started

However all of them have helped me mass 1 million followers over tiktok & instagram…

They are also a foundation to live a healthy, informative, prosperous life.

Skill 1: Self-reflection & application.

Everybody does what they’re good at, few practice their weaknesses.

This is something I got from David Goggins.

Breaking down the parts of your life which could be improved, that should be improved.

For example - A narrative in bodybuilding is skip legs

But what does that do?

It makes them disproportionate.

So how do you self-reflect?

Write down everything you do that you like/ that’s easy & the things you often you avoid…

Then prioritize your weaknesses / the things you avoid, with having the easy things as secondary,

When I first started content creation - I didn’t like writing emails, I thought they were a waste - but that came from a place of fear.

Here’s a story:

I was at the gym a year ago with my mate in the mma section,

& this Scottish guy asked if we skipped - I laughed & said something like

“nah, it’s stupid” - something like that

He then challenged me to do it,

I did 4-5 jumps before messing up…

He spoke to me about the benefits of jumping rope,

Then showed told me my own fear/ignorance of looking like a muppet

Was stopping me from getting these benefits.

This anecdote didn’t teach me - “self reflection”

But it’s an example of how not self-reflecting held me back.

If a task is complicated - break it down into manageable steps…

Find a start point & add motion…

That’s how self-reflection has helped me.

Skill 2: AI & Prompts

This is primarily to do with content creation…

Whether it’s expanding images, generating ideas / strategies or even just schedule optimising…

AI is so HELPFUL

ChatGPT, Capcuts AI & Canva AI is something I use on a weekly, if not, daily basis…

ChatGPT can clean up website coding - as long as your precise with your prompt.

You get a handful of uses on their most developed model

So your prompt has to be precise to maximise those uses.

Here’s a prompt structure I use:

<instructions> You are a …. with deep expertise in …(1-3 topic). If information is unavailable, state that explicitly. </instructions>

<context> <business_name> (COMPANY </business_name> <industry> ((INDUSTRY)</industry>

«current_focus> (Brief one-paragraph description of what the company does.)] </current_focus>

<known_challenges> (List or paragraph of the biggest obstacles you're aware of - e.g., slowing user growth, rising CAC, regulatory pressure)] </known_challenges> </context>

«task> 1. *whatever you need 2. *whatever you need 3. *whatever you need </task>

<approach> - Go VERY deep. Research far more than you normally would. Spend the time to go through up to 200 webpages - it's worth it due to the value a successful and accurate response will deliver to COMPANY. - Don't just look at articles, forums, etc. - anything is fair game... COMPANY/competitor websites, analytics platforms, etc. </approach>

<output_format> Return ONLY the following XML: <answer> (use these or any formats you want) <competitive landscape> <! - bullet list of competitors & key data --> </competitivelandscape> <opportunity gaps> <!-- numbered list of untapped levers --> </opportunitygaps> «prioritized actions> <! - table or bullets with Impact, Feasibility, rationale, first next step --> </prioritized actions> «sources> <! - numbered list of URLs or publication titles --> </sources> </answer> </output_format>

This font will take some getting used to - but you can apply this structure to any niche…

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Skill 3: Grounding

I am not talking about walking outside barefoot…

I am talking about recentralising myself.

Why is this important? Focus

This is something I got from Andrew Huberman…

We have a dopamine reward system,

If we abuse it with short term gratification we wreck our work ethic…

A way that you can rewire your brain mid-day is to go for a walk with no phone/ headphones

This increases brain activity & you’re left with your own thoughts - this often has lead me to come back and be productive.

Maybe it’s placebo, maybe there is science in it,

all I know is, it works for me - 20-30 minutes of no stimulation other than moving forward at a calm pace

Skill 4: Sleep & waking up early

I don’t care what anybody says

Sleep is a skill.

If you don’t have a perfect night sleep - you feel awful the next day

You put on fat easier, you damage your brain and organs…

Your hormones are shot - therefor more susceptible to mental health & health issues…

Waking up early is also a skill - because people fail at it daily, despite wanting to wake up early.

So how do you improve sleep?

Work with your body & not against it

Here’s a list of things for better sleep tonight:

• No caffeine post 11am/12pm

• No caffeine before 90 minutes of waking up - the later the better

• No bright screens in your face an hour before bed - turn tv brightness down too - even better to just read.

• Don’t eat 3-4 hours before bed

• Exercise - even if its 20-30 minutes

• Move more in the morning when you wake up

• Get sunlight in your eyes

• Don’t eat within 4 hours of waking up

This might sound authoritarian but your body has processes that it needs to undergo to be in prime condition…

You have to get melatonin & adenosine out of your system

Eating early spikes insulin which makes you feel tired…

If you sleep better, you live better

Sleep directly controls quality of life.

Skill 5: Saying when is when

I know my page is about motivation, never giving up…

But sometimes - you have to.

An example for me - was my first & last youtube shorts page

@betterbytes

I got millions of views & I got thousands of subscribers all within 3 months

I thought to myself - “this is great - Im finally going to start making money online”

I was so wrong - the youtube creator program didn’t let me join

I appealed - showed my editing - gave ample evidence

& three days later I got rejected again.

I didn’t give up on content creation - but I did give up on that path.

Keep the goal in sight at all times but keep your options to getting there open.

I helped a good friend - @controversytv

He reached 10K on youtube and tiktok and the same happened to him

He got rejected

But he didn’t want to let go - he wasted 8 months or something like that on a pursuit which I kept telling him to let go.

The goal is the goal - how you get there changes and is circumstancial.

I learned this skill through door-door sales when I was 20.

You go in with the mindset, the formula & the passion - but about 90 out of 100 people will just say no off the rip,

Those are your ideas that don’t work.

Then you have about 6 people you get to the close/ inbetween the close,

Those are your ideas that somewhat work, build your skills but ultimately don’t reach your goals.

Then you have them 3-4 beautiful people who hear you out & you get your sales

Those are your ideas that work & you reap your reward.

Now it’s not 100 people lined up in perfect order - it’s random & you might get lucky on your first door/idea

& on your next

Or you’ve practiced the routine so much your averages improve overall…

But when you get to them no’s - you take that no as a clear rejection and move on to the next opportunity asap.

That philosophy can be applied to other parts of your life - if someone’s kinda working with you and your partially compatible but then they have these beliefs that are wild

Or their morals don’t align with yours

Friend - it’s best you take that as a complicated, no

It’s better to walk away earlier.

Bonus:

Skill 6: Making carousels 😏

My current style for carousels has allowed me to grow 20K followers in a week

Click here to learn how to make ‘em:

Anyways…

I hoped you found this helpful.

If you do like these newsletters

Then drop me a dm on if you liked it,

what you found interesting

& what other topics you want…

Yours Truly

Taylor

Founder of Betterself